For many, the practice of yoga is restricted to Hatha Yoga and Asanas (postures). However, among the Yoga Sutras, just three sutras are dedicated to asanas. fundamentally, hatha yoga is a preparatory process so that the body can sustain higher levels of energy. The process begins with the body, then the breath, the mind, and the inner self.
Yoga is also commonly understood as a therapy or exercise system for health and fitness. While physical and mental health are natural consequences of yoga, the goal of yoga is more far-reaching. “Yoga is about harmonizing oneself with the universe. It is the technology of aligning individual geometry with the cosmic, to achieve the highest level of perception and harmony.”
Yoga does not adhere to any particular religion, belief system or community; it has always been approached as a technology for inner wellbeing. Anyone who practices yoga with involvement can reap its benefits, irrespective of one’s faith, ethnicity or culture.Traditional Schools of Yoga :These different Philosophies, Traditions, lineages and Guru-shishya parampara of Yoga lead to the emergence of different Traditional Schools of Yoga e.g. Jnana-yoga, Bhakti-yoga, Karma-yoga, Dhyana-yoga, Patanjala-yoga, Kundalini-yoga, Hatha-yoga, Mantra-yoga, Laya-yoga, Raja-yoga, Jain-yoga, Bouddha-yoga etc. Each school has its own principles and practices leading to ultimate aim and objectives of Yoga.
Students practise yoga to mark International Yoga Day at Dharamsala on June 15, 2015
Thousands of participants practise yoga at a mass session at Rajpath to mark the first International Yoga Day in New Delhi on June 15, 2015
Thousands of participants practise yoga to mark the first International Yoga Day at Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21, 2015
A student performs yoga during World Yoga Day in Srinagar
Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu performs yoga postures during the 2nd International Yoga day at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru
Chinese enthusiasts practicing yoga at a sport center stadium in Hua county, central China’s Henan province.
Haryana CM Manoharlal Khattar during the Yoga session on the 2nd International Day of Yoga at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel take part in a yoga session on International Yoga Day at BSF headquarters in Khasa on the outskirts of Amritsar on June 21.
Participants strike a pose during an event to mark International Yoga Day, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
People doing yoga at M A Stadium, in Jammu
People do yoga during International Yoga Day in Minsk, Belarus
People perform yoga on the occasion of 2nd International Yoga Day at Karna stadium in Karnal
President Pranab Mukherjee beating the drum to inaugurate the mass Yoga event at Rastrapati Bhawan on the 2nd International Day of Yoga in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a mass yoga session along with other Indian yoga practitioners to mark the 2nd International Yoga Day at Capitol complex in Chandigarh on June 21.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga during World Yoga Day in Chandigarh, on June 21.
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