Yoga: General Information

 After our introduction to Ayurveda, it's time to focus on the second major theme around which our blog will be structured: Yoga. Again, before going into detail, it's important to have an overview of this discipline and address some generalities to get off to a good start. After all, isn't that where balance begins?

Yoga is a discipline that, like Ayurveda, originated in India several millennia ago. From the Sanskrit "Yoga" meaning "union," Yoga is a comprehensive discipline whose goal is harmony between body and mind. It is based on eight fundamental aspects, which the father of Yoga, Patamjili, mentions in the Yoga Sutra, the founding text.


Yoga: 8 founding principles

So Yoga is based on the following 8 principles:

Yama: Communicate and act without violence

Niyama: purification of the body and mind to regain serenity

Asana: “physical” aspect of the discipline, maintaining dynamic postures

Pranayama: management of respiratory movements

Pratayaha: Relaxation through keeping the mind in one direction and without distractions.

Dharana: concentration

Samadhi: complete personal realization and liberation

Benefits of Yoga

The benefits of Yoga are numerous, both physical and mental. It helps tone muscles, reduce accumulated fat, and facilitate the elimination of toxins from the body. It also increases concentration and well-being, and helps combat depression.

Several yogas, several disciplines

Several disciplines are based on yogic principles and today it is possible to practice several types of Yoga: Jnana yoga, Bhakti yoga, Karma yoga, Raja yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra yoga, Tantra yoga, Kundalini yoga, Yoga nidra, Ashtanga yoga, Power yoga. We will return to all these disciplines and their characteristics in our next articles.

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