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Introduction
Dear Listener,
I want to thank you and congratulate you for buying this book, Yoga For Beginners: Your Guide To Master Yoga Poses While Strengthening Your Body, Calming Your Mind And Be Stress- Free!
I think you will agree with me when I say, the world is a pretty crazy place. I mean we all wake up early in the morning, take our breakfast, disappear into our daily responsibilities (which can be work or school), return home, try to get some few hours of sleep and then wake up and repeat everything again.
What are we really doing to ourselves? We have made ourselves so busy that we have lost touch with our inner selves; which is okay except for the fact that, that type of life is affecting our health negatively by piling up stress in your body and mind.
You know what we need, a breather and this guide has the perfect one for you. YOGA!
Yes, you heard me. For a long time now, yoga has been known to work wonders on the body and mind. Basically, it helps you get in touch with your inner self in a process that releases stress from your body, calms your mind and boosts your strength. After a session of yoga, you glow and feel light. Now, who wouldnt want that?
This guide will introduce you to this magical method known as yoga. By reading it, you will get to know the history of yoga, the benefits of yoga, what to expect from yoga classes and what you need to start practicing it. You will also learn some yoga postures and routines that you can do to free your mind from stress while strengthening your body.
Are you ready to learn how to channel your inner yogi?
Thanks again for downloading this book. I hope you enjoy it!
Emily Oddo
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Section 1: A Deep Understanding Of Yoga
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By definition, yoga is a Hindu system that aims at achieving the spiritual union of your inner self with the Supreme Being in a form of complete tranquility and awareness. It does this through intense concentration, meditation and exercise practices that involve controlled breathing and postures. In simple terms, Yoga is all about connecting your body and mind through breathing and movements that relax the mind and increase the level of flexibility and fitness in your body.
To some, yoga is just a type of exercise that is used as a pathway to empower you to live a fulfilling, strong and healthy life.
Now you have an idea of what yoga is, but where exactly, did it come from and how did it get this popular? Below is a brief history of yoga, which will show you how yoga has developed to the practice that it is today.
History Of Yoga
The practice of yoga began over 5,000 years ago in Northern India; although some researchers say the practice goes as far back as 10,000 years ago. All in all, the Indus-Sarasvati people first developed Yoga.
Yoga was first mentioned by the oldest sacred text Rig Veda which was used to collect texts that had rituals, mantras and songs used by Vedic priests. The word yoga was derived from the Sanskrit word yuj which means to yoke, to unite, or to join. The translation makes sense because in those days (the pre-classical yoga era) yoga was only viewed as a means to unite the body with the spiritual realm.
After the pre-classical yoga era came the classical yoga era; this new era was led and defined by the father of yoga himself, Patanjalis. Patanjalis yoga was presented by sutras, which were the first organized presentation of yoga. Here Patanjali systematized the practice of yoga into an eight-limbed path that was meant to guide people to exceed beyond the mind and achieve yogic freedom or Samadhi which means enlightenment.
The Eight-Limbed Path
After Patanjali, came the post-classical yoga era where the teachings of the ancient Vedas were rejected. The then yoga masters created their own yoga system that was designed to revitalize the body and prolong life. They developed a physical yoga style with essential techniques of cleansing the body and mind. The method helped practitioners to break out of the knots that fix them to their own physical existence. This style is what later gave birth to what is now known as yoga in the west- Hatha yoga.
Then came the modern period, which started in the 1800s and 1900s; in this era, the yoga masters started spreading the practice of yoga to the west.