| First of all, what does Ashtanga mean? Ashtanga is | | | | Ashtanga, the dynamic form of yoga make people |
| one of the basic forms of yoga meaning "eight limbs" | | | | breathe deeper and better so that the fresh oxygen |
| which aims at providing happiness including both mental | | | | reaches every part of the body including brain. Many |
| and emotional and various physical benefits to our | | | | chronic diseases like Alzheimer, Anaemia, hypertension, |
| body. | | | | slipped disk, sterility, skin problems and many other |
| Ashtanga - The Power Yoga | | | | common problems like cold, constipation are being |
| No doubt, yoga helps to minimise stress and tension in | | | | relieved with greater effect throughout the life. Yoga is |
| life by relaxing your mind. All the eight limbs of yoga | | | | not about how much stretch you have put on your |
| are meant to give one or the other benefit to the body. | | | | body parts or how many repetitions you have made |
| Firstly it emphasise to develop good virtues in you like | | | | but it's all about breathing correctly and doing all |
| honesty, non violence, kindness, worship of god, normal | | | | postures correctly. Yoga, when done correctly |
| diet and many more and most importantly keeping a | | | | enhances your strength, flexibility and increases your |
| check on them so that they are regularly followed. | | | | energy level. Yoga helps in cleansing and detoxification |
| There are various Asanas available in yoga which | | | | process as yoga teaches us deep breathing which |
| helps us to meditate and relax our mind and body. | | | | helps to exhale all the toxins present in our body and |
| With the help of Pranayma, we learn to control our | | | | then helps to inhale fresh oxygen. |
| breath. It helps to improve our concentration through | | | | The only thing which is required from you is regularity |
| inhalation, exhalation and holding of breath. Further | | | | and your maximum concentration while practising |
| Pratyahara and Dharana helps to retain focus and | | | | Ashtanga yoga. You should change your lifestyle and |
| concentration of mind more effectively with the help of | | | | have a balance diet daily with lot of water and proper |
| Ashtanga mantras. Concentration is the foundation of | | | | amount of sleep. You can have maximum benefits of |
| next steps Dhyana and Samadhi in which you attain | | | | Ashtanga yoga when done in open and clean |
| the uninterrupted meditation and complete equilibrium of | | | | environment in early morning. |
| your life. Through Ashtanga yoga, we can focus on | | | | Ashtanga yoga is a blessing provided to us 5000 |
| our long term goals which will lead to peace of mind | | | | years ago which when done with concentration can |
| and internal bliss and happiness. | | | | act as a cure to most chronic diseases. This eight fold |
| Practising Ashtanga Yoga - easy or difficult? | | | | path yoga will surely discover a new world within |
| Regular practice of Ashtanga Yoga increases the | | | | yourself and will change your lifestyle completely |
| flexibility and strength of body along with the | | | | leading you to live and enjoy healthy, peaceful and |
| advantage of unification of mind, body and spirit. | | | | tension free life. |