Yoga strengthens the press

This yoga pose strengthens the abdominal muscles beautifully. Hold it for a long time is difficult, even a trained person. Do not persist if, together with the stress Press you feel pain in his back. 

So, start!

1. Sit on the floor.

2. Put your hands behind your head, your fingers on the neck, elbows, directed slightly forward.

3. Slightly lean back and lift your legs, about 30-45 degrees from the floor. The back is rounded. Try not to bend his legs. Ideally, the legs and head should be at the same height.

4. Stay in this pose for as long as you can. Good result can be regarded as holding for 10-12 seconds. Breathing is smooth, all the focus on abdominal muscles.

Yoga and the cleansing of the body

Few of us are fortunate to be interested in yoga since birth. As a rule, we come to school already with some baggage - an unhealthy diet, accumulated toxins. And if you do not deal with this load, an intense yoga practice may even be harmful.

Make a reservation at once: to clean, having read an article or a book - it is dangerous. On specific methods is better to consult with the instructor of yoga, has repeatedly tried them myself. And also with your doctor. And this article will give you a general idea of what cleaning and why it is needed.

The Hatha Yoga

The direction, the most widely spread in the west. The name is formed by two roots of "ha" - "sun" and "tha" - "Moon", which indicates a desire for balance between effort and relaxation, energy and consciousness, the masculine and feminine. Word as a whole can be literally translated as "strength" or "force". In this case, it all starts with the serious work with the body. In a lazy man, nearly every one of us, at this point it may be a reasonable question: why "karyachitsya 'up a sweat when you can just sit under a tree and think of something beautiful or smart read books in anticipation of enlightenment. Alas, all is not so simple. Try it yourself and you'll see for yourself. First of all, you do not get long to sit in one position, the body soon zanoet and zatechet. Secondly, the mind, too, refuses to obey and you will think about what it wants, in other words randomly jump from one topic to another. On closer examination, to cope with the body will be somewhat easier than with the mind, although this will require a systematic effort. In principle, it is quite logical: if you do not own something that you can see and touch, how can subdue something intangible and elusive? In addition, one of the fundamental esoteric principles states: both inside and outside, that is, by acting on the body, we simultaneously has an impact on consciousness, which will gradually change along with the physical body.

Raja Yoga

Focuses on working with consciousness; it is dominated by meditative and experimental techniques, visualization. As you know, Rajas in India called the kings, so that this type of yoga can be no exaggeration to call the king. Because the position requires, these teachers raja yoga is extremely small, and attempts to separate its development is unlikely to lead to the desired result - a personal touch with the teacher plays a decisive role.

Karma Yoga

The Sanskrit term karma refers not only to the law of cause and effect (although in the west of the most widely known for this aspect), but simply the action. Therefore, in this area can be attributed not only to practice as such, but every act committed in the name of yoga. Thus, karma yoga can be considered the organization of work yoga center, training seminars or writing this article, as well as any other matter directed to the benefit of others and selflessly committed, and not for any personal gain.

Jnana Yoga

The yoga of knowledge involves the study of sacred texts, and this process should be not just an intellectual, academic, as is often the case in Sanskrit and Western Orient lists. Knowledge should be seen not only his head, but heart and soul, it must penetrate deep inside, to become a particle nature and practice, thus, spiritually transform it closer to understanding the essence of nature of things.

Bhakti Yoga

Any Sanskrit term on closer examination turns out to be not just a separate word, and the whole multi-faceted and multi-valued concept. This is fully valid for the term "Bhakti". It can be interpreted as a love and as unselfish and as a sincere devotion to the Deity or Guru is a teacher. This practice, which includes certain rituals, spiritual songs and much more, allows you to look beyond his own ego and becoming one with the Worship.