Introduction to Yoga – Video Session
Session Objective
- Understand the concept of yoga as a spiritual discipline focusing on harmony between mind and body.
- Explore the meaning of the word “Yoga” and its significance in bringing about unity and balance.
- Examine the practice of Yoga as a means to achieve union of individual consciousness with Universal Consciousness.
- Learn how Yoga disciplines and regulates the mind through regular practice.
- Explore the preventive, promotive, and curative aspects of yoga for well-being.
- Understand how systematic yoga practice can reveal hidden potentials from within.
- Explore the transformative nature of yoga in accelerating personal growth from an animal nature to a divine one.
- Study the major paths of yoga, including Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Jnana Yoga.
- Understand the techniques for controlling the whirlpools and modifications of the mind through the practice of yoga.
- Learn about cultivating equanimity through the practice of yoga.
Video Lesson
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Further Reading
- “Applied Yoga”- compiled and edited by Meena Ramanathan. CYTER, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth. 26 June 2018.
- Madanmohan. Yog for healthy lifestyle. Annals of SBV 2013; 2 (2): 20-23.
- Principles and Methods of Yoga Practices. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani. Dhivyananda Creations, Pondicherry.
- A Primer of Yoga Theory. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani. Dhivyananda Creations, Pondicherry.
- Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Makini nath & Padma. Yoga & Cultural Misappropriation (ebook). Dhivyananda Creations, 2021.
- Bhavanani AB. The yoga of responsibility. International Light. 2018; 2: 15-19.
- Bhavanani AB. Model, methods, and perspectives in yoga. Int J Yoga 2018;11:258-60