| Yoga | | | | as "stable and pleasant"; it is practically immobility |
| During recent years, there has been a boom in the | | | | positions without any effort, by which we can forget |
| area of yoga. Centers, courses, books ... the means | | | | about our own body. By focusing on working |
| to learn about this discipline are growing. But beyond | | | | postures and deep breathing ("pranayama ", work on |
| the trend effect, because yoga has much to bring us | | | | breathing), we can calm the mind and invigorate the |
| it has so many adepts. | | | | body. |
| Yoga, a Holistic Approach | | | | There are a multitude of postures, from the simplest |
| You may wonder what yoga is. It can be a sport, | | | | to the most complex one. All of them follow a |
| gymnastics, meditation technique, or even lifestyle. It | | | | hierarchy; there is a precise connection between |
| is difficult to put a label on yoga, because the | | | | them, they are not isolated. |
| principle of this discipline is precisely to understand the | | | | Different Schools of Yoga |
| body as a whole. In the Sanskrit the word yoga | | | | Yoga has evolved in various directions. It has 8 main |
| actually means "union". The union "of body and mind, | | | | branches, divided into 3 large "families": the dynamic |
| sun and moon, masculine and feminine, yin and yang," | | | | yoga, yoga and relaxation and spiritual yoga. The |
| according to yoga practitioners, because in the | | | | hatha yoga, yoga or physical discipline, is a school |
| system of Eastern thought, "the head is part of the | | | | that is the most common in the West. |
| body." | | | | All these schools share a "base". Consciousness first, |
| The experts in this area define yoga as a | | | | as masters have highlighted the great differences |
| comprehensive and experimental approach, based on | | | | between Western disciplines and yoga is introversion. |
| a set of specific techniques which refer to the | | | | In yoga, you can notice the sensations of the body |
| tradition of India. By a gradual awareness, yoga tries | | | | from the inside of it rather than the outside, like |
| the harmonization of the human body faculties, | | | | looking in the mirror of the gym for example. This |
| emotional, mental, and spiritual. Thus, yoga is a | | | | observation can identify our capabilities, and our |
| philosophy mediated by the human body. Unlike the | | | | limitations. We realize what is harmful to our bodies, |
| usual philosophies, yoga does not just involve | | | | and so we must adopt without coercion, a better |
| "thinking", but it is based on experimentation, which | | | | lifestyle. Yoga is associated with a specific diet, with |
| goes through body action (postures). In fact, yoga | | | | positive thinking and balance in everything we |
| has emerged from this simple fact: since mental | | | | approach in our life. If you decide to attend yoga |
| disturbance can affect the body, in contrast, acting | | | | courses it means that you are interested indeed in |
| on the body, it is possible to act on the mind as well. | | | | your spiritual evolution. Never try to do anything |
| The Yoga Postures | | | | related to yoga on your own, because you can fail. |
| Called asanas, the postures are essential in the | | | | This is an approach that requires a spiritual guide at |
| practice of yoga. In ancient texts, they are described | | | | least at the beginning. |