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The practice of a little of all types of Yoga is key for balance and progress.
Do we realize and know there are many branches of Yoga? And, all are connected to the same tree trunk and roots. The tree trunk and roots are the inner Self: the discovery, remembrance, and enhancement of who we are and all of our Higher Self qualities and through these qualities what we offer to the world. And the release and transmuting of our lower Self--so that our inner development is always actively unfolding and evolving.
Swami Satchidananda uses the term Integral Yoga@ http://www.integralyogainternational.org/ to describe the "integral" balance of all Yogas working to help harmonize, heal, and evolve the human body and mind to help rediscover the Spirit within.
Do not confuse the basic branches with all the "brands" of Yoga out there. That is merely everyone putting their own twist and spin on the basic premise of Yoga for business purposes and many other reasons.
The Western mind is ingenious in marketing, but remember it is marketing. That is not to say it the only reason but it is part of it. The original principles of Yoga remain sacred and constant no matter what the brand is.
So it is vital to consider a little daily practice of all branches of yoga (not necessarily the man-made brands of Yoga) for the best result.
In a balanced diet, if we only at fats, carbohydrates, proteins, fiber for long periods of time and so on what would happen? We soon would become ill. What if we at foods that only had some vitamins and not others.--- Balanced diet is key, is it not so?
If we were too serious always and absorbed in our problems what would happen?
If we never used humor or had fun in addition to other "less than enjoyable chores," how would we be?
If we only studied, remained a computer geek, worked 20 hours a day or only kept house--remaining hidden and isolated etc. and never exercised other aspects of our Selves--how could we live?
It is the same with Yoga--in order to reap the full benefits, practice of all methods leads us gradually into greater and greater mastery, discipline, mindfulness, and purity of heart. Body and mind need the sustained practice of Yoga to bring out its highest and best qualities and expression.
Hatha Yoga is only one aspect of Yoga. "Ha-Tha" means "sun/moon" yoga. Heating or Sun energy exists along the right side of the body, (male energy) while cooling and soothing energy exists along the left axis.(female energy) This corresponds to the left brain and right brain respectively. So Hatha Yoga works right away when practiced to balance these two aspects of Self:: classically noted as Yin Yang, god/goddess energy and so on.
Hatha Yoga involves the physical postures and breathing practices. It is the one most seen and known in Yoga studios, shops and classes. The body is twisted, turned, bent and placed into many static and dynamically moving postures to gain agility, flexibility, coordination strength and tone. The brain is re-programmed into remembering to keep the body supple and agile. Hatha Yoga slows down the aging process dramatically and keeps body age youthful even though of course we age. Studies in the future will show that it retards osteoporosis and other degenerative diseases of the bones and muscles.
The regular practice of Hatha Yoga allows one to sit longer and longer comfortably in formal meditation. (Formal meditation needs a comfortable steady posture that one can remain in for periods of time). Regular Hatha Yoga--also works on the internal organs: to keep them optimally functioning.
Regular Hatha Yoga enhances detoxification by stimulating the lymphatic system, the liver, pancreas spleen, colon and small intestine and other organs to help eliminated waste products that often circulate through challenging diets, stressful lifestyle and imbalanced eating that we all do from time to time. It helps govern and regulate the life force in all organ systems for that matter and their functioning. As a result we really do feel more lightness and balance as each organ and muscle group functions in harmony. All the cells line up and communicate with each other in their language with great harmony, clarity and efficiency. Chaos and confusion is harmonized. Our DNA inside each cell is harmonized and energized so that we express more and more of what we are in this world with greater and greater beauty, poise, balance, steadfastness, consistency and regularity through stimulation of the DNA codes that are inside us from this lifetime and other past lifetimes. On the contra ry, it helps to burn away and release the negativity that exists in our DNA so that our inner qualities become cleaner and cleaner, purer and purer.
It helps to enhance and balance our mood and lower our anxiety ---among many things within our nervous system.
Hatha Yoga strengthens what are knows as the inner nadis: these are the subtle nerve channels that carry the subtle life force of prana. They also help to unblock the chakras so that we can expand our consciousness into other dimensions and realities.
Yet, Yoga does not stop here. More next time on the other branches of Yoga that all work synergistically with each other.
Dr. Rama
Dallas Texas.
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