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Yoga Styles: Siddha-Yoga

August 31st 2009 15:43

Siddha Yoga is based on the Hindu spirituality of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism. Originally, Siddha Yoga was mentioned in the 7th or 8th century AD. It can be translated from Sanskrit to mean perfect or perfected Yoga. Practices involved with Siddha Yoga include meditation, chanting, study of scriptural texts, Hatha Yoga, and teachings. The main focus is on discovering and developing awareness of our personal inner divinity.

Modern Siddha Yoga came about when Swami Muktananda, now deceased, explained the path of self-realization he encountered due to the guidance of Indian Bhagawan Nityananda. In the mid-seventies, Swami Muktananda created the SYDA Foundation. The official Siddha Yoga organization has ashrams and meditation centers around the globe, including India, USA, Australia, England and France. Many practitioners find it easier to study and grow within Siddha Yoga within these settings

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YOGA EVENTS: mid October 2009

August 26th 2009 16:47

OCT 10: White Tantric Yoga at Munich, Germany
full details can be found at the following website: whitetantricyoga.com

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Yoga Styles: Shadanga-Yoga

August 24th 2009 00:25

Shadanga Yoga refers to six-limbed Yoga. It stems from the Maitrayaniya-Upanishad or the Amrita Nada Upanishad from the Krishna Yajur Veda. The ultimate goal of all forms of Shadanga Yoga is liberation.

The basic version incorporates

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YOGA EVENTS: early October 2009

August 20th 2009 16:51

OCT 1-28: Raw Shakti Yoga Teacher Training in Samoa, South Pacific
QUOTE: This Yoga Teacher Training is a way to deepen your practice, learn about the yoga lifestyle and study the fundamentals of yoga. You will be trained in yoga philosophy and integrate it in your life during this experiential based course. Upon completion you will be a registered yoga teacher with an internationally recognized qualification to lead Raw Shakti yoga classes. We invite you to be a part of this life enhancing experience through meditation, pranayama, asana, vegetarian meals, daily activities, and application of yogic theory into daily yogic living. We invite you to open your heart to connect the essence of our universe, compassion and love. We invite you to reveal the inner stillness and peace that resides deep in your heart and soul. You are advised to live the yoga lifestyle during your training and to experience all paths of yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Jnana Yoga. You will learn about virtues, strength, balance, serenity, peace, joy, contentment, and wisdom. We invite you to reveal the inner stillness and peace that resides deep in your heart and soul. We invite you to radiate the peace and love to all mankind and the universe. The Raw Shakti style is based on Vinyasa (the flow of breath and movement together in a meditative way) Luna and Yin yoga. From this place of embracing where you are now physically and mentally, you will be encouraged to evolve in a way that uplifts and encourages your best self to shine forth. You will have an experience of truly healthy living.
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Yoga Styles: Sapta & SaptangaYOGA

August 17th 2009 01:37

The word Sapta translates as sieves or seven. Therefore there should be no surprise that both Sapta Yoga has seven major actions, as well as being connected to the seven major chakras:
* Body Cleansing Procedures - which include Kapala Bhati, Neti, Tratak, Dhauti, Basti, and Nauli.
* Asana - body postures

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Yoga Styles: Samrambha-Yoga

August 14th 2009 14:34

Samrambha is a Jain word meaning groundwork - the collecting and preparing for something. It is a type of Yoga involving spiritual devotion that can be summed up in the Sufi proverb. "You can meditate for fifteen years and get one inch closer to God; or you can be really angry and be with Him instantly."

Samrambha-Yoga is the practice of a very old, barely-known spiritual path entitled the 'path of wrath'. Scriptures are known to mention Samrambha Yoga as a special path reserved only for those whose swiftest passage to the realization of God lies in the fierce and strong negative emotions such as anger and hatred. It was originally said to be reserved only for the Asuras, but is now also a Yogic pathway in use by those karmicaly aligned to its practice - I.e. those people with strong anger or hatred for whom a connection to the divine becomes an impatient desperate requirement. It may offer a faster method of reaching communication with God than other Yogic paths such as karma, bhakti, or jnana, because of the strength of the focused emotion. For some of us, hatred or anger can focus the concentrated mind far more intensely than love, and it therefore turns into devotion when directed to God due to impatience with feelings of separation from divinity

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Yoga Styles: Samnyâsa & Samputa Yoga

August 10th 2009 15:37

The title Samnyâsa Yoga is given to the discipline of renunciation, contrasting with Karma Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita. It can be termed Samnyasa, Sannyāsa, or Sannyasa. twenty-three of the one-hundred and eight Upanishads are relevant to Samnyasa practitioners.

Samnyasa Yoga refers to the mystic spiritual life within Hinduism, when a person is involved in the spiritual world after putting aside all ties to their material life. A practitioner is known as a sannyasi, sannyasin or sanyasi. They live without possessions, practice yoga meditation, and prays to accomplish samadhic enlightenment and moksha

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YOGA EVENTS: Late-September 2009

August 7th 2009 15:19

SEP 24-27: Four Day Fall Yoga Retreat @ Santa Barbara
QUOTE: Spend 4 luxurious days nights practicing yoga on a beautiful, 150-acre ranch in the Santa Barbara mountains. Refresh your spirit, strengthen your body and clear your mind. Join us for an extended weekend of yoga practice that will focus on finding your edge of effort and comfort with stillness.
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Yoga Styles: Sâmkhya-Yoga

August 3rd 2009 15:08

Samkhya and sankhya are interchangeable words and translate from Sanskrit into enumeration. This form of Yoga belongs to the six classic Indian philosophy schools within Hinduism and comes from times well before Yoga meant physical poses more than philosophy.

Verification of the founder is unavailable, though some sources state that 'Kapila', a great sage, is responsible. It is possible that the origins of Samkhya Yoga date back to pre-Aryan times around 5000 years ago and were later incorporated into Vedic traditions

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