Chapter 1: Beginning With the Yogic Tree
Yoga unlocks something deep within you. While fitness studios and gyms boast of the physical benefits of yoga, this ancient practice is far more than just another workout. Yoga has the power to unlock something deep within the human mind and allows us to access the true nature of ourselves.
This practice was designed to work in harmony with the human body and utilizes anatomical principles that modern science has only recently started to understand. These ancient teachings were created through enlightened observations of all types of life. Within our practice, we work to become harmonious with the world around us, focus our mind and open our senses. We learn how to discern between the things that …show more content…
According to their viewpoint, yoga was intended to move between the layers of these three bodies. From the start of your first yoga class, you begin to integrate the mind, body and breath. With practice, you can go beyond the basic limitations of your physical form to unlock the true potential of yoga.
What Is Yoga?
The word yoga is from a Sanskrit word, yuj, that means to bind or yoke. This word can be used to mean union or to concentrate one's attention. In essence, yoga means the yoking of all the powers of your soul, mind and body to God. It is a way of developing a disciplined intellect and controlled emotions. Traditionally, it is considered to be one of the six mainstays of Indian philosophy. Originally, this ancient practice was codified and standardized in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
It is unknown when Sri Patanjali lived, and some historians are uncertain if a single person actually wrote the Yoga Sutras. Currently, historians believe that the sutras were written between 5,000 B.C. and 300 A.D. Whether Patanjali actually wrote the sutras or not, historians know that he did not invent yoga. His main contribution was to write down and systematize the practices that already existed. Over the next 2,000 years, his sutras became the basis for all of the yoga and meditation styles that
Yoga unlocks something deep within you. While fitness studios and gyms boast of the physical benefits of yoga, this ancient practice is far more than just another workout. Yoga has the power to unlock something deep within the human mind and allows us to access the true nature of ourselves.
This practice was designed to work in harmony with the human body and utilizes anatomical principles that modern science has only recently started to understand. These ancient teachings were created through enlightened observations of all types of life. Within our practice, we work to become harmonious with the world around us, focus our mind and open our senses. We learn how to discern between the things that …show more content…
According to their viewpoint, yoga was intended to move between the layers of these three bodies. From the start of your first yoga class, you begin to integrate the mind, body and breath. With practice, you can go beyond the basic limitations of your physical form to unlock the true potential of yoga.
What Is Yoga?
The word yoga is from a Sanskrit word, yuj, that means to bind or yoke. This word can be used to mean union or to concentrate one's attention. In essence, yoga means the yoking of all the powers of your soul, mind and body to God. It is a way of developing a disciplined intellect and controlled emotions. Traditionally, it is considered to be one of the six mainstays of Indian philosophy. Originally, this ancient practice was codified and standardized in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
It is unknown when Sri Patanjali lived, and some historians are uncertain if a single person actually wrote the Yoga Sutras. Currently, historians believe that the sutras were written between 5,000 B.C. and 300 A.D. Whether Patanjali actually wrote the sutras or not, historians know that he did not invent yoga. His main contribution was to write down and systematize the practices that already existed. Over the next 2,000 years, his sutras became the basis for all of the yoga and meditation styles that