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A mantra is composed of sounds, words or short phrases, which have a strong influence on body and mind. There are many ways in which a mantra can be used. It can be sung, whispered, written or even just repeated mentally. By consciously repeating a mantra many times (called japa) a small seed or bija is planted in the mind. This seed contains a high concentration of exactly those vibrations that create special moods and thoughts.
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Pranayama is a traditional aspect of yoga and is composed of two Sanskrit words: The first,prana, meaning life force, and the second, ayama, meaning control. If we understand breath in terms of life force, there is a connection between controlling your breath and controlling your life force.
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Various larger body locks (bandhas), which are muscle contractions in different areas of the body, are used in. Likewise smaller body locks (mudras), are small changes in the limbs or organs such as the fingers, eyes or the tongue, are a...
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The word chakra means “wheel” or “rotating ring”. The individual chakras are positioned where energy channels join in the body, and work as transformers that control the energies of the body. The three most important energy channels are...
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The most prevalent type of in the Western world is hatha yoga. Hatha yoga is characterized by the cleansing and empowering of body and mind through physical exercises starting from the breath. This physical dimension makes hatha yoga attractiv...
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Ashtangais the basis of yoga. The word originates from Sanskrit and means “with eight limbs”. In The Yoga Sutras, Pantanjali systematically describes the eight parts that comprise the complete yoga system and leads the practitioner (the yogi) t...
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The great idea of yoga is that everything is connected and cannot be divided into isolated units. The word yoga originates from the root yuj which means “union”. Yoga is a method to connect body and mind, mind and soul and the individual and th...
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