...In the west, over the last few decades Yoga has gone from a topic, which seemed like taboo, to a topic which is regarded as an important topic for many reasons. The health benefits seem to be the biggest reason for the uptake of yoga in the west.

Yoga is a very old form of meditation. It does not just stop at meditation, however it encompasses visioning, and some other aspects which could be termed as paranormal. So, why would anyone want to meditate, and why are so many people doing yoga meditation?

In the west we have seen many changes happen in society. These changes which have gone from manual labor to what we have today, the service industry. This information age that we find ourselves in, is an age which puts in front computers. Computers operate at fast speeds. Computers, of course are technology creations. These are technologies, and by our use of time saving, we have done the opposite, and that is to go ever faster.

Life is fast paced today. In France several hundred years ago, if a king passed a...more

Yoga - Its True Meaning and Purpose

...Although yoga is practiced in the U.S. by more people than ever before, there is still a great deal of misinformation in the West about the true nature and purpose of this sacred science. Most people associate yoga with the physical practice of postures, called "asanas." But this is like saying that your hand is your thumb without any regard for the other four fingers. The physical practice of asanas is just one of eight limbs that constitute the entire practice of yogaor, to be exact, Kriya Yoga.

So what is Kriya Yoga? Its difficult to explain Kriya Yoga without first defining Yoga.

Yoga is a state of consciousness in which all fluctuations of the mind have ceased. In other words, your mind is free of thoughts and emotions. In this state, we perceive our true Self --the source of all creation--the knower of the known. This source of creation has different names depending upon the religious tradition. For example, among i...more

Benefits of Yoga

...you will have greater reserves to take longer, faster strides.
Standing yoga postures correctly align the knee.
Dynamic yoga develops stamina and upper body strength without tightness in the shoulders also prepares the cardiovascular system and muscles for peak performance.
Yoga and breath work can benefit the mind in competition to improve confidence and concentration.

Yoga therapy is also used in treating following ailments in our body system.

Bronchial Asthma
Nasal Allergy
high and low BP and
Heart Diseases
Anxiety and Depressive Neurosis

Long and short sight, astigmatism, and squint, initial stages of cataract and glaucoma
Diabetes
Obesity
migraine, Tension Headache
Rheumatism and arthritis
Low Back pain. . cancer and many more.<...more

bikram Yoga - hot, New energy Source

...up in places they aren't wanted ... such as in the lining of the arteries.

Muscles are not the only beneficiaries of heat, higher temperatures improve the nervous system function, meaning messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain by the spinal cord and other neural transmitters and receptors.

Day by day as Yoga gains popularity, people sweat, strain, laugh and do more for their body, health, and well being than they could ever have imagined with bikram hot Yoga.

2005 Jolene schwartz<...more

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