Yoga
& Meditation in Kerala
Yoga,
the science of man, based on ancient Indian wisdom and culture, is an art of
living a healthy, balanced, peaceful and contented life. Yoga, being a total
integrated system, studies man in his wholeness - body, mind and spirit and
is integrated to certain principles, ideas, values, attitudes and a way of
life for personal and social benefits.
Conceived by the great
sages in their quest for self-realization, it has come to be recognized
during its long travails from the hermitages to the cities - as the science
of man, a philosophy old life, a code of conduct, an attitude and an
approach, as well as an art of living which is capable not only of ensuring
physical well-being, mental peace harmony, moral elevation and spiritual
uplift of man but also of transforming man from his gross animal existence
to the sublime heights of divinity.
It must, however be kept in
mind that it is a long and arduous journey calling for perseverance,
persistence, dedication and total surrender.
There is no instant yoga. It is not a question of merely closing
one's eyes or of sitting in a posture. It involves cultivation of an
attitude and approach to life. It must not only be a philosophy to be
imbibed but a practical philosophy, which must be lived. It is therefore,
not enough to think of yoga but to do it and to live it in our lives. It is
also necessary to understand that yoga is not a substitute for action. Human
effort is indispensable. The transformation is not at the cost of action but
to enable us to perform our duties more efficiently, more effectively and
honestly.
Yoga had recognized and accepted the importance of the
mind and the subconscious over the total human personality much earlier than
modern psychology did in its present form. Yoga is a stepwise, stage wise
eight-fold path to final liberation from pain and suffering. These steps
progressively take us to the highest state of creativity, of discriminative
knowledge and towards attaining the desired perfection.
The eight
steps are:
YAMA Conditional yoga behavior, personal and
social
NIYAMA Attitude sublimate to yoga norms
ASANA
Discipline of the physical body
PRANAYAMA Control over bio
energy through respiratory action
PRATYAHARA Withdrawal of the
senses inwards through abstraction
DHARNA Concentration
DHYANA Meditation
SAMADHI Transconsciousness
Of these, the first five, which border on the Psychosomatic Approach, are
referred to as External (Bahiranga) yoga, popularly known as Hatha Yoga,
while the latter three, which directly affect the psyche are known as
internal (Antaranga) yoga, popularly known as Raja Yoga.
It is
almost impossible to try internal yoga (Raja Yoga) for the average man
before accomplishing the external one (Hatha Yoga). The respective sequence
of the eight steps as the standard methodology of yoga. Yoga is based on a
deep understanding of man and his position in this world and was the first
system evolved in the world to recognize the connection and the interaction
between body and mind. It studies in depth the very structure of the human
personality, through analysis the psychological complexities and the cause
of human pain, sorrow and suffering. It has laid down psychosomatic means
through its various psycho-physiological processes for dealing with the body
mind complex and tries to harmonize and integrate the human personality at
all levels and stages of life.
Yoga is basically a way of LIFE,
which has been evolved as a system to go beyond the personality - complex
and achieving absolute freedom-liberation of the spirit from the matter.
Duration of the treatment may vary according to the direction of
the doctor and the rates proportionately. Process may change depending upon
the patient's body conditions. Body massage course and Yoga-Meditation
course will be conducted as per request at a price.
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