Yoga

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Yoga

• By Alana Forsythe

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Yoga

• Yoga- is an ancient art based harmonizing system
  of development for the body, mind, and spirit.
  The continued practice of yoga will lead you to a
  sense of peace and well-being, and also a feeling
  of being at one with their environment.
  (http//yoga.org)
• Yoga means union, and comes from "yuj" which
  means "to join." Allowing people to bring
  together themselves in union to the various
  aspects of yoga.
• Yoga also recommends meditation, and cultivation
  of lovingness, compassion, goodwill and
  acceptance, as well as non-violence,
  truthfulness, training the senses,
  non-possessiveness, and other such virtues.
  Religions also recommend such virtues, but it is
  self evident that these ways of being or living
  are not truly themselves. When these virtues are
  practiced in Yoga, the subtler, finer, truer
  aspects of our being are revealed to us, in which
  may or may not be seen in the context of
  religion. That choice rests with each individual
  person (http//www.swamij.com/religion.htmunion).
  

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Yoga as a Religious Exercise

• Yoga stands for Joining. Joining oneself to
  God and allowing yourself to be more open and
  free to him.
• The practice of Meditation, allows oneself to
  become closer to your chosen religion or God
  through the spirituality that yoga brings to you.
  
• People strive to become closer to their Lord
  through church, community service, and even yoga.
  Yoga allows a person to join a spiritual
  connection with their beliefs and their religion.
  Therefore this ancient practice releases stress
  and bad thoughts and opens their mind up to their
  lord and their beliefs.
• As a result, yoga strengthens and purifies the
  mind, body, and soul, which allows the person to
  be more willing and more acceptable of the
  teachings and practices of the lord.

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Different Yoga Positions

• Utkatasana- awkward chair position
• Bhujangasana- Cobra Pose
• Plank Pose
• Virabhadrasana I- Warrior I
• Vrksasana- Tree Pose

http//yoga.about.com
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The Benefits Of Yoga

• Increasing Flexibility
• Increasing lubrication of the joints, ligaments
  and tendons
• Massaging of ALL Organs of the Body
• Complete Detoxification
• Excellent toning of the muscles

http//www.healthandyoga.com/html/yoga/Benefits.ht
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Yoga
Any Further Questions?
Questions For YOU -Do you feel that Yoga is a
religious practice? Why or Why not. -Do you feel
that yoga could help you in your life today?
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