Prana Vidya is a Sanskrit term meaning knowledge (vidya) of the vital energy (prana). Pranic vibration is at the base of all life. A process called Kirlian photography impressively illustrates this. According to yoga, human beings have five levels or koshas of prana, from the physical to the bliss level. These levels or bodies coexist, and vibrate at different frequencies, permeating one another. Whatever work we do on one level also affects the others. For example our physical body is dependent on the pranic body. The pranic body vibrates at a higher frequency than the physical body and is more subtle. It pervades and supports the physical body with energy through the subtle energy system called the nadis. In this course you will learn about the different bodies or koshas according to yogic philosophy and the technique of Prana Vidya stage 1, and stage 2 if you have already done stage 1 previously. Generally the technique includes special visualizations and meditations to develop awareness and strengthen the various pranas. Prana Vidya opens our awareness to the vast stores of energy within. It teaches how to consciously control prana for healing and in order to expand consciousness.
Where did Prana Vidya come from?
The technique of Prana Vidya has its roots in the deep tantrik past. It was Satyananda Paramahansa from India who re-presented this specific technique in recent times.
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
YOGA - A PREVENTIVE MEDICINE FOR ALL
Yoga is "preventative medicine" for children and adults. Yet the world does not embrace preventative action. Just look at hunger, global warming, health care, and poverty. Now you see that some people do take action, but many do not.
Educating the public about the many benefits, which children experience from Yoga practice, is a full-time job for some Yoga teachers. Although most of the public thinks of Yoga postures as a "mild" form of exercise; there are many more different aspects to Yoga practice.
Yoga is a complete holistic approach to health. Yoga teaches proper breathing, dieting, exercise, meditation, relaxation techniques, and many more natural solutions to health problems.
Yoga and Ayurvedic medicine have dieting practices based upon a person's constitution or dosha. This same classification can be made for exercise routines. An Ayurvedic doctor will, most likely, recommend specific exercises based upon a patient's dosha.
The entire approach of Yoga and Ayurveda is based upon preventative measures. There are also solutions for "damage control," when a person has an existing ailment, but any doctor can agree that many of today's health problems are preventable.
Let's look at global obesity. The public is very tired of hearing about obesity. Your spam filters are working overtime to pull all of the "Instant weight loss" methods out of your Email box. If you read through the spam, you will notice that spammers want to sell you pills, not permanent solutions to obesity. The spammer's approach is to make quick money off the public.
When the majority of our population refuses to exercise, the easy money is in selling pills, instant weight loss, and "snake oil." There is a solution, but most of us will not like it. Yogic diets are full of fruit, vegetables, and natural food. Even in India, it can be observed that diabetes is on the rise, when people eat "junk food."
As the Indian economy has improved, so has the "middle class appetite" for processed food. This runs parallel to western social and economic patterns.
What does this have to do with Yoga for kids? Yoga is a lifestyle and the earlier you expose children to good health habits, the better your child's health will be.
As parents, we have many choices, but establishing good health habits, within our children, is an obligation. We also have to eat properly, and exercise, with our children. If you cannot go to a Yoga class, you can always take your child out for a walk. Parents are role models, and any child will copy the image, which you create for him or her.
Yoga classes for children are a parent's gift of good health. Yoga gives kids a better chance to develop good habits, handle stress, find natural solutions to good health, and live a quality life.
Educating the public about the many benefits, which children experience from Yoga practice, is a full-time job for some Yoga teachers. Although most of the public thinks of Yoga postures as a "mild" form of exercise; there are many more different aspects to Yoga practice.
Yoga is a complete holistic approach to health. Yoga teaches proper breathing, dieting, exercise, meditation, relaxation techniques, and many more natural solutions to health problems.
Yoga and Ayurvedic medicine have dieting practices based upon a person's constitution or dosha. This same classification can be made for exercise routines. An Ayurvedic doctor will, most likely, recommend specific exercises based upon a patient's dosha.
The entire approach of Yoga and Ayurveda is based upon preventative measures. There are also solutions for "damage control," when a person has an existing ailment, but any doctor can agree that many of today's health problems are preventable.
Let's look at global obesity. The public is very tired of hearing about obesity. Your spam filters are working overtime to pull all of the "Instant weight loss" methods out of your Email box. If you read through the spam, you will notice that spammers want to sell you pills, not permanent solutions to obesity. The spammer's approach is to make quick money off the public.
When the majority of our population refuses to exercise, the easy money is in selling pills, instant weight loss, and "snake oil." There is a solution, but most of us will not like it. Yogic diets are full of fruit, vegetables, and natural food. Even in India, it can be observed that diabetes is on the rise, when people eat "junk food."
As the Indian economy has improved, so has the "middle class appetite" for processed food. This runs parallel to western social and economic patterns.
What does this have to do with Yoga for kids? Yoga is a lifestyle and the earlier you expose children to good health habits, the better your child's health will be.
As parents, we have many choices, but establishing good health habits, within our children, is an obligation. We also have to eat properly, and exercise, with our children. If you cannot go to a Yoga class, you can always take your child out for a walk. Parents are role models, and any child will copy the image, which you create for him or her.
Yoga classes for children are a parent's gift of good health. Yoga gives kids a better chance to develop good habits, handle stress, find natural solutions to good health, and live a quality life.
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
YOGA: AN INTRODUCTION.
What is Yoga? The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root "yuj" meaning "to bind", join, attach & yoke. It also means union or communion. It is the true union of our individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness. Yoga is one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy. It was collated, co-ordinated & systematized by Patanjali in his classical Yoga Sutras consisting of 195 aphorisms.
One who follows the Path of Yoga is a Yogi or Yogin. In the Bhagavadgita it is said,
"When his mind, intellect and self (ahamkara) are under control, freed from restless desire, so that they rest in the spirit within, a man becomes a Yukta - one in communion with God. A lamp does not flicker in a place where no winds blow; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect & self, being absorbed in the spirit within."
One who follows the Path of Yoga is a Yogi or Yogin. In the Bhagavadgita it is said,
"When his mind, intellect and self (ahamkara) are under control, freed from restless desire, so that they rest in the spirit within, a man becomes a Yukta - one in communion with God. A lamp does not flicker in a place where no winds blow; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect & self, being absorbed in the spirit within."
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