Hatha Yoga The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Wellbeing

Today in the 21 st century we are faced with various global challenges for humanity and many other health issues such as debilitating chronic illnesses, and disorderly lifestyles which are continuously haunting the life of one and all and unfavorably affecting the balance of human life. It's a hard time to reconnect with our roots to find a stable and permanent solution and it can only be possible through YOG. Yoga is not just a gesture or posture only rather it's a way of living, an art of managing life. Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline which originated in India. Yoga in Daily Life is an arrangement of practices consisting of different levels of development in the areas of physical, mental, social and spiritual health. When the body is physically healthy, the mind is clear, focused and stress is under control. This gives the space to connect with loved ones and maintain socially healthy relationships. The word "Yoga" originates from Sanskrit and means "to join, to unite". Yoga exercises have a holistic effect and bring body, mind, consciousness, and soul into balance. The sole purposes of "Yoga in Daily Life"

Therapeutic yoga that has evolved out of this branch of Yoga has benefitted a huge section of humanity cutting across continents irrespective of age, gender and socio-economic considerations. Unfortunately, this also has led to situation where yoga is being seen through the pin-hole of health and fitness. But as seen earlier, Yoga is a vast estate of knowledge that has the potential to unlock enormous possibilities in human beings. Even Haṭhayogapradīpikā, an important text on Haṭhayoga states “Haṭha is a ladder towards Rājayoga” (rājayogam āroḍhum icchoḥ adhirohiṇīva). Hatha should be practiced as a stepping stone towards the royal and grand objective of self –realization, beyond health benefits.

Today’s we are facing various Global Challenges for Humanity such as sustainable development & climate change, clean water, population & resources, democratization (crisis of faith), Long term perspectives (Economic recession), Global Convergence of IT, Rich-Poor gap, Health issues, capacity to decide, Peace & conflict (Stress), Status of woman, Transnational Organized Crime, Energy, Science & technology, Globe Ethics etc. are continuously haunting life of everyone and adversely affecting the balance of Human Life. So it's the time to reconnect with our roots to find the permanent solution for managing our Life and it can only be possible through YOG. Yoga is not merely a gesture or Posture only, rather it's a way of Living, It's the art of managing Life. In this particular paper the researcher has tried their level best to put forward the different main sutras from Indian Yogic text which clearly supports the present work and proves that Yoga is the only solution for bringing Health, Happiness & Harmony thereby resulting in Life management. Keywords: yoga, life, management, diet, health, happiness.

Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research, 2015

Modern life style is posing a series challenge to human health. The fast change of ever changing trends in modern life is causing physical, moral, mental, and spiritual problems. Chaos and confusion, stress and tension, commercialization and competition in every walk of life has lead to a situation where man is finding itself helpless regarding his personal health and hygiene. An individual who comes to this earth has every right to enjoy each and every gift of nature, to live freely and happily. Technological advancement has resulted in reduction of physical labour and increased mental labour. Tough labour in turn has resulted in psychosomatic disorders such as hyper tension, diabetes, insomnia acidity, gastric problems etc. Basically these disorders are caused due to faulty eating habits, stressful working conditions lack of physical exercises and proper rest. Yoga is the only possible remedy to counter these hazardous habits. Practice of yogic principals and virtues are the only ...

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