{"id":29,"date":"2019-02-11T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogadda.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/11\/what-is-yoga\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T15:33:00","slug":"what-is-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogadda.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/11\/what-is-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Yoga?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\">\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<b><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Meaning and Types of Yoga <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">The Lord Shiva is considered to be the father of<br \/>\nancient yoga meditation (Dhyan), according to some historians, Patanjali is the<br \/>\nfather of modern yoga. &#8220;in simple words: Yoga is a union of body, mind and<br \/>\nspirit.&#8221; It may now be popular just as a routine exercise, but yoga<br \/>\noriginated in ancient India as a group of physical, mental and spiritual<br \/>\ndisciplines. Continued yoga practice gives you a sense of peace and well-being<br \/>\nand a sense of connection with the surrounding environment. Daily yoga practice<br \/>\nmakes your body strong and flexible and increases immunity. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2-x043uo-ws\/XHpPSIY16CI\/AAAAAAAAADc\/74ygtlyYjXYPFi3CD3eJXJGFx7F21xGxwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Yog_SLider2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Defining Yoga\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"413\" data-original-width=\"617\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2-x043uo-ws\/XHpPSIY16CI\/AAAAAAAAADc\/74ygtlyYjXYPFi3CD3eJXJGFx7F21xGxwCEwYBhgL\/s640\/Yog_SLider2.JPG\" title=\"What-is-Yoga\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Yoga is a non-secular integrated framework for<br \/>\nconditioning and uniting the body, mind and spirit, maintaining equanimity and<br \/>\nbeing at the highest level of performance all the time and living a conscious<br \/>\nlife. The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit word, &#8220;YUJ&#8221; means<br \/>\nunity-the union of body, mind and soul leading to unity. According to<br \/>\nPatanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras, &#8220;Asanam Sukham Sthiram&#8221; means the position<br \/>\nwe take is stable and joyful. It is a practice that links body, mind and spirit<br \/>\nthrough various postures, meditation and controlled breathing. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<b><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">How has it developed? <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Yoga began as a mix of ideas, beliefs and<br \/>\ntechniques. The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali was the first to order yoga. It<br \/>\ndescribes Raja yoga, typically brought up as classical yoga, which consists of associate<br \/>\neight-long path listing a series of steps and stages resulting in samaadhi or<br \/>\nenlightenment. Tantra yoga was subsequently developed as a practice series<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">Yoga travelled to the West in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and it all<br \/>\nstarted with a speech by Swami Vivekananda at the Chicago Religious Parliament<br \/>\nin 1893. He spoke mostly about Raja yoga, known as the mental yoga practiced by<br \/>\nmeditation and mental discipline. Vivekananda also talked about the Yogic<br \/>\nEight-Limbed Path described in the Yoga Sutras.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">These include: Yamas (restraint), Niyamas (observances), Asanas<br \/>\n(postures), Pranayama (breathing techniques), Pratyahara (sensory withdrawal),<br \/>\nDharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\">On 21 June 2015, the UN General Assembly recently declared Yoga an<br \/>\ninternational day unanimously. Yoga is now included in the UNESCO list of<br \/>\nimmaterial cultural heritage. In his UN address, Indian Prime Minister Shri<br \/>\nNarendra Modi proposed the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the<br \/>\nyear in the Northern Hemisphere and in many parts of the world it has a special<br \/>\nsignificance. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Types of Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">There are numerous sorts of yoga that you may be<br \/>\nextremely befuddled on which form you are to take after. All things considered,<br \/>\nhaving brief however succinct foundation information about the acclaimed sorts<br \/>\nof yoga can be valuable for you to think of the best and most suitable form or<br \/>\n\u201cschool\u201d of yoga for you.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Ashtang Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Likewise<br \/>\ncalled \u201castanga\u201d, Ashtang Yoga was built up by Sri K. Patabhi Jois. In a<br \/>\ngeneral sense, Ashtang strategy incorporates intense physical interest as it<br \/>\nrequires dynamic, synchronized breathing with incessant yet orderly changes in<br \/>\nstances and positions. The outcome? A capable warmth consolidated with sweat<br \/>\nthat is accepted to be squanders that originate from muscle and inside organ<br \/>\ndetoxification. Amid and after this technique, clients report that they feel a<br \/>\nmore noteworthy stamina, more grounded body and a superior blood<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">course. In any case, hold your<br \/>\nsteeds. In the event that you are an apprentice in yoga, it may not be suitable<br \/>\nfor you since it is portrayed by numerous as an \u201cathletic\u201d sort.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Mantra Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Mantra<br \/>\nis characterized as a word that is sacrosanct and is accepted to elevate the<br \/>\nphysical, mental and profound levels of a man. In mantra yoga, mantras are<br \/>\ndroned in the conviction that doing as such causes the development of constructive<br \/>\nvibrations, which then convey the individual closer to the force of<br \/>\nheavenliness within him. It expects to unite the body, mind and the soul<br \/>\nthrough rehashing mantras all through the activity program. This sort, in this<br \/>\nway, basically uses reflection through droning of mantras.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Bikram Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">From<br \/>\nthe change of solid quality to a huge weight reduction, Bikram yoga is a<br \/>\nthorough wellness workout that plans to improve the strong framework and in<br \/>\naddition the cardiovascular framework. Established by Bikram Choudhury, this<br \/>\nframework makes utilization of the 95-104 degree temperature, an extraordinary<br \/>\nwarmed environment for a speedier and more productive method for body<br \/>\ndetoxification<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Hatha Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">A<br \/>\nstandout amongst the most essential types of yoga, Hatha yoga incorporates<br \/>\nperforming foundational yoga postures and styles. Managed breathing or<br \/>\n\u201cpranayama\u201d is joined by stances or \u201casanas\u201d, and in addition contemplation or<br \/>\n\u201cDharana and Dhyana\u201d. It is an essential yet finish framework that conveys the<br \/>\nclient to the verge of self-realization.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Iyengar Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Around<br \/>\n60 years back, B.K.S. Iyengar, an all-around acclaimed yoga expert made the<br \/>\nIyengar yoga. This sort enhances the adaptability, parity, quality and<br \/>\nperseverance of the individual by method for yoga postures and synchronized<br \/>\nbreathing examples. It is otherwise called a moderate paced rendition which is<br \/>\nsuitable for elderly, handicapped and\/or debilitated individuals.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Kundalini<br \/>\nYoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">One<br \/>\nof the conventional sorts, Kundalini makes utilization of a mix of droning,<br \/>\nsynchronized breathing and reflection to stir the vitality that is accepted to<br \/>\noriginate from the base of the spine. The point of this strategy is to draw the<br \/>\nvitality towards the upper part of the body.<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;\">\n<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Vinyasa Yoga<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Vinyasa<br \/>\nyoga incorporates the synchronization of breathing and development in a quick<br \/>\npaced way of execution. Not at all like different sorts of yoga, breathing is a<br \/>\ngreat deal more underscored in Vinyasa yoga. 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