Good Yoga Instructor Secrets

Yoga is an age-old science made up of distinct disciplines of mind and body. It has originated in India 2500 years ago and is still effective in bringing general well being and well-being to any person who does it regularly. The term yoga is based upon a Sanskrit verb Yuja. It means to connect, to culminate or to concur. It's the culmination of mind and body or even the culmination of Jiva and Shiva (soul and great fitness - Visit Web Page, the universal spirit). It is also a culmination of Purush and Prakriti (Yin and Yang).

The term Yoga has an extremely broad scope. There are several schools or systems of Yoga. Dnyanayoga (Yoga through knowledge), Bhaktiyoga (Yoga through devotion), Karmayoga (Yoga through action), Rajayoga (Royal or supreme Yoga) and Hathayoga (Yoga by balancing opposite principles of body). All of these schools of Yoga are not really very different from each other. They may be rather like threads of the exact same cloth, entangled into each other. For thousands of years, Yoga has been looked upon as an effective way of self-improvement and spiritual enlightenment. All these systems essentially have this same purpose; only the ways of achieving it are little different for each of them. In its most popular form, the term Yoga has come to associate with the last of these systems which is Hathayoga. For the purpose of this article too, the term Yoga is used with the exact same meaning. Although, in relation to Philosophy of Yoga, which is at the end of this article, the term Yoga will have a broader scope.

Asana and Pranayama

Let's take a detailed look-at the main two components of Hathayoga i.e. Asana and Pranayama.

Asana means acquiring a body posture and maintaining it as long as one's body allows. Asana, when done rightly in line with the guidelines discussed above, render enormous physical and mental benefits. Asana are looked upon as the preliminary step to Pranayama. With the practice of Asana there's a balancing of opposite principles in the body and psyche. It also helps to get rid of inertia. Benefits of Asana are enhanced with longer upkeep of it. Asana should be stable, steady and pleasant. Here is the summary of general rules to be followed for doing Asana.

Summary of rules:

- Normal breathing
- Focused stretching
- Stable and pleasant postures (sthiram sukham asanam)
- Minimal efforts (Prayatnay shaithilyam)
- No comparisons or competition with others
- No jerks or rapid actions. Maintain a slow and steady tempo.

Each asana has its own benefits and a few common benefits such as stability, flexibility, better hormonal secretion, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. It's really a misconception that an Asana (Yoga stretch) must be a challenge to do to be able to be beneficial. Many of the best Asana render most of the common advantages of Yoga to their fullest. Besides, the beauty of Yoga is in the idea that at a not-so-perfect level most of the benefits remain available. That suggests even a novice benefits from Yoga just as much as an expert.