Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga is an ancient hindu system of working with the human nervous system. Because
it releases tension and endows one with renewed energy, far too many 20th century people,
yoga teachers included, have come to look upon the venerable Indian physical science as
solely an exercise for health and vitality of mind and body. It is that, but it is also
much more. Hatha yoga practices are more spiritual than physical, more subtle than gross,
more a means of understanding than an exotic way to relieve stress or limber up the body.
The sages who developed hatha yoga designed it as a way to gain conscious control of our
life energies, a way to go within, to harmonize the external so the innermost Self could
be encountered. To them, it was about states of consciousness, about living a divine life,
and it was a preparation for meditation.
As you perform the asanas, concentrate on feeling the energies within the nerve currents.
Sensitise yourself to knowing when the body has been in each position long enough to tune
the nerve currents involved. Then shift smoothly into the next asana. It's like a dance,
a deliberate, fluid dance. During all postures, inhale using the diaphragm, not the chest
muscles. Do not stretch unduly or force the body. Relax into the poses. Don't worry if
you can't perform them all perfectly. In time, you will find the body becoming more
flexible and supple. Free the mind of thoughts and tensions. You will be more aware, more
alive, more serene.
While there are many more complex hatha yoga routines, these twenty-four asanas provide a
balanced system for daily use. For the simple purpose of quieting the mind in preparation
for meditation, this is all you will ever need.
The scene of hatha yoga has a spiritual purpose - to balance physical and physic energies
in preparation for meditation. It is not only meant to make us young, beautiful or
creative, but to aid us in quieting the mind, body and emotions that we may awaken
enlightened consciousness & know the Self within.
The qualified Instructors on these DVDs will put you on the right road.
Hatha yoga is an ancient hindu system of working with the human nervous system. Because
it releases tension and endows one with renewed energy, far too many 20th century people,
yoga teachers included, have come to look upon the venerable Indian physical science as
solely an exercise for health and vitality of mind and body. It is that, but it is also
much more. Hatha yoga practices are more spiritual than physical, more subtle than gross,
more a means of understanding than an exotic way to relieve stress or limber up the body.
The sages who developed hatha yoga designed it as a way to gain conscious control of our
life energies, a way to go within, to harmonize the external so the innermost Self could
be encountered. To them, it was about states of consciousness, about living a divine life,
and it was a preparation for meditation.
As you perform the asanas, concentrate on feeling the energies within the nerve currents.
Sensitise yourself to knowing when the body has been in each position long enough to tune
the nerve currents involved. Then shift smoothly into the next asana. It's like a dance,
a deliberate, fluid dance. During all postures, inhale using the diaphragm, not the chest
muscles. Do not stretch unduly or force the body. Relax into the poses. Don't worry if
you can't perform them all perfectly. In time, you will find the body becoming more
flexible and supple. Free the mind of thoughts and tensions. You will be more aware, more
alive, more serene.
While there are many more complex hatha yoga routines, these twenty-four asanas provide a
balanced system for daily use. For the simple purpose of quieting the mind in preparation
for meditation, this is all you will ever need.
The scene of hatha yoga has a spiritual purpose - to balance physical and physic energies
in preparation for meditation. It is not only meant to make us young, beautiful or
creative, but to aid us in quieting the mind, body and emotions that we may awaken
enlightened consciousness & know the Self within.
The qualified Instructors on these DVDs will put you on the right road.
How to bring balance back into your life.
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