The Wheel of Yoga - A Path to Self Realisation
In the west, we tend to see Yoga as an exercise but this science of union tends to be a bit deeper than just getting into head stand
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Even though I must say, it's nice to see the world upside down
Many forms of Yoga exist which lead to self realisation
Yoga is a wheel, an integrated & wholly wheel where many aspects of Yoga branch off, all ultimately leading to Raj Yoga (Royal Yoga), the king of all Yogas, Meditation !
*Karma Yoga - Yoga of selfless service, or Yoga of action
Doing everything you do with LOVE
*Jnana Yoga - Yoga of wisdom & knowledge
Cultivating the mind in books & philosophical discussions (Satsang)
*Bhakti Yoga - Yoga of devotion
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Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare :)) is one form of Bhakti Yoga (Kirtan) but most Hindus who go to temple also practice a form of Bhakti Yoga
*Raja Yoga - Ashtanga (8 limbs of Yoga)
Renunciation of the senses to be fully present in the absolute void of awareness where everything & nothing happens, pure stillness & eternal bliss
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*Hatha Yoga - Yoga of physical discipline
Asana (Posture)
Pranayama (Breath Control)
Mudra(Gestures)
Bandha(Locks)
Mantra (Sound Vibration)
Check out this pdf book if you want to go deeper :
http://www.znakovi-vremena.net/en/Swami-Satyananda-Saraswati---Asana-Pranayama-Mudra-Bandha.pdf
Hatha is the yoga of the heart expansion. Aligning all the energy centres (Chakra) while guiding your way to a balanced kundalini system into stillness & stability of the body & mind
Hatha is rooted mainly in the scriptures of Hatha Pradipika written in the 15th century by Swami Svatmarama giving a concise structure into the science of Yoga & on how to attain a balanced kundalini system & sustain Raj Yoga
From Hatha stems all the modern yoga's that are popular in the west today
*Ashtanga : Yang Yoga that demands the body to be super fit in order to flow through the postures
*Kundalini : Yogic system that works on the 12 bodies. Reinforcing the energetic shield & cosmic alignment
*Iyengar : Yoga with props that heals & helps any physical injury & physical alignment
*Artistic : Dance Yoga. Yoga in grace
*Yin : Slow restorative Yoga
& countless other hybrids (beer Yoga, naked Yoga .. etc .. :))
Here you can find a version of Hatha Pradipika
(some Jnana Yoga for you :))
I have been in Yoga for 5 years now. I don't claim to know everything, actually I know very little but still wanted to share the little that me & my intuition knows as Yoga is an infinite trail of knowledge ..
KEEP GROWING _ KEEP FLOWING
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Best regards 😊 Very cool the article about different kinds of yoga. See u around!
yeah see you around :) @bigotmaifriend
Thank you for this beautiful piece, love the headstand! I am currently doing Astanga yoga and I agree it is very physically demanding! Today I felt quite sore after going to class yesterday.
I first learned about the different types or elements of yoga from watching youtube videos of Sadhguru (Jaggi Vassudev). It's beautiful that there are options for our different inclinations as humans. Also if we have a powerful urge for the truth we can use all of the yogas! With such commitment then something will eventually open us up in a big way :)
I also want to remind you that in the Steemit community there is an emphasis on original content and crediting other peoples work. Some people may overlook your beautiful post if you have not taken the time to put the source for your images. Otherwise the assumption is that these images belong to you.
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Thanks @phillyc. I will make sure to credit the pics. Lovely to hear you liked the piece :)
Namaste
Have a nice day !