"The essence of Yoga & Meditation is very simple; it is about your happiness. Yoga is not just physical fitness training. It is an authentic holistic tradition inclusive of contemplation & meditation. Its aim is for you to achieve your fullest potential in life, since you possess a storehouse of immense happiness within you! It's not essential to be young & supple to practice Yoga & Meditation...all that is needed, is a desire to be happy." View highlights of Swamiji's lectures from around the world on swamiji.tv 
Watch an introduction to the work of Yoga in Daily Life |  H.H. Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranda
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 The same five elements that make up the universe - space, air, fire, water and earth - also make up our body/mind complex. The ancient Indian health system of Ayurveda determines the combination of elements you are born with and calls this our Prakriti, otherwise known as our constitution. During one's lifetime our Prakriti can be affected by lifestyle, sleep, work, diet, exercise, season, environment and time. An Ayurvedic physician can help to determine our constitution and suggest lifestyle changes to restore health.
This month Dr. Robert Svoboda one of the world's most internaitionally acclaimed doctors of Ayurveda and Yoga, will be visiting Australia to give lectures and workshops on this subject.
Likewise certain yoga exercises can bring our unique Prakriti into balance. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of health and wellbeing, categorises the characteristics of our constitution into doshas. Our personal Prakriti is usually a combination of the three doshas with one or two being more dominant. In rare cases all three doshas are balanced. Read on to learn more about how to practise yoga according to our particular constitution. For example, to balance Vata dosha a grounding practice is needed to help slow down, as well as fluid movements to bring flexibility into the joints and thereby increase the water and fire elements... |
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 Keep Your Back Supple One of the best ways to avoid back problems is to keep the spine supple and back muscles toned. Many yoga exercises do just that and a daily routine will help maintain the health of your back and neck. This paritcular exercise called Pavan Muktasan (nose to knee) offers a gentle stretch of back and neck muscles. Lay relaxed on the back with arms beside the body. Breathe in and bend the right leg, taking hold of the knee with both hands. While breathing out, gently pull the thigh towards the chest, at the same time raise the head and draw nose and knee towards each other. The left leg remains straight on the floor. Breathe in again and slowly lower the head back to the floor. Breathe out and release the knee, straighten the leg and lower it to the floor. Repeat the exercise with the other leg. Practice slowly, three times each side. Benefits: Gently stretches the muslces of the neck, back and hips. Massages the lower abdominal organs, thereby assisting with digestion and may help relieve menstrual problems. Reference: Yoga in Daily Life – The System by Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. View Level One of the Yoga in Daily Life System to be guided in exercises to help maintain good back health and learn more about the philosophy of Yoga via www.swamiji.tv |
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