Curses Of 21st Century And Sneak Into Yoga

Highlights of the Blog:

1.Yogi’s Statement defined

2.A take on 21^st century’s flaws or modern curses

3.Overview of our lifestyle and its after effects

4.Different forms and paths of yoga

5.Introduction of yoga nidra ~ the significant branch of Yogistic traditions

6.Brief notes on yoga teacher training course in India

Once upon a time a “Yogi” said ~ Miracle happens, to the people who believe in God; but yoga is not about magic or miracle, but it’s the miracle that our body experiences.

Yoga - Such, true words!

In this advanced age of 21^st century; in today’s context modernity, technology, and negative lifestyles are dominating our societies. So, it’s common to hear about disease, mental conflict, and inner struggle arising due to lack of peace, stress, anxiety, poor lifestyle, and anger.

Overview of Today’s lifestyle:

1.Lack of sleep

2.Long stressful working hours

3.Smoking and Drinking

4.No timetable for daily meals

5.Diet patterns are not followed

6.Junk food and aerated drinks are in high demand

7.Stuck in traffic for long hours

8.Personal & professional issues

9.Lack of exercise or no discipline to hit gym daily

10.Hygiene or healthy lifestyle is never maintained .

11.Late night parties

These 11 points elaborates most common and almost 90% people’s lijfe style, in today’s world. These lifestyles can attract unhealthy life, numerous problems, and lack of harmony.

Why!

1.Less sleep will have adverse effects on our immune system, general well-being, draining out energy, and affecting biological or other internal system

2.Night parties leads to less sleep, leading to low immunity naturally

3.Smoking weakens our lungs, affects our respiratory and cardio system

4.Drinking leads to weak digestion, weak liver, chronic diseases, and dullness of brain

5.Both smoking and drinking can have adverse impact on our biological system and also make us prone to rudeness or ill temper

6.Meals irregularities and ignorance of balanced diet can be dangerous for health in long run

7.Junk food and aerated drinks can lead to fatty acids and weight gain

8.Avoiding exercise or gym can invite numerous health troubles

Thus, now one can understand why yoga is necessity of the hour. Just an overview of our lifestyle is dangerous for us to read. Therefore, yoga is our last hope in this time of distress. As it’s only yoga, which can work out the tension of our body, relaxes our mind, and transcends our soul to higher plane.

Different forms of Yoga:

1.Hatha Yoga

2.Ashtanga Yoga

3.Vinyasa Yoga

4.Yin Yoga

5.Bikram Yoga

6.Kundalini Yoga

7.Jivamukti Yoga

8.Iyengar Yoga

These different forms of yoga are distributed over four paths of yoga simultaneously. The four paths of yoga are “Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Jnana Yoga”. In these four paths of yoga techniques of yoga nidra are always practiced as state of relaxation and composure after intense asanas.

Yoga nidra teacher training aims at making people connect harmoniously with their strengthening body, peaceful mind, and conscious soul.

Yoga nidra is a sleepless sleeps or state of mind, where you experience something between being awake and sleeping. It helps in integrating all three state of mind viz. “conscious, sub-conscious, and unconscious.

It’s an abstruse rest, where the practitioners after rigorous practice of yogic traditions under a nidra yoga experts, can lead themselves to a state of feeling deep sleep, while being awake. The benefits of nidra yoga are infinite, and a book can be written on this aspect.

Now a days in west many  psychologists are using Yoga Nidra  as a tool for their stressed out client to calm them and relax.

Starting from relaxation of body to eradication of mental anxiety and harmonious linking of three states human mind to healthy lifestyle, this yoga technique is a must.

Yoga Nidra is a technique in it self and you can use it without doing adana practice too.

Note:  if Yoga nidra is done after, asanas or Vinyasa or Ashtanga practices. It can lower your body temperature; so one is advised to carry a warm clothes or a blanket.