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The word Yoga in Sanskrit means union. Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice that originated in India. Its focus is to achieve a state of mental & physical union through meditation & various stretching exercises known as yoga postures or asanas.
Some tips before starting Yoga
- Get a doctor’s advice to make sure that you are physically fit enough to take up the practice of Yoga
- Start your Yoga sessions with meditation
- Work on basic postures and then move to advanced Yoga
- End your yoga session with the Shavasana pose
Yoga is used as an alternative therapy for attaining mental and physical harmony. A beginner has to practice the basic yoga poses, simple meditation technique and then work their way up to specific exercises that matched their requirements.
Knowledge of basic Yoga forms is helpful for the beginners. A few important terms of Yoga are explained below:
- Patanjali systematized various yogic practices and traditions of his times in the form of a treatise in his yoga sutra. While Yoga evolved as a spiritual practice in the East, it has grown into a form of physical exercise in the West.
- Adi Shankara was the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta.
- Iyengar Yoga, created by Bikram Iyengar, is a form of yoga known that uses props, such as belts and blocks. These props aid in performing asanas.
- Traditional Hatha Yoga is a complete yogic path that advocates not just physical exercise but also moral discipline.
- Tantra Yoga studies the universal from the point of view of the individual, in a holistic manner.
- Pranayam is a set of deep breathing exercises that heal our mind, body and spirit.
- Samadhi is a Sanskrit term for the state of unconsciousness induced by complete meditation.
Yoga poses:
The various poses include Lotus, Cat, Mountain and alike with the 'Lotus Position' as the basic one.
Adopt Yoga for incorporating a holistic approach towards life. It helps in increasing concentration and can cure serious physical ailments through special exercises and breathing techniques.
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