Yoga Positions, Chakra Meditations and Health

Varisar Dhauti : Varisar dhauti is an excellent technique to evacuate and cleanse the gastrointestinal tract completely
Take a bucketful of warm water having some salt in it. Try to keep your mind calm and steady. Swiftly drink two glassfuls of the water. Then practise each of the following five
asanas eight times.

1. Tadasana
Stand erect keeping a […]

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Vritti (plural: Vrittis), in the context of Hinduism and its yoga stream, is the name given to different tendencies which come to our mind without our conscious knowledge.
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Abhyasa, in Hinduism, is spiritual practice which is regular and constant practice over a long period of time. It has been prescribed by the great sage Patanjali […]

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continued from Importance of Guru
All your problems come from your desires. Often they are selfish, and it’s the same with yoga, which can often be a selfish desire. Don’t let it be! All negative mental tendencies come from our own selfish desires. Therefore your longings should be of a higher level, for that which will […]

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Many eastern religions and yoga emphasize the great importance of the aspirant becoming prepared for the great meeting with the Guru who will convey the spirit of enlightenment to a truly worthy and able candidate. The word Guru comes from Sanskrit and its root words are gu, meaning darkness, and ru, dispeller. A Guru is […]

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Dhauti : Dhauti can be practised in various ways.

Vaman DhautiTake two litres of warm water. Add three or four teaspoons of salt. Drink six to eight cups of this water. When you feel retching, bend yourself forward and usher the first three fingers deeply into the mouth and give pressure to the hind part of […]

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To take the full advantage of Yogasanas, it is advisable to follow the following points :

(1) For practising Yogasanas, early morning is the ideal time. Before starting Yoga practices, the bowels and the bladder should be emptied. It is better to do Yogasanas after a bath because it makes the body light and active and […]

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Remaining parts of Ashtanga Yoga (Total Eight parts)
5. Pratyahara (Discipline of the Senses) : The extroversion of the sense organs due to their hankering after worldly objects has to be restrained and directed inwards towards the source of all existence. This process of drawing the sense inwards is Pratyahara or putting the sense […]

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There are various methods of doing ‘neti‘. Jalneti is described as below
For doing ‘Jalneti’, a special kind of Jug-’netilota’ -is used. Fill the jug with pure water. Add half a spoon of salt to it. First boil the water and then cool it. Lower the head to the left side. Place the funnel of the […]

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7. There should be a gradual increase in the time duration in the practice of Yogasanas. By this process, the body becomes flexible and in a short time, it will easily accomplish a perfect state in each asana.

8. Yogasana is a scientific process which deals with the internal and external parts of […]

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The eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga are as follows :
1. Yama (Social Discipline) : Yama means restraint or abstention. It contains five moral practices.
They are :
Non-violence (Ahimsa), Truthfulness (Satya), Nonstealing (Asteya), Celibacy (Brahmacharya) and Nonacquisitiveness (Aparigraha).

Non-violence (Ahimsa) means not to hurt any creature mentally or physically through mind, speech or action.

Truthfulness (Satya) is the presentation […]

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