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Pranayam: Proper Breathing
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Yogic Breathing or Diaphragmatic Breathing, also known as Balloon Breathing
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Prana is Pranayama, an extension of breath or life.
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Yogic breathing includes three types of breathing-
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Abdominal, Chest and Collar bone.
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Increasing vital energy and capacity is the goal
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Asanas: Physical Postures
We are as young as our spine!
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Yogasanas focus on health, flexibility and strength of Spine.
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The next focus is on respiratory and circulatory functions.
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Asanas engage and tone the internal organs, glands, joints as well as the muscles.
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Vishram: Relaxation
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Yoga defines relaxation in three methods- Physical, Mental and Spiritual.
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Ashtang Yog practice furnishes the nervous system with a boost of new neuromuscular information. Proper relaxation such as Savasan (Corpse Pose), helps to integrate that within- giving the nervous system a brief pause
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Aahar: Diet, Sattvic Lifestyle
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Yog defines three gunas (characteristics) in the world.
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Sattvic represents purity and knowledge,
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Rajas manifests active and motion, and
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Tamas shows lethargic or inertia
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​The Sattvic lifestyle suggested in Ashtang Yog, focuses on pure - positive intake for our Body (food-juices-water) and Mind also.
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Listening, Reading, Meditating upon Sattvic objects keeps our mind positive, steady and relaxed.
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Samyama: Dharana-Dhyan-Samadhi
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Dharana, Dhyan and Samadhi together constitute Samyama(integration). Mastery on Samyama leads to True knowledge- awareness.