Get the Most out of Yoga – the 3 step Blueprint

There are several reasons why you may like to hop onto the Yoga bandwagon. The reasons are many; the objective ultimately the same (with or without your conscious knowing). Whether you are looking at Yoga as a tool for organic well-being, or as an aid to disease management or even for mental peace and upmost bliss, you should adopt a blueprint for long-lasting effects.

Step 1: Purification and developing the right attitude. The maximum benefits of any Yoga practice can be had when the mind is ‘purified’ and the attitude is correct. Yoga lays down clear pointers that the aspirant should adopt towards himself and the society. These are laid out as Yamas and Niyamas.  The Yamas are the social code of conduct which are 5 in number. They are Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (Truth), Asteya (Non-stealing), Brahmacharya (self-restraint), and Aparigraha (non-possession) The Niyamas are the internal moral code. The 5 Niyamas are: Shauch (cleanliness), Santosh (contentment), Swadhyaya (self-study), Tapas (austerity), and Ishwar Pranidhana (surrender to God).

These Yamas and Niyamas are to be understood, imbibed and practiced in everyday life, 24x7. This practice brings about a remarkable purification process that makes the body most receptive to gain the maximum out of yoga practices.Today, even modern medicine has inextricably linked the mind-physical body complex as a whole for personal healthiness maintenance which only underlines the necessity of this purification process.

Step 2: Practice

While working constantly at step 1, one should commence the practices. It is important (though not easy) to discover the right Yoga instructor.In Yoga, the paths are many but the objective is one. Accordingly, there are several schools which adhere to different paths as a concentrate. Examine your inclination and obtain the tutor from the path you are inclined. For example, if your primary reason for Yoga is corporal fitness, then research yoga schools with an extensive emphasis on Asanas of the Hatha Yoga kind. Contact them to locate a suitable monitor in your area.

At HealthAndYoga, we are constantly building an exhaustive instructor directory that helps connect aspirants to teachers. You can also seek this exhaustive database by clicking here. Keep in mind, finding a suitable monitor is not easy and you may have to resort to several trials before you regard someone whom you intuitively connect to. Also, as you grow in practice, you may discover the need to move on to identify more accomplished teachers.

Step 3: Study and Reading

Regular study of Yoga books and Scriptures are an important aspect of your personal development through Yoga.Besides acting as motivational tools when your inmost soul is flagging, they provide important subtle insights which almost always spur you onto the next range.Truthfully, regular study is the only real way to grow in the absence of Guru, of whom most of us are sadly deprived in our modern lifestyle.

Making this 3-step process as your personal blueprint will undoubtedly help you get the most out of Yoga.

YOGI PHILOSOPHY.

The spirit contains within it all potentialities, and as man progresses he unfolds new powers, new qualities, into the light. The Yogi philosophy teaches that man is composed of seven principles - is a sevenfold creature. The best way to think of man is to realize that the spirit is the real self, and that the lower principles are but confining sheaths. Man may manifest upon seven planes, that is, the highly developed man, as the majority of men of this age can manifest only upon the lower planes, the higher planes not having as yet been reached by them, although every man, no matter how undeveloped, possesses the seven principles potentially. The first five planes have been attained by many, the sixth by a few, the seventh by practically none of this race at this time. THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF MAN. The seven principles of man, as known to the Yogi philosophy, are herewith stated, English terms being substituted for Sanscrit words, so far as may be: 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Spirit. Spiritual-Mind. Intellect. Instinctive-Mind. Prana, or Vital Force. Astral Body. Physical Body.