Antar Mouna is a meditation technique used to cultivate inner silence. Antar in Sanskrit means inside or our mind and mouna mean silence. It is a most powerful technique to learn about yourself, your hidden side, and the depths of your mind.
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Shatkarmas are various practices for the purification of the body to keep it strong and clean. There are six kinds of Shatkarma practices that are used to remove toxins from our body which might be blocking the flow of ‘Prana’. Practicing Shatkarmas helps in preparing our body for meditation and Pranayamas so we can perform them without any discomfort or distractions. These techniques should only be learned from a teacher and practiced under their guidance.
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The Sanskrit word ‘Chakra’ means wheel or disk. Chakras are certain energetic focal points in our body which stores the energy associated with our memories, feelings, thoughts, experiences and actions.
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Pancha means five and Kosha means sheath in English. Panchakosha is hence the system of five layers underneath which is our soul or the ‘atman’. The impurities of these five layers or panchakosha is what keeps us from seeing our true soul. Yoga can thus help in removing these impurities so that we can be re-introduced with our ‘atman’.
Read MoreNamaskaram welcome to the Himalayan Yoga Association my name is Durgesh and today I’m gonna teach you the Ayurveda
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My deepest desire in life is to reach a state of peace within myself. To be able to make amends with mistakes I have made in the past and forgive myself and only try to keep improving. After struggling with an eating disorder for so long, I realize now that bottom line I just was in turmoil with myself constantly and was self-sabotaging myself because I was ashamed and didn’t love myself. I think my deepest desire is to continue to love myself and my life and even my past self more and more every day and in addition use all of my past experiences as lessons for my future self as I continue to grow. Top Related Post Factors That Cause Diseases Human Personality Mindset Types (Three Gunas) […]
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The first aspect of the mind is mana. This regulates the external sensory system and collects raw data from the environment from the 5 senses. For example, if you see a drink that is green, you may analyze it and hypothesize that it is celery juice.
Read MoreHimalayan Yoga Association is one of India’s most reputed Yoga school in Rishikesh that aims to spread traditional Ashtanga Yoga / Hatha Yoga
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Sadhana Chatushtaya is a concept of jnana yoga and is known as the 4 pillars of knowledge. It is used as stepping stones to achieve self-realization or liberation. The pillars are Viveka (knowing the difference between self and no-self), vairagya (non-attachment)
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The first type of yoga is karma yoga which can be described as an action we perform consciously or unconsciously and the overall result of that action. This can be broken down into two categories that are intended either selfish or selfless, and timeline.
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