asana

Bhujangasana (the cobra pose)

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 19:04
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In this asana, the body, lying flat on the abdomen, is made to assume, by raising the head and the trunk, a pose which resembles an irritated cobra (Bhujanga). The main importance of this pose lies in the curving of the spine backwards. To maintain the activity of youth even at an advanced age, the spine must be kept supple and elastic. As age advances the muscles of the back get stiffened and lose their elasticity.

Shirshasana (Topsy-turvy pose)

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 18:45
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(THE TOPSY-TURVY POSE)

Padmasana, part 1

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 11:42
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We must remind ourselves time and again — that is, if we are conscious of the need to maintain good health — that we must sit and walk erect. But too often this resolution is forgotten in everyday work and worries.

padmasana, lotus position

The body machine

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 11:38
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In this wonderful machine that is our body, not a single part is dispensable or superfluous. Every part has a crucial role to play, to make life healthy and happy. Even if one part breaks down and needs repair, the body feels uncomfortable and even falls sick. How can one keep all parts healthy?

How to do yoga asanas

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 13:52
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Though there are hundreds of asanas of which nearly eighty are important, one need not do more than ten or fifteen poses daily to keep healthy. They are simple to learn, especially for young people whose backbone is generally supple.

Once you learn to do them, you will come to love them and their practice will become part of the daily routine. They will make you fresh and cheerful, smart and trim. And all they demand is just thirty minutes of your time each day.

Yoga after the age of 45

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 15:49
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After the age of 45 when one is not generally accustomed to taking any physical exercises the practice of Yogic asana may prove rather discomforting at first. The rigidity of the muscles begins to manifest itself after that age. Certain muscular movements produce a discomforting sensation of stretching of the muscles. The spine loses its elasticity after the age of 45 and its bending in all directions plays an important part in all the Yogic asana. Yet this ought not to deter an elderly person from undertaking the practice of Yogic physical culture.

Asanas and their essentials

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 15:42
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The elaborate rules about the preparation of food and the observance of correct diet, about personal behavior and environments which are recommended to be observed while practicing the asanas which are prescribed in Yogic literature are sure to prove confusing to a modern student of Yoga as it is not possible to observe and follow them in detail'.

Practical applicability of yogic asanas as a means of physical culture

Submitted by BLAG.BIZ on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 15:30
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So many enquiries have been made, particularly from verse as readers of my previous work, the "Mysterious Cundalani" about the practicability of Yogic asanas as a system of physical culture, that in response to them there was described the true significance and the correct technique of a few Yogic asanas which can be practiced as a system of physical culture easily at home and without the help of an instructor. The ultimate aim of all asanas is to prepare the body to achieve that tranquility of mind which is necessary for the realization of so-called the "supreme" consciousness.

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