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What is Yoga ?
Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word "YUJ", Which means to unify or join, the
Mind, Body, and Soul with the Supreme God
Yoga is probably the oldest defined practice of self development. It originally
came from India it dates back over five thousand years ago. The Indian sage
Pantajali, in his Yoga sutras defines yoga as the control of activities of ones
minds. Yoga is founded on the belief of the progress of self awareness. Through
the practice of yoga an individual can gain information about physical,
emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
Various Paths of Yoga
Types of Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Kundalini Yoga
KarmaYoga: the way of right action, serving without the motivation of
obtaining the results of labor.
BhaktiYoga: the way of devotion, devotion to a supreme being absorbing the
emotions and self in pure love.
JnanaYoga: the way of knowledge, studying god and learning to discriminate
between illusion and the reality that all is god.
HathaYoga: the physical path, using the body through asana and pranayama to
control the mind and senses.
TantricYoga: the feminine path, worshiping the goddess energy and seeing the
body as the temple of the divine.
KundaliniYoga: the path of energy, arousing the energy stored in the chakras
through breathing and movement.
RajaYoga: the path of meditation, controlling the mind from wandering and
obtaining mastery over thought.
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