Since 2015, International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21st June every year to mark the significance of practicing yoga in our daily lives. The theme this year is “Yoga For Well Being”
Sedentary lifestyle, fast food, hectic schedule are grossly affecting health in modern times. With new technologies and gadgets making their place in our lives, the only body movement is restricted to our eyes and hands. The rate of lifestyle health disorders is increasing. In this context, it is heartening to note that people are now getting more aware of yoga. The world is embracing yoga’s holistic healing benefits and its increasing popularity has culminated into International Yoga Day.
Table of Contents:
1. Let us embrace our great cultural inheritance: YOGA
2. How can you increase your life span? : Yoga with Pranayama
3.Control your mind and emotions: Meditation With Yoga
4. YOGA: Panacea for modern problems
5. Indians who prove their mettle in Yoga Championships.
6. Celebrate International Yoga Day by adopting “Yoga for Well Being”
7. Conclusion
Let us embrace our great cultural inheritance: YOGA
Our great ancient sages and Gurus of India had created and developed an integral system called Yoga to keep the physical and mental health fit, which is now a worldwide famous practice. Yogic practices are complete in the revamping of the entire bodily system – the physical body, the mental body, and the spiritual body. The origin of yoga is thousands of years ago. Yoga is mentioned in the Rig Veda as well as Upanishads. The Indian God Shiva is considered to be the first yogi and is also known as the Adiyogi. Today this practice has been appreciated worldwide.
How can you increase your life span? : Yoga with Pranayama
Yoga was the method developed by Great Aacharayas to slow down the inevitable decay of the body organs and to unlock the treasures of energy from the universe. It is also noteworthy here that according to our ancient scriptures, Indian saints lived for thousands of years, which today is magical and impossible.
According to Our spiritual scriptures, a lifetime is fixed on the number of breaths that a person takes. A pranayama is a form of Yoga that focuses on deep breathing. When Pranayam is practiced, it drastically enhances the span of each breath, decreasing the number of breaths per minute, thus increasing the longevity of survival.
To do so, sit relaxed in sukhasana.
– Take a deep breath, inhale, so that the lungs are filled with air.
– Also concentrate on the meditation words within.
– Hold your breath for as long as you can and keep meditating.
– Exhale the breath slowly at first and then push it out completely.
– Once breath is taken out completely, hold there for as long as you can and keep meditating.
This is one cycle of Pranayama with meditation. Do this exercise for 15 minutes twice a day at least half an hour before the meal.
Control your mind and emotions: Meditation With Yoga
Yoga provides a significant way of achieving harmony between our body and mind so that their potential can be utilized to the fullest.
Pranayama with meditation calms your mind and increases memory power. It boosts focus and concentration and improves your problem-solving skills as well.
So if you are a student, businessman, or in jobs that require good aptitude, meditation with pranayama can help you wonderfully.
Pranayam with meditation increases positivity, refreshes the mood, increases willpower and confidence; thus it removes stress, anxiety, and negativity. If you are depressed or suffer from mental health issues, you should practice daily.
YOGA: Panacea for modern diseases
Apart from mental health problems, it has been found that Yoga is a great cure for lifestyle disorders like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, etc.
Yoga makes the body strong and flexible, making you capable of doing various physical works. It improves immunity, posture, and balance. Yoga is well-preferred a means of workout, as this is the oldest yet highly flexible means of training the Human mind and body. More to this, one can build patience, endurance, resistance, and a host of other qualities which you cannot imagine.
Indians who proved their mettle in Yoga Championships.
Yoga sportswomen of India made their country proud by winning International Yoga Championships. India is 4 times winner of the Asian Yoga Championship and 4 times winner of the World Yoga Championship. Along with this, these players have also won many golds, silver, and bronze medals in various other International Yoga competitions.
This team includes the players of Shah Satnam Ji institutes of education, Sirsa, Haryana. They were coached by Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan. Guruji gave them expert tips in practicing Yoga and tips to improve flexibility as well as focus.
Shri Ilamchand Ji, aged 86, is a wonderful source of inspiration to millions. There was a time when he was severely ill at the age of 67. He met Saint Dr. MSG with whose blessings and guidance, he started doing yoga and meditation. He overcame his sickness and excelled in the field.
He has won hundreds of medals and multiple championships in his name and achieved great fame in the International Yoga community.
Celebrate International Yoga Day by adopting “Yoga for Well Being”
Today, the world is indebted to India, for this wonderful technique of well-being.
International Yoga Day is a wonderful opportunity to adopt this age-old practice. Here we are presenting some very simple yoga asanas for beginners.
1. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
▪️ Stand with your feet, body straight and in alignment.
▪️ Facing upwards, Raise your arms over your head, then interlock your fingers with the palms.
▪️ Inhale gently as you lift your body onto your toes
▪️ Hold this posture for 3-4 counts, along with your breath.
▪️ Exhale bringing your hands to the sides of your body, and the heels back on the floor.
▪️ Repeat 10 times.
2. Cobra pose (Bhujangasana)
▪️ Lie in the prone position.
▪️ Place your hands with palms flat on the ground.
▪️ Look straight down at your mat with your neck in a neutral position. Keep your pubic bone to the floor.
▪️ Inhale to lift your chest above the floor.
▪️ Roll your shoulders back and keep your lower ribs on the floor. Make sure your elbows are on your sides and straighten them. Don’t let them wing out.
▪️Keep your neck neutral. Your look should stay up.
▪️ Now come to a neutral position with a slow exhale.
3. Vajrasana (Adamantine Pose)
▪️Sit with your legs stretched straight in front of you.
▪️Now, fold both the legs and sit in a kneeling position, keeping the hips on the heels the toes should point out behind you, and your big toes should touch each other at the back.
▪️Sit comfortably on the pit formed by the parted heels.
▪️Keep your head, neck, and spine in a straight line. Place your palms on your thighs, facing upwards.
Conclusion
The value of yoga is being realized by the world which can be seen by the massive interest expressed by non -Indians to learn this ancient holistic art. We must ensure that as Indians we instill in ourselves massive respect for yoga so that we can work towards achieving a physical and spiritually fit society.
