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Know About the Four Stages of Yoga

power-opinions — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:22:45 +0000

Yoga is basically a form of art which is used to make your mind, body and soul more peaceful. It helps in the union of all the three which is found to be effective in fighting against many mental as well as physical problems. The main aim of yoga is to make the mind simple by freeing it from all the distress and tensions. That simplicity of mind is achieved only by performing some forms and techniques of yoga. The effect of yoga on the body is classified into four stages and the person who attained the fourth stage by traveling through all the three stages is said to be reached the point of perfection.

Following are the four stages of Yoga.

Initiation (Arambhavastha) : The name of the first stage it self says its importance. Its nothing but taking initiation to do yoga. Yoga should be done by yourself and not by anybody’s force. The starting stages involves some physical postures and techniques which needs very less effort. However one should feel comfortable in this stage then only he can move further. So the asanas in this state are so simple.
Meditation (Ghatavastha): This is the state in which the practice moves from the body to mind. This is the most active and important stage since it involves the participation of brain. It rests solely in doing meditation thinking that we are not a body but a soul. Once your mind becomes peaceful and thoughtless, your hopeless souls will be transformed in to peaceful, happy, strong and stable minds.
Concentration (Parichayavastha): This is the third stage and during this stage the body and the intelligence becomes one. The speed of thinking about the worldly pleasures decreases and the person comes to know about himself and the divinity present inside him.
Realization(Nispattyavastha): This is the final stage of yoga, which is called the stage of perfection. Till this stage our thoughts which are in the positive direction start to experience a sense of peace and well being. The person comes to know the divinity in himself and all the negative thoughts gets washed out at this stage. He becomes a complete human being by reaching this stage of perfection.

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Precautions For Prenatal Yoga

power-opinions — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:12:00 +0000

To assure health of pregnant woman and that of baby, a health practitioner must be consulted before initiating a prenatal yoga program.

Following precautions must be considered before starting a routine:

If taking a class, tell instructor about pregnancy. This helps instructor to alter particular poses, which will suit you. It is better to join a prenatal yoga class (exclusively for pregnant ladies). Today there are many studios and instructors to teach them.
If you’ve already been practicing yoga for some time, remember that you should not perform few exercises (asanas) of your normal routine as pregnancy progresses.
Some specific poses are not suggested for pregnant women, particularly poses involving abdominal twists, inversion poses, and deep bends. Moreover the corpse pose must be avoided after the first trimester. Talk to the instructor for directing about what poses are safe to perform in each stage of the pregnancy.
Power yoga and Bikram or hot yoga are also not recommended yoga practices at the time of pregnancy. The increased heat and strain of these practices increases mother’s internal temperature to a point, which might be harmful to the baby. These yoga practices can be done after the baby is born in order to boost energy and remove weight acquired during pregnancy.

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Benefits Of Yoga On Health

power-opinions — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:02:00 +0000

Day to day practice of yoga makes a person very healthy and prevents diseases from attacking. Medicines can only reduce symptoms of health problem but yoga eliminates the root cause of disease.

Yoga do not require expensive materials or accessories or gyms, swimming pools, playgrounds, etc. It can be performed inside the house or in open area, in person or in groups. Only thing required is a thick carpet spread on floor covered with a clean cloth.
Yoga can be practiced at any time during daytime. Moreover, it is very useful and beneficial to anyone irrespective of whether he or she is old or young and heavy or lean.
Very important advantage of practicing yoga is, it restricts several diseases and disorders and helps in providing good health and fitness through out the life.
It helps in decreasing depression and stress, motivates mindful eating which indirectly decreases the chances of attacking obesity, and enables to learn on how to focus or concentrate well.
Practicing yoga combined with breathing exercises help in reducing blood pressure and also stretching exercises helps in reducing the risk of getting heart diseases, according to information recorded in a survey.
Yoga helps in increasing strength, endurance, and physical flexibility, which are considered as a boon to people suffering with back pain and other health problems. The meditation and yogic breathing helps people in dealing with the body pains very effectively.

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