...reating a harmony between our dual natures (masculine/feminine, hot/cold, will/surrender) and brings us closer to a deeper practice of yoga.

Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti yoga is the yoga of devotion and chanting. Predating Hatha yoga, Bhakti yoga is approx. 4000 years old making it one of the oldest forms of yoga in the world! north Americans most commonly come to yoga as a form of exercise, whereas indian culture approaches asana practice as a way to calm the mind before meditation and worship. Kirtan is the practice of singing the name of God in all his/her divine aspects; translated from Sanskrit it means 'I surrender to the Lord'. Traditionally, kirtan is performed in a call and response style. The kirtan leader sings a line or verse of a mantra or prayer, and the kirtan group responds as accurately as possible. Kirtan is a community, a dialogue between the call leader, the kirtan group and the energy of the Divine. In the eight limb system of classical yoga, kirtan is considered to be pratyahara (focusing the mind inward) and is a bridge between our inner and outer selves. Bhakti yoga is the divine melody and rhythm of the human spirit, expressed in chanting and song.

Karma Yoga

Karma yoga is selfless service to others. This yoga asks that the yogi make his/her actions in this world expressions of devotion and offerings to God, without considering personal gain. If you do community work, volunteer work, or just do something very nice for someone for no reason at all, you are performing acts of karma yoga. Ghandi's years of selfless service to south africa and India are famous examples of the work of Karma yoga.

Dream Yoga

Dream yoga is about listening attentively to what your dreams are telling you. This knowledge is used to better your waking life by h...more

Yoga clothes - A Fit For Better Yoga

...portant as any other things in your life.

The clothes which are used for doing yoga are made of different materials making it as popular as ever to all kinds of people for whom it will be very useful. One should see to it that these clothes should be very comfortable as it should allow free movement of your various body parts because while doing yoga you have to stretch a lot to get t...more

Raja Yoga Meditation - Achieving An Integration Of Mind And Body

... your mind.

Five States Of Mind

As per the concept of raja yoga meditation, the various states of mind have been put into five categorizes. It all starts with the primarily material state and ends at the state that is primarily spiritual. Let me give you a brief insight into each of these states of mind...

• The first state is known as Kshipta. This is a state when mind is not focused to the present. It wanders here and there and pursues everything all over the place. Most of us live with only this sate of mind. Our mind is unsettled. We think about the past. We think about the future, and eventually we are never able to make the best use of our present.
• As per the raja yoga meditation, Mudha is the ...more
  

  Exercise and Yoga for Hypothyroidism

  ...e of breathing technique) help not only keeping thyroid healthy, but they also boost your health keeping you hale and hearty. Latest researches also support Yoga and breathing technique (Pranayama) to be two of the best methods to control your any type of diseases.

  Some of the Yoga gurus suggest that meditation plays an important role in keeping your hormonal level normal. We know very well that hormones get disturbed during various human emotions such as anger and love. Meditation helps controlling brain chemicals and neurotransmission. There are various types of meditations and you can perform any of one that gives you peace of mind. Meditation along with Yoga brings stability in the mind, body and soul.

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