Yoga for the Physical Well-Being

Rohit Chandra Yoga for Physical Well-Being

The ancient Indian art form, known as Yoga, has found a resonance with many a middle-aged people of current times. This has been the result of the benefits, which Indian yoga not only promises but also delivers. Most of the benefits can only be derived if; the person does yoga with all the diligence and passion. Indian yoga has rich and deep-rooted foundations in the spiritual scheme of things on the sub-continent.

This can be testified by the different types of yogic rituals which are available. If not all; most of the rituals that have been recorded are of a comprehensive nature-in that, the limitations of the practitioner is taken into account as is the place, timing and atmosphere.

It is a well-known fact that all styles of Indian yoga seek to balance the spirit, mind and body. Although there are various ways to do it, but none of the techniques is superior to the other. As all the yogic ritual’s end objective is to strike a perfect balance between the soul and the body. But; what does count, and in a positive way, is the choice that one has. Every person can choose the technique which suits him the most and could be rest assured that the end result will be achieved, if done whole-heartedly.

Almost all yoga styles can trace their roots from the ‘hatha yoga’, the physical discipline of the yoga which focuses on developing the control over body through poses or ’asanas’. In Sanskrit, Ha symbolizes the sun and Tha symbolizes the moon. Thus the term ‘hatha’ represent the duality in life. Just like masculine and feminine, yin and yang, light and darkness. Hence hatha leads the way, in the quest to balancing these opposite forces. I, Rohit Chandra, call it the yoga of the physical well-being.

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Yoga and other activities to increase concentration

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Yoga as an activity is an abode for self-actualization seekers. Through this ancient Indian art form, one can unravel the mystery of their mind and body. This post is all about things one should keep in mind while doing yoga.

To start with you have to take a paper or board and fill it with the color yellow. After which, mark a small point right at the center of the paper and hang it against a wall in the room which you use primarily. The next scheme of activity involves you to sit in seclusion and continuously stare at the mark on the paper. This activity should be done for at least for 5 to 10 minutes daily. As you practice, time has to be increased in a gradual manner. This small exercise will certainly help you to increase the concentration power.

Another exercise includes lighting up a Diya or a candle and requires the individual to sit in seclusion right in front of it for of 5 to 10 minutes. Keep on repeating this daily for a minimum of 5 minutes. There are few things which come by itself, command on concentration is one amongst them. Whenever you try to study, you are bound to be distracted by a few things. This is not something which is the concern of a few, almost every one faces such issues.

Another way, apart from the use of yoga, to increase the concentration level is to be focused on your goal. If you intend to study on an afternoon, stick to the timeline and do not go anywhere until you are satisfied with the progress you had planned.

Studying in solitude in an area totally free of distraction is another way by which one can increase the concentration level.

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Various postures in Indian yoga are conceptualized and designed to purify, tone and cleanse the body, which as a result affects the psyche and the ability to practice meditation and pranayama without distraction. There are myriad benefits of practicing the ancient Indian art form of yoga. Yoga improves the balance, strength, stamina and flexibility of your body. It also helps in better functioning of the endocrine and the nervous system as well as the internal organs. Regular practicing of yoga helps in enhancing the quality of breathing.

Moreover, there are certain things which one must take care of while doing yoga. One must choose the most appropriate of the poses, depending on their energy levels. Always start small, which means start the exercise with gentler poses and gradually work up to more rigorous ones. Breathing being the central element of the exercise, one must breathe through their nose for the entire duration of the postures. Always maintain a calm posture; never rush in to and out of a pose in a hurry. Yoga is meant to bring harmony and balance to your body hence, avoid straining your body in a pose. If you feel the pain while doing the exercise – stop it.

It is advisable to refrain from practicing yoga in front of a mirror. Your entire focus should be on; how the pose feels, rather than how it looks. The postures should be soft and steady.

Yogis have maintained that breath is the interface between the mind and the physical body. Breathing practice is believed to have the power of changing the state of mind. Hence, special emphasis is laid on the way one breathes through the postures. Even a breathing exercise lasting for few minutes can do wonders for the practitioner.

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Rohit Chandra views about Roots of Indian Yoga

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 Indian Yoga is the allegory of the sub-continental spirituality. Yoga has a rich history which is as old as the great Himalayan bulwarks guarding the civilizational frontlines of India. A few decades ago statues of a Yogi in a yogic posture was unearthed from the archaeologically sensitive sites of Mohenjo-Daro (in present day Pakistan), is a testimony of the ancient roots of yoga.

The Vedas, Puranas, the Geeta and the epics are replete with reference of yoga thus reaffirming the enormous antiquity of this ancient art form. A rishi of eminence, Patanjali, has written an elaborate dissertation on yoga outlining its linguistics and humdrum and supra-humdrum ideals.

Patanjali Yoga is more an expression of mysterious practices for self-realization than a charter of articulate viewpoint. During its initial period yoga got attached to the Sankhya belief for theoretical haven. Being fundamentally a mystical chastisement all schools of belief recognized it for practical comprehension of their ostensible metaphysical goals.

Philologically, Yoga as a word can be traced to its root word “yuju” which literally means to unite, to join or hyphenate. A brilliant grammarian from India, Panini, traces the word yoga to “Yuj Yoge”, to “Yuj Samyame”, to “Yuj Samadhav”. The unanimity amongst the Indian rishis is that yoga infers to hyphenate, to yoke or to unite the discrete soul with that of the macro-cosmic or universal soul. The systematizer of yoga, Patanjali, who epitomized it as a spiritual discipline, defines it as overpowering of the mind’s proclivities and activities. This kind of yoga is also known as yogah Samadhi or Samadhi yoga.

The Hindu mythological god Krishna describes yoga as the invigorated size of a searcher to keep his composure in the face of real-life failures and successes, set-backs and triumphs, losses and achievements, unfavorable and favorable events. Such a rage of firm equilibrium and stability increases as an outcome of diligent practice.

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A few quick Yoga Tips

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Here are a few tips for folks who are starters in the ancient Indian art form of Yoga. Let’s start with the timings; most people have a misconception that yoga can be done at any point of time during the day. There may be some truth in it but, if you want to get the most out of this activity, the ideal time is morning. After you wake up and before you have your breakfast is just fine. As the ancient yogis argued that during the morning period the mind is fresh, and more importantly is calm. Thus enabling the body movements efficiently, that is so vital to the entire set of activity.

As a famous adage, pertaining to yoga, goes - have a small ego and a big heart. This mind set is the most essential part of the build-up to the entire activity. Many a folks just shun yogic exercise after a couple of days of try-outs. Many say that the postures and body movement you ought to do, is demeaning and berating to their self-respect. However, these same folks will not deny the scientifically proven benefits of yoga. But for some reason they have this mental blockage which does not allow rationale to prevail hence, the adage.

Another essential requirement for performing yoga and gaining the maximum out of it; is to find a place free from noise, a place of quietude. Make sure that the place you zero-in for your yogic exercises is well-ventilated. As deep breathing is the real essence of any exercise that you will perform, a closed and a suffocating surrounding is detrimental in unraveling the true potential of each exercise.

The ultimate objective of performing yoga is to develop the concentration power and control of your thoughts. Hence, the place you chose must be necessarily free from all sorts of distraction. I, Rohit Chandra, personally believe that such places are tough to find but, if you go that extra mile you will emerge much stronger; take my words for it.

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It’s a new phenomenon but Yoga for face promises to be something that will interest every male & female globally who is vain enough to keep away from wrinkles. As the world population seems to look for the fountain of youth & when medical science does not provide too many safe & affordable options, some of us have turned back to ancient sciences for the much needed relief. Yoga for face is slowly catching on. A lot of people from the Hollywood & Bollywood bandwagon swear by the results. 

YouTube is filled with videos on Face Yoga. It somehow looks very silly and to me it appears that after putting your facial muscles in such grotesque arrangement, it’s just the normalcy of a human face that makes you look pretty.

In one of the videos, the protagonist had her tongue hanging out & was trying very hard to touch it to her chin, why would nature give you a small tongue if touching it to your chin was good for you, I mused?

But out of respect for the age old wisdom of yoga, I kept aside all the negative feelings. Here are the few exercises that I found.

The first one is called “Fish Face,” in this kind of routine you have to angle your head back and extend your lower jaw over your upper jaw, and then you have to open your lower jaw like a fish does.

  “Satchmo,” is all about inhaling air in your cheeks to the maximum capacity, and then when there is no room for more, you have to swish the air into alternating cheeks. This exercise promises to ease nasolabial folds, or “marionette lines.”

Practice these at your pace, and find out for yourself, Is Yoga for face as effective as it claims to be?

Going all the way with Indian Yoga

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Ancient Indian yoga is a form of art which helps the body and the soul alike. It’s one of those eastern practices which have found the right note among the westerners. Yoga was ideated in India, in the land of Mahavir’s and the Buddha’s, as the ultimate path to attain “Nirvana”. Over the years, Yogic rituals have been confined to the fraternity of the saints and the saintly. Very recently it has come out of the closet. One of the reasons which can attributed to the sudden embracing of Indian Yoga by the masses, is the increasingly stress-full lifestyle that they are subjected to.

Yoga as an activity brings peace, harmony and tranquility in one’s life, no matter how short lived it is; as people tend to go back to old ways quickly. Well that pretty much sums up the human behavior; to call for help when in desperation and when the help starts giving you positive results, leave it mid-way and continue down the old road. Same is the case with Humans and Medicines. They will take medicine only as a last resort and dump it as soon as they see any sign of improvement. Few people go along all the way, and those are the ones who reap the benefits of being mentally and physically fit.

The rest of us just wait there for the next tipping point to arrive before we come back again calling for help. Unlike modern therapy, Indian Yoga does not provide make-shift solutions. It is a journey, a lifestyle which one has to follow in order to get the most of it. People are conditioned to look for temporary solutions, this is precisely the reason why you have so many yoga centers’ open and close in a matter of months. Or for that matter the surge of the “weekend Yogic” population during vacation times.Not good folks, not for you nor for your body. So beware, take a hard look at the situation you are in and then make a wise and well-thought decision to take up or not to, “YOGA”.

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