Tuesday, July 26, 2011

2nd International Yoga Seminar 2011

Yoga for Health, Illness & Disease
From 23rd to 25th September, 2011 at Ujjain, M.P. India

Our beloved Guru Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra is one of the Guest Speakers and the Chair Person of the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd International Yoga Seminar held in the city of Ujjain, state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

The event is organized by the Ujjain Yogalife Society, another affiliated and authorized center of The Yoga Institute of Santacruz, Mumbai, the oldest organised Yoga institution in the world.

Hansaji speaking at the 1st International Yoga Seminar in 2010. 

The International YOGA Seminar will present lectures and workshops within the following six program tracks:

Track A: Effects of YOGA on the human body
Track B: YOGA as clinical and prevention science
Track C: YOGA for physical health
Track D: YOGA for mental health
Track E: Scientific research, case studies in YOGA
Track F: Involvement of YOGA in various therapies
Track G: YOGA philosophy for societal well-being, peace and integrity

We also would like to call attention to the fact that this event is an Eco-friendly seminar:

- The organisers of this Yogalife Seminar wanted to show a strong commitment to environmental protection and, for that reason, did not use any paper during this unique event. 
- All procedures for registration, abstract submissions, fee payments, tour and accommodation bookings, volunteer applications, sponsorship and donations were completed online.
 - Badges and Certificates were also presented in a new format using only cotton materials.

To know more please click here and visit the Event's Website.

Namaskar !!

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Yoga in a Nutshell

Yoga is intimately related to life and living.

It is difficult to equate it with only one aspect of life – physical, intellectual, emotional, etc. though in Yoga all these areas are involved in different ways. In ancient times people experimented and arrived at certain modes of living, which they found more proper for leading one to a better life.

Thus, Yoga represents the way of life which endows perfect health in physical, mental, moral and spiritual levels. To achieve this great art and science of life, a comprehensive and practical system of self-culture has been formulated which brings harmonious development of one's body, mind and psychic potencies, that ultimately leads to physical well-being, mental harmony, moral elevation, self-confidence and habituation to spiritual consciousness.


Guru-Shishya / Parampara
(Traditional method of imparting Yoga Education)
The methodical study of scientific Yoga thus rightly begins with a disciplinary training of habits, actions, speech and thoughts in order to positively condition the mind followed with physical and postural training and rhythmic breathing to bring flexibility and muscular strength  to the body. Then follows respiratory and nervous control that enables an individual to regulate his or her biological living by conservation and control of the bio-energy (prana). With this a higher level of immunity is achieved. After physiological training comes the psychosomatic training with a view to controlling the external and internal senses which affect the equanimity and peace of mind. This is achieved through a series of graded physio-psychic efforts by relaxation, centralization, visualization, dissociation, introversion and meditation. Through autosuggestion and contemplation on the negative and positive virtues a man can cultivate a universal outlook in his practical way of life rising above all the inhibitions and environmental influences common to human nature.

Progressively the purity of the human nature and healthy mindedness is achieved through good physical health and control of the senses.

This is how the yogis have practices of sitting in 28 ways, standing, bending, stretching, breathing, concentrating, quietening the mind and so forth. What unfortunately is treated as Yoga today is just some external aspects of Yoga, forgetting the attitude that goes with it.

What you can do:
- Try and create the habit of sitting quiet with eyes closed (5 to 10 min.) few times a day watching the breath.

Namaskar!!