EDUCATION
Yoga Education
Introduction to Fundamental of Yoga:
Meaning of Yoga:- The word yoga is derived from the “Sanskrit root/word”
“YUJ”. Where “YUJ” means “union/to join”.
According to panini (great Sanskrit grammarian) “YUJ” has three
connotation-
1). YOGA : YUJ connotes union or yoking.
2). YUJ Samadhau : YUJ connotes concentration.
3). YUJ Samyane : YUJ connotes control.
Q. What is yoga? What do you mean by yoga?
Ans: The word yoga is derived from the “Sanskrit root/word” “YUJ”. Where “YUJ”
means union/to join. Yoga is a group of physical, mental and spiritual particles
which originated in “Ancient India”. As per Yogic scripture the practice of yoga
leads to the union of individual consciousness with that of the universal
consciousness, indicating a perfect harmony between the mind and body, man
and nature.
There are different meaning of the word yoga. For example – unity,
conjugation, combination, mixture, contact, fitness, prospering etc. All this
meaning are given by two Sanskrit dictionaries they are-
1. Amarkosa and
2. Medinikosa
According to Amarkosa :- Yoga means protection, method, meditation, harmony
and technic.
According to Medinikosa :-Yoga means achieving the unachieved, technic
to keep the body young and steady, schemes and plots, medicine, miserliness.
Defination of yoga :-
1. According to Patanjali :- Yoga is a process of gaining control over the mind
by cessation of the modification mind.
2. According to yoga Vasistha :- Yoga is a skillful method to calm down the
mind (Yogic methods are subtle and skillful and does not used brutal
force).
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3. According to Bhagavat Gita :- “ Yoga is dexterity in action”.(This perfection
in action is a result of calmness and awareness of mind).
4. According to Kathopanised :- “Yoga is a state where the indriyas are the
steadily ”. In other words it is the mastery of senses and mind.
5. According to Sri Aurobindo :- Yoga is a concious method towards self
development to bring of the inherent potential of the individual. He focus
on all brown pertionality development, physical, emmosional, method,
intellectual and spiritual leaders.
Aims and objective of Yoga :-
1. The aim of yoga is self realization to over come all kinds of suffering.
2. To have control over the mind.
3. To unite the body, mind and thought for good word.
4. To live with freedom in all walks of life, health and harmony.
5. To developed physical, mental, spiritual, emmosional, carecter, social,
discipline and culture.
Type of Yoga :-
Patanjali Yoga
I. Ashtanga Yoga :- “The eight limbs of yoga”. The word ‘Ashtanga’
is comprised of two Sanskrit words “Ashta” and “Anga”. Ashta
refers to the number eight, while Anga means limbs or body parts.
Therefor Ashtanga is the union of the eight limbs of yoga into one
complete holistic system.
Ashtanga yoga is based on the yoga philosophy of Patanjali
great Zage composed this part into in his book “Patanjali yoga
sutra”. In which he has formulated yoga as a eight limbs or eight
fold path.
The eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga-
1) Yama (principles or moral code)
2) Niyama (personal discipline)
3) Asana
4) Pranayama (Breathing)
5) Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses)
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6) Dharana (concentration on object)
7) Dhyana (meditation)
8) Samadhi (salvation)
1. Yama (principles or moral code):-
a) Ahimsa : A principle of non violence
b) Satya : A principle of thruthfulness
c) Asteya : A principle of non-strealing
d) Brahmacharya : Continency/celibacy
e) Aparigh: A principle of non-hoarding or non-possessiveness
2. Niyama (personal discipline) :-
a) Shoucha : purity/cleanliness of body and mind
b) Santosh : contentment (satisfaction)
c) Tapas : Edurance/discipline
d) Swadhyaya : Self study
e) Eshwar pramidhan : Dedication/surrender to the divine
3. Asana :-
The word Asana means to seat. If is a poster that one can hold
for a period of time staying released, steady, comfortable and
motionless time in those meditative posters.
Asanas: Halasana, Padmasana, Bhujangasana, Vajrasana.
4. Pranayama (Breathing):-
Prana is the force/Breath. If translates to retention of the life
force. Pranayama are Breathing practices that involved the
Retention of Breath.
Types of pranayama
1. Bhramari pranayama
2. Rapalbhati pranayama
3. Bhastrika pranayama
4. Nadi Shodan
5. Shitali pranayama
6. Onulom vilom pranayama
7. Shukari pranayama
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5. Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses):-
Withdrawals of the senses from thing that are not conducive
to the practice of yoga. A moving from the external internal world
when the five senses are quelled, the mind can become still.
6. Dharana (concentration on object):-
Dharama means concentration, introspective focus and one
pointedness of mind. The word “Dhr” means to “hold, maintain
keep”. Dharana holds ones mind onto a particular inner state,
subject or topic of ones mind.
7. Dhyana (meditation):-
Withdrawing mind from all external objects and focusing iton
one point and meditating on it.
8. Samadhi (salvation):-
Step of super bliss, joy and merging individual consciousness
into universal consciousness. In the highest state of samadhi, there
is no longer any object of meditation.
