Purification of body prior to Yoga practice
Prior to practising Yogasana, Pranayama and meditation, it is desirable and also necessary to detoxify and purify the body.
Toxic properties accumulate in the body for a number of reasons. If these toxins are not eliminated from the body, one would not get the desired benefits of Yogasanas and Pranayama.
The Yoga-shastra has shown six types of […]
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Nadis - Ida - Pingala - Sushumna
Nadis are not nerves but rather channels for the flow of consciousness. The literal meaning of nadi is’flow’. Just as the negative and positive forces of electricity flow through complex circuits, in the same way, pram shako (vital force) and manas shako (mental force) flow through every part of our body via these nadis. According […]
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Sushumna nadi | Ida and Pingala for Pranayam
Sushumna nadi is regarded as a hollow tube in which there are three more concentric tubes, each being progressively more subtle than the previous one. The tubes or nadis are as follows: sushumna- signifying tamas, vajrini -signifying rajas, chitrinisignifying sattva, and brahma- signifying consciousness. The higher consciousness created by kundalini passes through brahma nadi.
When the […]
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