Yoga

Yoga is a science of the mind; an ancient system of exercise that includes thousand of physical and mental exercises designed to strength and balances the body. Regvedanthe the nervure system, and concentrate the mind. Yoga integrates body and so that you can experience: inner peace.Yoga is not a religion. It is a technology and a discipline similar to martial arts. You can be of any faith of none, and still gain the healing benefits of yoga.Yoga is a superb stress – management technology and means of achieving personal excellence. Today yogic is widely used for many purposes. International competitive swimming teams use yogic breathing techniques to effective fill their lungs with Oxygen before they swim. Popular singers and actors use yogic techniques to enhance their physical performance and to combat the fatigue of exhaustive work schedules.

Yoga was originally developed as a way to enhance self Knowledge. The practice of yoga integrates body and mind in order to achieve and maintain a higher consciousness. The word yoga, like the English word “York” has the same origin in the Sanskrit word yogic, which means to link together. Yoga employees a number of very powerful tools such as physical practice, various body postures, breathing techniques, mental concentration, and meditation. One of the fundamental aspects of yoga is that you yourself should be able to control your life...

Hatha Yoga

Introduced by Yogi Swatmarama in the 15th century in India, Hatha Yoga is one of the prominent types of Yoga. Hatha Yoga is the origin of many other styles of Yoga, including Power Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. The word 'hatha', derived from Sanskrit, means the combination of the opposites - ha (meaning Sun) and tha (meaning Moon). It unites the positive (Sun) and negative (Moon) currents in the system. It is mainly concentrated on the third (Asana) and fourth (Pranayams) in the Eight Limbs of Yoga. It aims to attain a balance

Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga, as the name suggests, is the spiritual practice of loving devotion or 'Bhakti' to the Almighty. It lays emphasis on the love and devotion of a devotee to the God. Highly religious though, Bhakti Yoga should be adopted by every human being, living in this world of infidelity and rage, because it helps one to develop a positive attitude towards life. An individual performing this Yoga concentrates on the existence of the Almighty. It develops the peace of mind of the person. With a peaceful mind, it becomes possible for the person to live contented. He/she

Jnana Yoga

Jnana Yoga is the Yoga of true knowledge, which incessantly strives to know and understand the difference between the real and unreal, the permanent and the temporary. The holistic path of Jnana Yoga was described as a straight, but steep course, by Sadananad in his Vedanta-Sara, a 15th century text. Jnana Yoga preaches that there are four means of salvation. According to Jnana Yoga, the person should be able to detach himself/herself from everything that is temporary, after following the holistic path. It also aims to attain tranquility, the control of the mind and the senses, endurance, faith and the ability for perfect concentration. 

Karma Yoga

Karma Yoga is the consecration of all the actions and their outcomes to the Almighty. Known as the Yoga of action, Karma Yoga purifies the heart, for the reception of the Divine Light and attainment of the knowledge of one's own self. The ultimate aim of Karma Yoga is to provide selfless service to humanity, without any ego. People performing Karma Yoga serve the needy, without urging to bear fruit for all their actions. It is one of the most popular types of Yoga, which cannot be done without dedication, determination and altruism.

Mantra Yoga

Mantra Yoga is highly beneficial for improving the overall health and mental stability. It is a way to garner knowledge about the universe and find the unison of body, mind and soul within one's self. Mantras help keep the individual away from the drudgery of everyday life, the material world and deviates the focus towards the essentials of life, which are nothing but a healthy body and a peaceful mind. By chanting the words in absolute concentration, you can control your wavering mind, thereby increasing your level of concentration. 

Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is an ancient form of Yoga, which creates a communication between the mind and the body by making use of a set of technique that involve the mind, senses and body. In Sanskrit, the word 'kundalini' literally means 'something that is coiled'. The life force, lying dormant in the seven chakras in the body, is regarded as a coiled up serpent and Kundalini is the untapped energy (prana), 'coiled' at the base of the spine that can be drawn up through the body, by awakening each of the seven chakras.

Kundalini Yoga focuses on the practitioner's psycho-spiritual growth and the body's potential for maturation. The enlightenment of the seven chakras of the body occurs, when the untapped energy (Kundalini)

Purna Yoga

An improvisation over the traditional Yoga systems of India, Purna Yoga or Integral Yoga is the art, wherein, people are taught to loving their own self by living from the heart. Just as the name suggests, 'Purna' which means 'complete', the Yoga aims at attaining a union of the body, mind and the spirit. It was thought that the traditional Yoga system revolved more around salvation and next life, rather than the present one. On the other hand, Integral Yoga lays more emphasis on the importance of Karma in our day-to-day lives.

Raja Yoga

An important branch of Yoga, Raja Yoga is a one stop solution for complete and holistic healing. Raja Yoga possesses the positive power of influencing the life of human beings. Apart from harmonizing with all spheres the physiological system, it also transforms the physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, occupational, social and spiritual being of a person. Raja Yoga also helps an individual to alleviate himself/herself from all emotional and mental conflicts. It brings lasting peace and satisfaction in one's life. One of the most prominent benefits of Raj Yoga is that it heals a person from

The Eight Limbs Of Astanga Yoga

Yama
Yama is the first limb of Ashtanga Yoga and comprises of the behavioral norms that need to be followed, to attain tranquility of the mind. It mainly comprises of directives such as Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (celibacy) and Aparigraha (non-covetousness). These are essential for eradicating the element of fear and anger from the body. 

Niyama
Niyama controls the emotional aspect of a person, with the help of mental

Five points of yoga

1. The yoga postures which work on the whole body keeping the spine and joints flexible, stretching and toning the muscles and improving circulation. 
2. Proper breathing - breathing deeply into the lungs increasing the amount of oxygen into the body. Pranayama (yoga breathing exercises) enable you to recharge your body and mind by regulating the flow of prana (your life energy). 
3. Proper relaxation - this helps to relax your mind and body by releasing any

Meditation

If you are looking for that inner calm, an eternal bliss brought from the freedom of the physical from the emotional, then Sri Lanka is the ideal place to explore your mind through meditation.

Meditation is a fundamental means to control one’s mind, freeing it of disruptive thoughts, a process that can only be achieved through rigourous practice. In the land where the teachings of the Lord Buddha are largely practiced and passed on, the methods and

Proper Exercise

Proper Exercise is one of the 5 fundamental points of Yoga as taught by Swami Vishnu-devananda founder/Guru of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers.

What is Proper Exercise?
There are numerous modern physical culture systems designed to develop the muscles through mechanical movements and exercises. As Yoga regards the body as a vehicle for the soul on its journey towards perfection, Yogic physical exercises are designed to develop not only the body. They also broaden the mental faculties and the spiritual capacities.

The Yogic physical exercises are