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Bhujangasana – The Cobra Pose

Sep

2020

Yoga Samiksha

Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun) as an alternative to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana. The name comes from the Sanskrit words Bhujanga, "snake" or "cobra" and asana, "posture" or "seat", from the resemblance to a cobra with its hood raised. Bhujangasana is the Sanskrit name for a popular yoga .

All you need to know about Bikram Yoga

Dec

2020

Yoga Samiksha

Bikram Yoga is a system of hot yoga. Bikram Yoga is a type of yoga exercise that is devised by Bikram Choudhury which became popular in the early 1970s. Choudhury attempted to copyright the Bikram Yoga sequence from 2011 but was ultimately unsuccessful. Origin of Bikram Yoga Bikram Choudhury was born in Calcutta in 1944. He began studying yoga in 1969. He arrived in America in 1971 and soon began to teach yoga in health resorts .

Five Elements of Human Body

Oct

2020

Chakras, Yoga Shila

The Universe is made up of five elements, Earth, Water Fire, Air, and Space. In the same way, a human body is also made up of these five elements called panchamahabhuta. The knowledge of these five elements is an essential pre-requisite for someone advancing in Yoga practice. Whether we know it or not, all yoga practices work on the five elements. The foundation of yoga therapy and of Ayurveda is also a knowledge of these elements (tattwas). Ayurveda uses these elements to .

Yogic Practice: Surya Namaskar

Oct

2020

Yoga Shila

Surya means Sun in Sanskrit literature, and the term Namaskara signifies salutation. Thousands of years ago, a great sage Patanjali his fellow disciples created these unique postural and breathing protocols on the Indian subcontinent. They urged all human beings in their everyday lives to perform these yogic practices in front of the Sun for good health, mental, and physical harmony. The life on the Earth is only possible through the energy from the Sun. Ancient .

Modern Hatha yoga – Anusara yoga

Sep

2020

Yoga Samiksha

Anusara yoga is a modern school of Hatha yoga founded by John Friend who is known as an American yogi. In Sanskrit, Anu means "with" and Sara means "flow." Therefore, Anusara may be translated as "flowing with grace" or "natural state." Anusara Yoga is rooted in a non-dual Tantric philosophy that we are all inherently good. It draws from this that life is a gift that we are invited to remember and celebrate in our .

Hatha Yoga – Origin, Benefits and Asanas

Aug

2020

Vajrayāna, Yoga sadiksha

Hatha yoga is the yoga tradition most familiar to Western culture. The term is derived from the Sanskrit ha, meaning "sun," and tha, meaning "moon." The practice aims to unite the active and receptive qualities represented by each celestial being. Hatha yoga is a branch of yoga. In India, hatha yoga is associated with popular tradition with the Yogis of the Natha Sampradaya through its traditional founder Matsyendranath. Almost all Hatha yogic texts belong to .