Yoga means oneness and it reunite the essence of every religion, the essence of every creed and the core every spiritual path. It came from connecting to god context and just as the word religion means in a western context. The native yoga-paths are part of Vedic culture and it is referred as Hinduism.

Yoga is an origin of all religions. Yoga is root for Jainism, Buddhism and even Jesus Christ carried his lengthy pilgrimage after studying yoga. Following are some of the stages of Yoga, known as “Ashtanga yoga”:

Yama
It is an eternal and universal moral command. It was introduced to curb out all tendency toward violence and possessiveness. This helps to attain truthfulness, purity, conscience, trustworthiness, goodness and honesty.

Niyama
This stage of yoga helps to bring calmness to the mind with its own rules and regulations. This practices help to do self-purification through discipline, self-contentment, and self-study.

Asana
These are a kind of body postures, which helps to develop inner awareness and aid in calming the mind.

Pranayama
It is a kind of breathing exercise, which helps to bring rhythmic control, prolongation and restraint of the breath. Discovery of a subtle psychic force or a subtle cosmic element is major objective of this health practices.

Pratyahara
This type of yoga practices helps to bring control of the senses over the human body. It is capable to give up all, sentiments and pleasures. It will yield better result only when mind is withdrawn from all external attractions and objects.

Samadhi
A medication practice capable to lead to a state of super consciousness is called Samadhi. This is a reunion of aspirant (Sadhaka) with the object of his meditation Paramatma.

These stages of yoga are potential and destiny of a yogi’s. It is not a easy kind of job but it can give life’s purpose, spiritual mission, and field of opportunity if it is practiced in a right manner.

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Yoga is an old health practice for stronger-flexible body, toning of muscles, reducing stress, and physical well-being. Different yoga asanas are effective for different parts of a body. Following are the major types of asanas in yoga:

Vinyasa
It means a breath-synchronized movement in which, performance of a series of poses called sun-salutation matched to the breath system of a human body. It typically starts with a sun salutation to warm up the body for more intense stretching.

Ashtanga
Ashtanga or 8 limbs or power yoga is a fast paced and intense style of yoga. This series of asana is always performed in the same order. It is a very tough and rigorous exercise because this asana demands a constant movement from one pose to next pose.

Iyengar
This kind of yoga practice is more concerned with body alignment. Alignment describes the precise way of practice where body should position in order to get maximum benefits and avoid injury. This asana mainly emphasizes on long time pose and quick movement from pose to next.

Kundalini
This type of asana mainly focuses to freeing energy in the lower body and allowing it to move upwards. All other asana controls the breath but this explores the effect of breath. Its movement is rapid and repetitive rather than the pose held for a long time.

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