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There are many meditation techniques. The main objective is to take a comfortable position, Keep your back straight and relax all body structures: physical, emotional, causal. In this state of relaxation, you should concentrate on any process — breathing, appearing

In life we are motivated either with a stick (fear) or a carrot (rewards). However, the stick disappears over time and the carrot becomes tedious. In the absence of the stick, we tend to become lazy and gradually degrade. A

The communities that use the same methods in yoga form a so-called «yoga school». In a yoga school, we can find help and support from people who already have a strong theoretical base consolidated by a deep personal practice. Moreover,

We need a way to relax effectively, but not everyone knows how to do it, and even if they know, not everyone can relax fully. Yoga offers us some methods that can replenish our strength and even accumulate it. Yoga

As soon as we restore the order in our inner universe, we let go our vital power — prana. We can use this power for our family, rest, and other goals, that were previously lacking it. The surplus of prana

Using physical exercises yoga helps to keep the body in harmony and to reach the next level in self-knowledge. Yoga teachers passed the tradition of leading a healthy lifestyle through the ages. Men and women trained hard their bodies to

The combination of many factors, inevident and insignificant at first glance, allows us to feel the spirit of the transcendent knowledge of yoga, which cannot be achieved by blindly copying its external component. On the other hand, there is always

One of the most powerful factors accelerating our progress in yoga is the presence of an appropriate social circle. The absence of like-minded people is critical for some practices and threatens the possibility of their realization. «An oak grows among

Our desire is a  motivation for actions that expand or limit our Freedom. When we decide how to behave in a situation, we act according to a pattern. We recall a similar situation from our past. If it was good

There are two opposite opinions on this subject. According to one opinion the Universe is deterministic. Everything in the Universe is determined by the strict laws of cause and effect and there is no place for freedom. The other opinion

According to the axiomatic of yoga, we have three groups of bodies: physical, subtle and causal. They are connected by Prana. Affecting our physical body, we receive results on subtle bodies and vice versa. There are some specific positions of

If we have a desire to do something, but our thoughts tend to postpone the action until tomorrow or later, always remember what one teacher said to his samurai disciple: «… you have only one arrow. So, do everything at

Sometimes in our daily routine, we forget to track our condition and don’t analyze the cause of any changes. At first, we simply don’t notice or ignore these changes. When we start having certain health problems and things fall apart,

Each person is a combination of certain qualities and experience, that make up three groups of bodies of varying density. Therefore, we can exist in three states according to our tendencies: active, passive or the state of clarity. In Vedic

Each kind of yoga we follow leads us to balance of the extremes.The easiest way is to start with the physical body, using such an instrument as Hatha yoga. It helps to feel the harmony and to reject the extremes

The type of yoga that includes the basics of theatre art is called Natya yoga. The oldest text describing Natya’s features is «Natya-shastra», translated as «Reading about drama». It is one of the largest and the oldest treatise on the

Rajas — passion, activity. People with more rajas are active and energetic. They strive to change themselves and the world around according to their needs. Sattva — enlightenment, goodness. Sattva is a quality which manifests itself in the desire to

Tamas — ignorance. A person in the state of Tamas is inert. Laziness, unwillingness to work hard and to overcome life’s obstacles give an indication to this Guna. It is essential to avoid the domination of this sluggish state. The

Pranayama yoga enhances all our feelings and emotions, not only positive, but also negative ones. Any negative tendency of our mind is exaggerated before it is overcome. Subsequently, we can direct our life energy in the wrong way and we

Pranayama yoga utilises our ability to breathe. The main thing in Pranayama yoga is not to allow any discomfort in the body, i.e. it should be harmony multiplied by harmony. It is necessary to find the inner, physical and emotional

Every thought has consequences in real life. Forgetting about the importance of thoughts in our head, we admit uncontrollable emotions, reactions and events in our life. With time we can notice that we don’t like what is happening with us.

There are no words to describe the Higher Self, it is beyond any definitions and descriptions. All we can say is that Higher Self cannot be divided into parts or destroyed. It exists regardless of time and space. It is

Relaxation is an important part of yoga and of life as a whole. We should allow ourselves to have some space for relaxation and creativity. We should be kind not only to others, but also to ourselves! «There is a

By identifying short-, medium- and long-term objectives, we can clearly see the image of our desirable future. We can record our goals on paper and place it in such a way that it always remains in front of our eyes.  Being

The opinion that without being a vegetarian it is impossible to make yoga useful is wrong. If we commit ourselves to yoga practice, we should start doing it in our current  state. Our nutritional habits do not matter. After some

The wisdom of yoga is as follows: «Be cautious of stupid and lazy people — they will make you suffer! Be careful when you make new contacts and start an interaction, as only you can decide with whom you should

External world is the world of permanent changes. When we deal with an external source we receive a temporary pleasure. Any form becomes old and tired very quickly. Yoga tells us that behind every form there is a content. If

В индийской философии используется такое понятие, как «дхарма». Буквально переводится как «то, что удерживает или поддерживает»; от санскритского корня дхар — «поддерживать». «Санатана-дхармой называют деятельность, которую невозможно поменять. К примеру, у воды нельзя отнять то, что она жидкая, так же

The first principle: «We should try our best to do no harm to any living being without absolute necessity. If it is impossible, we should follow our duty.» The second principle: «We should not waste our effort and time for

Someone is healthy, rich, powerful and can manifest in the world strongly. Someone is less free, he can own almost nothing, the rate of his manifestation is much lower. In this way, everyone of us is free for some percent

Classic kinds of yoga help us to accumulate prana: Asanas of Hatha yoga not only stimulate muscles but enhance the blood supply of our brain and strengthen the nervous system. Dynamic Kriya yoga purifies the body, makes it healthy and

Yoga techniques are able to increase the level of prana, which makes us more effective in achieving any kind of goals and any number of goals. Practicing yoga regularly, we improve our memory, increase the strength of our attention and

There is a principle of satisfaction in Yoga called Santosha. It calls us to be pleased with what we have, to see positive signs in every moment of life. Despair, discontent, complaints about misfortune is not the best way of

According to Yoga axiomatic, happiness is a natural condition of any living being! Many people think that everything is relative, and in order to feel happiness, one needs to feel pain and suffer first: «A blessing in disguise.» Is this

The state of Vira, the state of being a hero, implies a deep interest and desire to study oneself and the world around, the sincere curiosity of a child and of the most serious scientist at the same time. It

Over the last century, yoga began to spread extremely rapidly in the West. Due to the fact that the knowledge of yoga began to rapidly disappear, teachers, independently coming to America and the countries of Europe, began to openly spread

In order to find our life path: Act trying not to harm others! Identify who you owe to and what! Remember about your goals! Following this way, we shall get minimum pain and maximum pleasure according to our karma — a consequence

Sooner or later every person starts thinking about starting a family, having kids and raising a new generation. Many new parents ask themselves: How should they bring up their children and what kind of personal example can they demonstrate? What

One of the meanings of the word «yantra» is «instrument». Also there are other translations: «carrier», «diagram», «schema». Sometimes the word «yantra» is translated from Sanskrit into English, as «map» or «body». One of the tools of Yantra yoga is