Yogasana And Pranayam E-Book

Swami Ramesh Chandra Shukla

• Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

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Attain good health through Yoga & Asans, in Hindi

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Yogasanas&Pranayama

Swami Ramesh Chandra Shukla

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Publisher’s Note

After a number of bestsellers on Health, V&S Publishers have now come up with this unique and exclusive book on Yoga called Yogasanas & Pranayama. The book has been authored by Swami Ramesh Chandra Shukla, an exponent and veteran in this field. Many renowned scholars and Yoga experts like Swami Chetananand, Vishwajyoti (Yoga teacher in Rajasthan), Shri Amit Kumar (Yoga Teacher), Dr. S. K. Pandey (Yoga Consultant), Dr. Vishad Tripathi (Vedic Scientist), Dr. Virendra Parivrajak (Yoga Teacher), etc have also given their valuable suggestions and inputs during the compilation of the book.

The true essence of Yoga revolves around elevating the life force or ‘Kundalini’ at the base of the spine. Basically, it aims to achieve this through a series of physical and mental exercises. At the physical level, the methods consist of various yoga postures or asanas that aim to keep the body healthy. The mental techniques include breathing exercises or pranayama and meditation or dhyana to discipline the mind. Therefore, Yoga is not merely a fitness regime or a religion; it is a way of living whose aim is ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’.

The main aim in publishing such books is to create a health and fitness regime among our esteemed readers, who have definitely become very health conscious in the present world. Moreover, Yoga does not just offer a natural and permanent remedy to the various types of physical ailments that human beings suffer from, it also nourishes and enlightens our brain and the Soul.

The author in this book has explained thoroughly the concept of Yoga, the significance of Yoga in the contemporary world, Surya-Namaskar (Sun Salutation), the various types of Asanas to cure different types of diseases, some of them being as fatal as Cancer, AIDS, severe male and female Genital Problems, Diabetes, Kidney Problems, etc.

Hence Readers, the book is beneficial to all and a Must Read for both the young and the old, irrespective of age, sex or social status in the society. Hope you enjoy reading as well as practising some of the Asanas that you feel are suitable for you with of course, the advice and guidance of a doctor to help you stay fit, disease-free, happy and healthy.

Contents

1. Preface

2. What is Yoga?

1. Samkhya

2. Yoga

3. Nyaya

4. Vaisheshika

5. Purva (Karma) Mimamsa

6. Uttar Mimamsa(Vedanta): The Three Schools of Vedanta

Purpose of Yoga

3. Relevance of Yoga in the Modern World

4. Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)

Introduction

Step 1 (Pranamasana)-Invoke

Step 2 (Hasta Uttanasana)-Intent/Inhale

Step 3 (Hastapaadasana)-Surrender/Exhale

Step 4 (Aekpaadprasarnasana)-Assume/Inhale

Step 5 (Chaturanga Dandasana)-Align/Exhale

Step 6 (Ashtanga Namaskara)-Awareness/Inhale

Step 7 (Bhujangasana)-Surge-Upward/Exhale

Step 8 (Adho Mukha Svanasna)-Expand as Space Inhale/Exhale

Step 9 (Ashwa Sanchalanasana)-Ignite/Inhale

Step 10 (Uttanasna)-Void/Exhale

Step 11 (Hasta Uttanasana)-Fullness/Inhale

Step 12 (Pranamasana)-Third Eye/Exhale

Minimum Rounds

General Instruction

Benefits of Surya Namaskara

5. Asanas

1. Supine Pose

1. Uttan Padasana: (Stretched Leg Pose)

2. Pawana Muktasana (Wind Release Pose)

3. Naukasana (Boat Pose)

4. Chakrasana (Wheel Pose)

5. Halasana (Plough Pose)

6. Viprit Kami (Inverted Pose)

7. Sarvangasana (Shoulder stand pose)

8. Matsyasana (Fish Pose)

9. Ashwini Mudra (Horse Pose)

10. Shavasana (Corpse Pose)

2. Prone Lying Pose

1. Shalabhasana (Double Leg)

2. Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)

3. Viprit Naukasana (Opposite Boat Pose)

4. Dhanurasana (Bow pose)

5. Makarasana (Crocodile Pose)

3. Standing Pose

1. Asanas in Standing Pose

2. Tadasana (The Palm Tree Pose)

3. Hastapadasana (Forward Bending, Palm to Feet Pose)

4. Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)

5. Garudasana (Eagle Pose)

6. Virasana

7. Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)

8. Parivrtta Trikonasana

9. Natrajasana (The King Dancer Pose)

4. Sitting Pose

1. Asanas in Sitting Pose

2. Janushirshasana (Head of the Knee Pose)

3. Paschimottanasana (Posterior Pose)

4. Vajraasana (Thunderbolt Pose)

5. Swastikasana (Auspicious Pose)

6. Siddhasana (Male Accomplished Pose)

7. Siddha Yoni Asana (Female Accomplished Pose)

8. Padmasana (Lotus Pose)

9. Ardhamatseyndrasana (Half Spinal Twist Pose)

10. Shasankasana (Hare Pose)

11. Marjariasana (Cat Pose)

12. Simhasana (Lion’s yawn Pose)

13. Sirshasana (Head stand Pose)

6. Shatkarma (Body Purification Process)

Neti

Dhauti (Cleansing)

Nauli Kriya (Rotation of Abdominal Rectus Muscles)

Basti (Yogic Enema)

Kapalabhati

Trataka( Blinkless Gazing)

7. Pranayama

Instructions & Precautions while doing Pranayama

Yogic Breath

Surya Bhedan (Right Nostril Breathing)

Chandra Bhedan (Left Nostril Breathing)

Nadi Shodhan (Purification of the Nervous System)

Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath)

Ujjayi (Diaphragmatic Breath)

Bhastrika (Bellows Breath)

Shitali (Cooling Breath)

8. Bandhas

9. Management of Diseases through Yoga, Pranayama & Yogic Diet

1. Diabetes

2. Reducing Weight

3. Thyroid

4. Heart and Circulatory System

5. Respiratory Disorder

6. Disorder of Digestive System

7. Joints and Musculo-Skeletal System

8. Urogenital System

9. Insomnia

10. Yoga for Seniors

Flexibility

Improved Circulation

Better Alignment

Decrease Insomnia

Precautions

Recommended Asanas

Recommended Pranayama Practices

Laughter Yoga - The Best Medicine for Seniors

Meditation

11. Yoga for Women

12. Yoga for Children and Students

13. Yoga for Managing Stress

Concept of Stress

Effect of Stress

Physical Symptoms

Mental Symptoms

Sources of Stress

How to Manage Stress

Core of the Management of Stress is Stimulation-Relaxation Combine

Steps for Relieving the Excessive Stress

14. Therapeutic Index

Acidity

Anaemia

Angina Pectoris

Arthritis

Asthma

Back Ache

Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure (Low)

Cancer

Constipation

Depression

Diabetes

Diarrhoea and Dysentery

Gout

Impotence

Insomnia

Kidney

Liver

Menstruation

Obesity

Prostate Gland

Thyroid and Parathyroid

Ulcer (Peptic and Duodenal)

15. Appendix - Yoga Aphorisms

16. Bibliography

Preface

The present book is the result of my curious search for the quest of absolute back with the stress and the ill-health caused due to that stress.

After my retirement from the Government service, I was highly inclined towards the samskaras which I inherited from my parents and grandparents during my childhood days to college life. These samskaras are the only base for self-realisation and ultimate freedom in our lives, which decides our spiritual destiny. I indulged myself into the core of spiritual activities under the supervision of the renowned spiritual masters.

After few years, I realised the rise of my consciousness and the practical aspects of the philosophy of the Yoga began to rise through my consciousness. Then I started teaching these spiritual activities. This spiritual activity gave me that internal spiritual strength which became the cause of the spiritual as well as mental and physical growth of people at many places.

In this book, I have utilised all my knowledge which I gained through my experiences throughout. Such knowledge will be surely helpful for those people who are helpless in curing their day to day problems of mental, physical and spiritual health and didn’t find the solution to these problems even after trying so many methods to cure them.

I have tried my level best to explain the most complex fundamentals of Yoga in a very easy terminology and methodology so as to make even a layman understand this divine philosophy for the best of its use in his life for his mental, physical and spiritual growth.

I would also like to thank those scholars and experts such as, Swami Chetananand, Vishwajyoti (yoga teacher in Rajasthan), Shri Amit Kumar (Yoga Teacher), Dr. S. K. Pandey (Yoga Consultant), Dr. Vishad Tripathi (Vedic Scientist), Dr. Virendra Parivrajak (Yoga Teacher), Rajesh Gupta

truth and that too in true relevance to the day to day life of people to fight

(Yoga Teacher), Savita Mishra (Yoga Teacher) - who helped me during the compilation of this book.

Lastly, I would wish all my readers who would read this book, a heartily successful, blissful and healthy life in all the spheres of Mind, Body and Soul.

Chapter 1

What is Yoga?

The word, Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word, ‘Yuj, meaning to yoke, join or unite. It implies joining or integrating all aspects of the individual- body with mind, and mind with soul to achieve a balanced and healthy lifestyle so that we can spiritually unite with the Supreme. According to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the ultimate aim of Yoga is to reach ‘Kaivalya’ (emanicipation or ultimate freedom).

Yoga is commonly known as a generic term for physical, mental and spiritual discipline originating from ancient India and found in Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). It envisioned in one of the six spiritual schools of Vedic (Hindu) philosophy known as the ‘Shat-Darshana’. The Yoga school of philosophy accepts the Sankhya school of philosophy and its metaphysics as both these schools belong to the class of the Shat- Darshana. Yoga is not a matter of psychology of mental health only but it is a question of spiritual growth. Yoga practices are an attempt to push the individual towards his true potential as a complete self-realisation. The whole system of Yoga is built on three main structures - exercise, breathing and meditation thereby leading towards full psyche control of the SELF in order to achieve the ultimate freedom as discussed above.

These six schools of philosophy are:

1. Samkhya

2. Yoga

3. Nyaya

4. Vaisheshika

5. Purva (Karma) Mimamsa

6. Uttar Mimamsa (Vedanta): The Three Schools of Vedanta

(a) Monism: Advaita Vedanta

(b) Qualified Monism: Vishistadvaita

(c) Dualism: Dvaita

(d) Synthesis: Achintya Bheda-Abheda Vedanta

1. Samkhya

Samkhya is widely regarded to be the oldest of the philosophical systems of the Vedic tradition. Its philosophy regards the universe as consisting of two eternal realities: purusha andprakrti. The purushas (souls) are many, conscious and devoid of all qualities. They are the silent spectators ofprakrti (matter or nature), which is composed of three gunas (dispositions): satva, rajas and tamas (steadiness, activity and dullness). When the equilibrium of the gunas is disturbed, the world order evolves. This disturbance is due to the proximity of Purusha and Prakrti. Liberation (kaivalya), then, consists of the realisation of the difference between the two. This was a dualistic philosophy. But there are differences between the Samkhya and Western forms of dualism. In the West, the fundamental distinction is between mind and body. In Samkhya, however, it is between the self (purusha) and matter, and the latter incorporates what Westerners would normally refer to as ‘mind’.

2. Yoga

The Yoga system is generally considered to have arisen from the Samkhya philosophy. Its primary text is the Bhagavad Gita, which explores the four primary systems. Sage Patanjali wrote an extremely influential text on Raja Yoga (or meditation) entitled the Yoga Sutra. The most significant difference from Samkhya is that the Yoga school not only incorporates the concept of Ishvara (a personal God) into its metaphysical worldview, which the Samkhya does not, but also upholds Ishvara as the ideal upon which to meditate. This is because Ishvara is the only aspect of purusha that has not become entangled with prakrti. It also utilises the Brahman/Atman terminology and concepts that are found in depth in the Upanishads, thus breaking from the Samkhya school by adopting Vedantic monist concepts. The Yoga system lays down elaborate prescriptions for gradually gaining physical and mental control and mastery over the personal, aspects the body and mind, self, until one’s consciousness has intensified sufficiently to allow awareness of one’s real Self (the soul, or Atman) (as distinct from one’s feelings, thoughts and actions). Realisation of the goal of Yoga is known as moksha, nirvana and Samadhi. They all speak to the realisation of the Atman as being nothing other than the infinite Brahman.

3. Nyaya

The Nyaya School of philosophical speculation is based on a text called the Nyaya Sutra. It was written by Gautama (not to be confused with the founder of Buddhism), also known as Akshapada. The most important contribution made by this school is its methodology. This is based on a system of logic that has subsequently been adopted by most of the other Vedic schools much in the same way that Western science, religion and philosophy and can be said to be largely based on Aristotelian logic.