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The literal translation of the word ‘Jivamukti’ implies liberation while living. While philosophers are of the view that the soul can be liberated only after the death of a person, this yoga form promises you relaxation and calmness enough to make you feel liberated even after death.
This form of yoga traces its roots back to 1984. David Life and Sharon Gannon, the founders of the Jivamukti yoga worked along with Shri K. Pattabhi Jois to work out a yogic exercise that worked on both the body and the soul. These two combined their study of ashtanga yoga with spiritual teachings.
They included spiritual learnings, and placed special emphasis on the application of yoga in day to day life. They even trained teachers in the U.S. who further spread the art of Jivamukti yoga to various studios and gyms in the U.S.
If you are looking for an intense physical workout then the Jivamukti yoga is perhaps the best option for you. Classes in Jivamukti yoga incorporate thorough meditation and rigorous chanting which make the classes physically intense. Usually every class in Jivamukti yoga revolves around a particular theme. This theme then is explored through yoga scripture, chanting, meditation, asana, pranayama, and music.
Every class of this yoga or every session of practice rests on five basic principles. These principles are scriptures, bhakti, ahimsa, nada yoga and meditation. Bhakti refers to devotion towards god. While nada yoga refers to deep listening to one’s self, meditation implies creating a connection to the inner reality.
While this yoga incorporates some rigorous physical training, it still has its roots in ancient spiritual traditions of yoga. This makes Jivamukti yoga a perfect workout for the body and the soul. So while your body is gearing for fitness, your soul rests at peace bringing out a calmer you.
Jivamukti yoga has a very distinct style as it imbibes all aspects of yoga including physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of yoga. And all this is combined in a modern style to make it easy for practitioners. Though the setting is modern, the exercise still aims ate the universal goal of liberation. This is something that is forgotten in another yoga forms.
This yoga form rests on a philosophy of life that is realistic and at the same time oriented with practicality. It not just guides your outer self to physical well being and health but it also guides your inner self to its ultimate goal liberation.
Realizing your ultimate goal of liberation is not as difficult as it seems to be. A few dedicated sessions of Jivamukti yoga is all that you know to put your soul at peace while achieving absolute physical well being.
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