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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Yoga during pregnancy: why and for whom?
Yoga - a practice that "helps unite body and mind. For modern man yoga is interesting in that allows you to analyze and control their emotions, which is very valuable in our turbulent world, and to maintain health, to prevent many diseases. At the same time want to note that yoga is not a panacea for disease, it is just a way to stay on a certain level, to prevent the development or progression of disease. Pregnant yoga makes it very mildly physically prepare for the birth (ie - maintain muscle tone, learn to breathe correctly) perceive psychologically calm processes of the organism (many women during pregnancy become emotionally unstable, affecting not only themselves, but also close people).
Basic yoga for pregnant women: asanas, relaxation, breathing and meditation. Yoga Instructor Catherine Pradal, France
Asanas
Not all poses are suitable for pregnant women. The instructor selects the asanas, which help to cope with the increasing load on his back and legs form the habit of a woman's right to sit, stand, lie - to ensure a normal blood flow to the fetus. Regular sessions help women to adapt and at home, easier to carry the usual load, which during pregnancy appear to be severe.
It is very important asanas, which help tone up the pelvic floor muscles. Normal tone of these muscles is important not only in childbirth but also in the postpartum period - the better the tone, the faster the recovery.
Relaxation
Proper relaxation technique is useful at any stage of pregnancy, helps to compensate for the lack of sleep and fatigue (which often occurs during pregnancy insomnia, sleep disturbances of the structure and its inferiority affects the overall well-being and performance): 20 minutes of regular relaxation is equivalent to 2 hours of full sleep.
Breath
Pranayama breathing technique that is recommended to practice during pregnancy not only helps to concentrate and recover emotional balance, but also has a direct influence on a child - during a full breathing increases fetal oxygen supply, which provides normal course of development processes.
Meditation
Regular practice of meditation can achieve a stable emotional state. As you know, to save the pregnant woman, a safe nurturing environment is important to calm the perception of reality, the ability to adequately respond even to negative events in life. This can be achieved through meditation.
Doctors and trainers recommend yoga to begin their studies at 3-4 month of pregnancy in the absence of contraindications. It was at this time comes full awareness of the processes occurring in the body, begins rounded belly, a little later a woman can already feel the movement of the child. If a woman had been active in yoga and is familiar with the asanas, it must choose for charging (with instructor) very simple exercises.
It is recommended to group sessions, as there usually is a positive emotional exchange between participants. Future mothers communicate, consult, ask each other questions, share experiences - all this creates a very favorable environment. As psychologists say, such a communication in communities of interest (by the way, this may be not only yoga) helps women to easily survive the postnatal period, when it can not communicate much with her girlfriends, as in the first months of her attention is focused on the child.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Yoga for pregnant
Lovely women, try it! It's written specifically for you. The author - also a woman and yoga for women has half years. Gone was the capital irritability, got a belief in them. Returned good sleep. Chief gave rise, and yet not become worse in the family. This is the main thing that has happened. And so - many, many other things.
Sometimes you do not believe that life can be better - just go and do. But you can.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Yoga for Women
Yoga is favorable for both men and women. Women need yoga, even more than men, as nature left them with more responsibility, than men. The art of yoga is as old as the Vedas. When we read stories of those times, we have the impression that in many areas women are superior to men. None other than the goddess Parvati, the first suffered the science of yoga, catalysed the god Shiva to teach her.
Maitreya, the wife of the great yogi and philosopher Yajnavalkya reached freedom of spirit through yoga. This art has taught her husband, whose teachings in the book Yogayadzhnyavalkya. In a well-known episode from the Ramayana describes Rama's parting with relatives when he was exiled for 14 years and sent to live in the woods. Kausala His mother, stricken with grief, she knew that no one blessing, uttered with tears in their eyes, will not bring good luck. In order to achieve self-control, she became involved in asanas and pranayama, and only then, when recovered from the shock, and gained peace of mind, was for Rama and blessed him.
In the Vedic period to women treated with great respect. Manu Smriti says about them as goddesses.
Where women are respected, there live the gods.
Where they are neglected, all acts are futile.
In the Vedic period there have been cases where women were subjected to initiation ceremonies, they study the Vedas in Gurukul (house master) and trained in various arts such as wrestling, archery, yoga, music and drama. Over time, the situation of women in society became more and more secondary and its freedom curtailed, even if it is respected as a mother and her pinned some public duties. It was seen as the weaker sex and thus deprived of social status, privileges that she enjoyed in the Vedic era. She was denied the Gurukul and the ceremony of initiation. She was denied access to the study of philosophy, science, arts and yoga, so that its position has deteriorated further.
The later history of India is full of reports of the battles with the invaders who invaded from the north-west. Indian women were severely affected by their social insecurity. Despite this, some women Yogini yoga system successfully spreading across India: for example, Lall, holy to the XIV. from Kashmir, and the holy Bahinabay preached yoga and meditation, Sharada Devi, wife of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, was versed in yoga and pranayama,
The path to yoga is open to all regardless of race, caste, creed and gender. Everyone can attain liberation through yoga!
Nowadays, the situation of women has improved significantly compared with the periods of smrti, Puranas, and even the later stories. Her intelligence, insight and creative force found room for a more complete expression. On stage performer, she lives many roles - daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. In all these roles a woman must be at altitude. In Samkhya yoga woman compared with Prakriti (nature). As in nature, it must always be active. Only under this condition, it succeeds in life and her house is filled with joy. Wonder Kalidasa displays a woman in the role of life-giving spark in the family. This same engine is a spark of spiritual uplift of society.
Yoga - Pearl for Women
The woman is very different from a man his height and the Constitution. The muscles of her soft and light in comparison with coarse, large and heavy muscles of men. Also, her bone system is not as large as a man. A woman able to endure physical stress and mental load in a much greater extent than men, but not through physical strength or endurance, but because of the inherent nature of its characteristics.
In addition, the nature of her responsible for the reproduction of kind. The welfare of the nation and the health of future generations depend on the physical and mental health of women. A careful study of the peculiarities that distinguish women from men, or rather, her body and exposed to changes of physiological functions and emotional states, found that if she perceives asanas and pranayama as part of their lifestyle, they become more meaningful and helpful for us. Yoga helps woman in her responsibilities and in the preservation of face color, charm and femininity. After learning yoga, a woman no longer needs in cosmetics, as well as proper blood circulation makes her skin glow. It is no exaggeration to say that the practice of yoga can help with all conditions and circumstances of her life.
Yoga - the ideal type of exercise for women. In the chapter on anatomy in the Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita Ayurveda describes the exercises, which may through action and movement lead to good results. In comments to him says that if properly performed, they attach to the body of lightness, efficiency, resistance to diseases and disorders caused by imbalance of three organic liquids. They stimulate the harmonious functioning of the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous, glandular, urinary and excretory systems. The texts contained a warning that improper exercises cause lethargy, exhaustion, vomiting, dysfunction of internal organs, skin dryness, internal bleeding, cough, fever and other disorders.
Asanas helps to relieve fatigue, pain and suffering. They help not only unhealthy to recover, but healthy and stay healthy.
In yoga there is a special gift for the women engaged in athletic and sports. Asana can help to correct the irregular movement of muscles, causing congestion and stretching of ligaments. They eliminate the pressure and tension and give the whole system of speed, flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination. If athletes, men and women who have exhausted their strength, they can easily restore their energy through asanas. Thanks Asanas can also increase the amplitude of movements.
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Science of Yoga
Over the past hundred and fifty years is the human being physically, mentally and emotionally from the healthy and stable track, get out of balance. As a result, he learned the narrowness and ignorance, both of his utter dependence on further discoveries of medical science as its own. Now he has begun to look for a science that can give him at various stages of his life, health, serenity and inner harmony.
The World Health Organization knows the importance of the spiritual side of man, when health as "physical, mental, emotional, moral and spiritual well-being" defined.
For humanity Yoga is not new, it existed in all ages. But there were phases in which this science fell into oblivion. In India, however, the universal science of yoga was even during the dark period that raises the most degenerate spiritual traditions protected, and preserved.
In this century, the yoga again came out of India to alleviate the suffering of mankind. It was revived by virtue of the intense effort and compassion of the yogis and sanyasis of India as the science of spirituality and integral personality development. The yogic science is freed from the grip of religious dogma and is now recognized throughout the world as an independent science. It serves the health of all humanity, not just one specific religion or nation.
The traditional meaning of the word yoga is "union", the Union of jivatma or the individual soul with Paramatma, the cosmic soul. Yoga means the spiritual science that leads to the recognition and realization of this association. But in practical concrete context is yoga science, which leads to a balanced, harmonious and integral personal growth.
There is no aspect of human existence or human assets that are not covered are the yogic science. Yoga is a science of "self-culture" and the "self-development." With the help of various systematic techniques and disciplines that are applied to physical, mental and emotional level, does yoga in all areas of our being - whether gross, subtle or causal - a harmonious balance.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains to Arjuna: ... samatvam yoga uchyate - "... balance, balance and harmony in every situation, whether favorable or unfavorable, this is known as yoga." Yoga also presents itself as the science of right living and points the way to fulfill the higher purpose of life, which can only be done through the acquisition of perfection in progressive steps. Shortly summed - Yoga is the science that helps us to consciously perceive the true life, and guarantees to us at all levels of health.
It creates a harmonious balance, inwardly and outwardly, so that we can remain indifferent to all the highs and lows of life with praise and insult, as if success and failure in all our actions and efforts to attain perfection.
The types of yoga
As a yoga class is comprised of various types, such as Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Mantra Yoga and Laya Yoga, etc. Each variant has a special instrument to physical, mental, emotional and psychological disciplines and methods , intended to transport the aspirants to the higher realms of consciousness, the existence and perfection. Yoga as a unification of the individual soul with the Paramatma is the end, and yoga as a method of discipline and practice is also the means to achieve this highest purpose of human existence.
The size of the Indian spiritual tradition - it is seen as a tradition of Sanatan Dharma - is based on the fact that it accepts all aspects of life and abilities of the person as they are all for individual growth, in favor of harmony and fulfillment can be used. The tradition deals with the "four goals" of life - artha, kama, dharma and moksha.
Artha and Kama, the physical, biological and emotional needs, therefore, are not vulgar or dirty, but form the first stages of the spiritual ladder. To ascend on the spiritual path to higher levels, one must first meet the basic needs because they carry the life of every person has a great influence. However, should the sense of the respective rights and obligations of all such efforts are in the background.
Even the human life process was divided into four stages or ashramas, namely brahmacharya (life of the child, pupil, student), grihashta (Life of 'householder'), vanaprashta (retired life for the purpose of contemplation) and sannyasa (renunciation of life, alone devoted to the spiritual realization). In this way, every single aspect of life was observed and fully integrated.
In addition, characterized the numerous spiritual traditions and methods of practice by a sound logic, and offer a very practical approach to life. Every individual has a singular character and temperament respective stands on specific developmental stage, and shows an appropriate level of understanding. Just as a single medicine, the various diseases afflicting humanity can not heal, can be a single yogic technique does not apply at all spiritual aspirants.
Therefore developed a large number of yoga techniques and traditions. Treated, for example, Hatha Yoga involves the body as a "clay pot" that was not fertiggebrannt by the potter, but physical, sensory, mental, emotional, intellectual and egocentric systems. Similar to the unfired clay pot in the first heat and fire to burn must require the psycho-physiological nature of a man of "burning" in the fire of yoga, so that it can develop themselves spiritually.
The hatha yoga tradition, therefore, is based on body-related method. The body is the medium that requires for example cleaning and reinforcement through shatkarmas and asana, the lightness, freedom from illness and patience through the practice of pranayama and pratyahara, the stability of mind and emotions through the practice of mudras, and bandhas dharana. Only under such conditions, the higher achievement - thanks to the acquired balance between solar and lunar energies in the body - is possible.
The philosophy of yoga
The philosophy behind yoga is generally coincides with that of the real Raja Yoga and is based on the Yoga Sutras of Maharshi Patanjali. Together with the Sankhya philosophy of Raja Yoga is an eternal, omnipresent, plotless Prakriti principle (manifested and non-manifested in nature) and a variety of ubiquitous consciousness Purusas (monads of pure consciousness). Yoga accepts another, a third principle, namely) Ishvara (God. The contact between Purusha (s) and Prakriti latter can manifest their multiple effects. The Purusha experiences - thanks aviveka (lack of distinction) - that he is an individual person, because he identifies with prakriti and its various modes.
Raja Yoga is now offering a way out of this Purusha, the concatenation. Therefore, it is also this yoga as a practical path to liberation rather than as a philosophical excursion into the realms of the spirit. He treats the so-called eightfold path, the "eight limbs" are scientifically described this as the natural steps of the ladder, which makes the people come from his human to the true divine nature. The coarse and fine ties that will bind to Prakriti Purusha intersected.
After all the bonds have fallen enjoys the liberated purusha its independence (kaivalya or moksha). This is the goal of Raja Yoga. The "eight limbs" will be briefly presented:
The 8 limbs of Raja Yoga
Yama: In the form of ahimsa (nonviolence), satya (truthfulness), Asteya () non-stealing, Brahmacharya (living in harmony with the higher consciousness) and Aparigraha (is) without possessiveness yama, the social code of conduct, the acts against fellow human beings controls.
Niyama:) By shaucha (cleanliness and purity, Santosha (contentment), tapas () voluntary privation, want) Svadhyaya (analysis of the self, understanding one's own nature) and Ishvara Pranidhana (Selbstergebung before God, discipline, culture of the self, nature , strong will and faith in God to be developed.
Asana: Asana positions intended reasonable, balanced and harmonious functioning of bodily organs and systems under all conditions. They also help eliminate the gross energy blockages and to perceive the subtle aspects of the body. In the form of meditation asana position forms the basis for the grandiose building of the Antaranga sadhana (the inward disciplines of Dharana, dhyana and samadhi).
Pranayama breathing technique and reorganized This harmonizes the body's energy by cleaning the energy channels and the obstacles is removed, then the whole system energized and to exercise adequate control over the subtle pranic body-helps. It is this control allows the control of desires and the Vrittis (shapes and forms of the mind and the imagination), the chains of Prakriti Purusha.
Pratyahara: This technique shows us how we should withdraw the senses from sense objects. A retreat, which clarifies the perception of the inner world of the spiritual dimension of emotions and the psyche and intensified.
Dharana: focus on the technology, the mind for a long time to a point, it helps to internalize the perception and to draw energy from our inner being. It also supports the development of willpower and inner strength the face of difficult life situations.
Dhyana: Will dharana a continuous and uninterrupted process and the perception does not differ more from their point of concentration, it is called dhyana or meditation. It brings the aspirant closer to his inner being - the source of peace, joy, knowledge and wisdom.
Samadhi: The dissolution of mind, intellect and ego in the cosmic consciousness in which peace, happiness, harmony and light will ever know - this is samadhi. Here Purusha experiences its own true nature, the transcendent state of absolute independence and freedom (kaivalya).
Patanjali's Yoga, the building was built not on preconceived notions or axioms. He merely laid down the fundamental principles that are applicable for every practitioner, regardless of his religion or his faith. On rope verifiable experience, the practitioner, step by step to the destination. The practical applicability of this yoga is universal.
Mantra Yoga
The science of Manta and Yantra Yoga deals with the concepts of consciousness and energy in terms of sound vibration and the symbolic representation of this vibration. A mantra helps divine energy that manifests itself in a sound pattern. A yantra containing the divine energy that is reflected in a visible geometric shape. Both help to erase the negative gradually Samskaras (deep-rooted impressions from past lives) and engraved in the subconscious archetypes.
These two form of yoga to harmonize the intellectual, emotional and psychological systems of the personality, to redeem in the course of the absent-mindedness, instability and turbulence of the mind and the mind. Thus the potential energy is brought in people from their latency (concealment).
Bhakti Yoga
The science of Bhakti Yoga is suitable for people with devotional tendencies and abilities. It helps to remove emotional blockages and impurities, leads to higher-yielding and I believed in a reality. Reine, ecstatic bhakti is probably the highest level in the spiritual life of a man.
Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga is the path of service is free of selfish motives, but carried by the sense of individual duty. The ideal of the Bhagavad Gita can be in the form of two terms express summarily karma and yoga. Krishna consistently throughout the Gita sets with precise and forceful words, the core principles of karma yoga dar. He praises the high duty of man, selfless work, I run-lose actions without waiting for the "fruits" of the work.
The secret of Karma Yoga is the development of skill and perfection in action. The magic formula to be learned, if you live in an active spiritual community, after which they can easily apply it in everyday life. In fact, it may be far smoother and richer motivation to work selflessly for others, as selfish for themselves
This shows the difference between "karma" and "Karma Yoga". It creates karma, if you have yourself in mind - and when their own wishes or conflicts are the drivers for action. If you work but not for themselves, ie, in favor of the ego, but presents his action as a service and a gift of other people, then the mind is free and one can experience the benefits of Karma Yoga.
Kundalini Yoga
The science of Kundalini and Kriya yoga aims to awaken the latent energy of the cosmic man. Is she awakens, it recognizes and understands the mysteries of human nature and the universe. All the exquisite experience of spiritual life are caused by the Kundalini energy.
Of course there are many other classes and types of yoga with their respective characteristics. But rather than list it seems to me important to make more and more people are familiar with the beneficial effects of yoga. You should choose a few techniques that you can practice each day, then you should try to exercise it unilaterally, but balanced so that the demand is supported by the different personal abilities and growth (and space) development.
It is gaining the impression that yoga is one in future for the heritage of each nation. It is increasingly accepted in all sectors of society, whether in education, medical sciences, in prisons, sports, military, hospitals, during space flights, in psychiatric hospitals or in commercial and industrial groups. Again, the time has come for humanity to claim their authority in the realm of the great spiritual yoga tradition.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Yoga in Pregnancy
The expectation of having a baby and have it be well guarded in the stomach, is a very exciting feeling for many moms. Mothers should take care for your baby to grow up healthy but do not forget to balance the needs pleasures. Mothers should take care of your body, mind, and protected to receive, pretty and relaxed, the baby is born.
The yoga is an ancient technique from India whose meaning in Spanish is "unite". It is a series of breathing exercises and stretching. The combination of yoga and other cardiovascular exercises like walking are ideal during pregnancy, not only because they keep you in shape, but also tone your muscles, give more flexibility to your joints, improve circulation, and give you strength and vitality.
The yoga also helps to improve breathing and relax, two very useful benefits when the day of delivery and have a baby to raise. The first thing taught in a class of yoga is to breathe. This technique, known under the name "ujayi" involves breathing deeply through your nose very slowly to fill your lungs with air and then exhale to compress the stomach.
These breathing exercises prevent your muscles from getting at the time of painful contractions when your baby is born. The relaxation in all muscles facilitates the natural progress of labor and therefore it is much shorter and less painful.
To entertain very common problems during pregnancy, including swelling, spots, stretch marks and backaches and leg, it is recommended that pregnant women keep the elasticity of your body. The practice of physical exercise will be very helpful in every way. Among the exercises are recommended by doctors, yoga is the one who is attracting more interest on the benefits to women during pregnancy.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The following recommendations for pregnant
If you are unable to attend class for pregnant women, come to the Women's class, the teacher warned. If you are going to attend the general class, then select a woman teacher, and always let her know before the lesson of his condition.
During the class carefully watch your well-being and discomfort get out of position.
In general, the practice during pregnancy is very different from the usual. The very premise for the other classes - without the full dedication and commitment to the intensity of posture.
During pregnancy can and should do inverted poses, as they normalize hormonal balance. During menstruation, these asanas do not perform as well during pregnancy make sure.
Upturned posture is useful to include in the practice with the first and the last day. However, in the last days of pregnancy by some asanas have to give up, so how do they become physically very difficult or inconvenient. These postures, for example, the rack on his head.
But Viparita Karani Mudra (posture bent candles) can be done to victory. Postures while sitting and lying on their backs, such as Baddha Konasana and CAT Baddha Konasana, too, can be performed throughout the pregnancy. They help to increase the space between the pelvis and the diaphragm, thereby facilitating breathing and improving well-being in general. But we must remember that many women already in the second trimester begin to feel discomfort in the supine position. Therefore, such attitudes as CAT Baddha Konasana, performed mostly in half-sitting-reclining position with support under the back. You can also make passive deflections ago, for example Viparita Dandasanu at a special bench or bolstere. In the second and third trimesters of good practice to include in standing posture. It is desirable to implement them in support. Standing postures help to control weight, strengthen the body as a whole, develop self-confidence, reduce the likelihood of seizures and edema, can improve blood supply to the fetus, to keep the spine healthy and strong. You can also do gentle twisting, such as Bharadvadzhasana on a chair.
Now, about what to do absolutely impossible. Throughout the duration of pregnancy can not be done deflections back from a prone position on the floor (this includes, for example, Shalabhasana), a delicate balance (such as Bakasana) closed by twisting (eg, Marichiasanu III), and abdominal posture (eg, Navasanu). In addition, studies should be excluded from the jumps.
In all the asanas, which we usually connect the legs together, such as Dandasana, including the inverted posture, feet should be separated by the width of the pelvis. In the second and third trimesters should not perform deep tilts forward. These postures should look more like a traction up in a sitting position. Shavasana in this period to perform better while lying on his left side. As pranayama, you can perform simple options Uddzhai and Viloma in semirecumbent or sitting on the anvil.
Particular caution should be observed in 12, 13 and 14 th week of pregnancy. During this period, the practice should only poses lying on her back and inverted. The program should be as soft as in this period in the body is hormonal alteration.
General information for independent practice, when there is an abundance of materials:
- All standing postures to perform drawing, use the wall instead of the horse.
- All poses are performed sitting on a high support, such as bolstere or several folded blankets.
- Tilts forward are not met, only the traction up
- Not made deflections or pronation
- Do not do all the postures and compressive straining stomach (abdominal, torsion)
- Pranayama to perform better in the semirecumbent or sitting on a chair, but if the other provisions of comfortable, you can breathe in them. Do only simple types of pranayama, type Udzhayi on inhalation, exhale, inhale and exhale, or Viloma for inspiration, as you exhale.