Importance of yog

 In Hatha yoga, the sadhaka and badhaka tattva lay out specific sets of rules to advance your yoga practice. Basically, they tell you how to be successful (sadhaka) or how to fail (badhaka) in your yoga path. Richa Grover  Badhaka tattva - causes of failure . Six detrimental factors that create weakness in the Yoga Aspirant and contribute to failure. 1) Atyahara - Over eating This one just makes sense. Overeating can lead to feeling sluggish mentally and physically. As yoga prepares the mind and body, overeating will literally weigh you down. Hath yoga prescribe Mitahara or moderate diet for yoga students.  2) Prayasa - Over Exertion Over exerting yourself can lead to physical injury and mental exhaustion. Excessive physical effort can deplete the energy required for sustained and regular practice of correct yoga techniques.  3 Prajalpa - Excessive talking Do you mindlessly chatter to fill space? If the chatter gets out of control, you never have time for silence and...

Heyam Dukham Anagatam Richa Grover  Heyam - to be avoided Duhkham - pain Anagatam - which has not yet come. It simply means the pain that is yet to come can be avoided.  Another popular translation is " Avert the danger that has not yet arrived ". Sufferings are part of our lives which come in a variety of forms. The pain cannot be avoided , but it can be overcome through understanding and practise of yoga. Anything that can be a cause of pain as a consequence of our present actions ,no matter how pleasurable at the moment, should be avoided. Three kinds of pain as per samkhya philosophy. The main premise of putting forth this philosophy is to mitigate suffering caused by three kinds of misery/pain Adhyatmika - Pain induced by ownself Adhibhautika - Pain caused by other living beings Adhidaivika - Pain caused by natural phenomenon.  1)Adhyatmika - pain induced by ownself. Those miseries that are caused by the mind and body.Pain because of our nature, habits, bad routines ...

 Pancha koshas Richa Grover  A kosha usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy.  The five koshas exist together and are encased, or nested, within each other. Your physical body composes the outermost layer, while the innermost layer contains your bliss body, or soul.  There are five koshas known as Panchakoshas. 1)Annamaya-kosha (food sheath)  2)Pranamaya-kosha (vital sheath)  3)Manomaya-kosha (mental sheath)  4)Vijnanamaya-kosha (intellect/intuitive sheath) 5)Anandamaya-kossa (bliss sheath) Annamaya Kosha : The first and outermost layer of the Self is Annamaya Kosha, which literally means food sheath. It is the physical body made of matter, which includes the skin, bones, muscles, organs, and other tissues. This kosha is responsible for our basic survival needs, like food, water, and shelter. Pranamaya Kosha: The pranamaya kosha can also be defined as the life force energy (prana) within the annam...

 Maharishi Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.2  Richa Grover  What does yogas chitta vritti nirodha mean? The Sanskrit phrase “yogas chitta vritti nirodha” is commonly translated as “yoga is the stilling or controlling of the modifications or fluctuations of the mind.”  The second sutra is the very heart of yoga, and a closer look at the Sanskrit meanings reveals why. Word by word translation of yoga sutra 1.2 Yogas — To yoke, to join, to unite Chitta — Mind, consciousness Vritti — Modifications, fluctuations Nirodha — Controlling, quieting of The four functions of chitta According to yoga philosophy, the mind has four functions. Manas is the aspect of the mind that records external stimuli. Buddhi, sometimes called “higher mind" incoming impressions. Ahamkara is the ego mind, which filters everything through the lens of “I/me/mine.” The sum total of these creates the citta a vast storehouse of conscious and subconscious impressions. The fluctuations of vritti Vritti” is often ...