YOGA IS A MIRROR TO LOOK AT

OURSELEVES FROM WITHIN.....

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NAME : NITYA KAPUR
COURSE : BA
ENGLISH HONS
ROLL NO. :541
SUBJECT : YOGA AND
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
CONTENTS :

1. MEANING , DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE OF

YOGA

2. ORIGIN AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF

YOGA

3. ASHTANGA YOGA ( MAHARISHI PATANJALI)

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MEANING OF YOGA
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YOGA IS AN EXTRAORDINARY SPIRITUAL SCIENCE OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT

AND SELF-REALIZATION THAT SHOWS US HOW TO DEVELOP OUR FULL
POTENTIAL IN OUR MANY-SIDED LIVES.
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DEFINITION OF YOGA
A HINDU SPIRITUAL AND
ASCETIC DISCIPLINE, A PART
OF WHICH, INCLUDING
BREATH CONTROL, SIMPLE
MEDITATION, AND THE
ADOPTION OF SPECIFIC
BODILY POSTURES, IS
WIDELY PRACTISED FOR
HEALTH AND RELAXATION.
IMPORTANCE
OF YOGA
 1. YOGA INCREASES YOUR FLEXIBILITY
YOGA POSTURES AND SEQUENCES HELP TO
INCREASE THE BODY’S RANGE OF MOTION.
THE MINDFUL APPROACH OF YOGA HELPS
TO ENSURE THAT STRETCHING IS DONE
SAFELY, ALLOWING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
TO RELEASE THE MUSCLES INTO GENTLE,
EFFECTIVE STRETCHES.

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2. YOGA HELPS YOU TO BUILD STRENGTH.
YOGA HELPS TO STRENGTHEN THE
MUSCLES THAT SUPPORT THE BODY’S
WEIGHT, LEADING TO FUNCTIONAL
STRENGTH

3. YOGA IMPROVES YOUR POSTURE.

YOGA CAN HELP TO ADDRESS ANY
MUSCULAR IMBALANCES, LENGTHENING
TIGHT AREAS AND STRENGTHENING WEAK
AREAS.

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4. YOGA HELPS TO KEEP YOUR JOINTS
HEALTHY.
YOGA WILL STRENGTHEN THE
MUSCLES AROUND THE JOINTS,
HELPING TO STABILISE THEM. BY
MOVING THE JOINTS IN THEIR FULL
RANGE OF MOTION, YOGA CAN HELP
TO PROMOTE BETTER JOINT HEALTH.

5.YOGA IS A POWERFUL
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE.
YOGA IS ABOUT UNITING THE MIND,
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BRINGS YOU INTO THE PRESENT
MOMENT. MINDFULNESS HAS
PROVEN BENEFITS FOR A WHOLE
RANGE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS,
AND IS PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IN
PROMOTING POSITIVE MENTAL
HEALTH

6. YOGA REDUCES STRESS. YOGA

REDUCES STRESS.
THE FOCUS, CENTRING AND
BREATHING OF YOGA ALL HELP TO
REDUCE STRESS AND CAN BE THE
IDEAL ANTIDOTE TO A HECTIC
MODERN LIFESTYLE.
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 7. YOGA LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE.
THE RELAXATION AND DEEP
BREATHING OF YOGA CAN REDUCE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE EVEN AFTER
THE PRACTICE IS FINISHED.

8. YOGA HELPS YOU TO MAKE

HEALTHIER LIFE CHOICES.
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GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOGA IS THAT IT
HELPS YOU TO TUNE INTO WHAT YOUR
BODY WANTS AND NEEDS.

9. YOGA ENCOURAGES YOUR BODY’S

NATURAL HEALING PROCESS.
YOGA PRACTICE CAN BE A
WONDERFUL WAY T CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHICH ALLOWS THE
BODY’S INNATE HEALING POWERS TO
KICK IN.
10. HELPS IN LOOSING WEIGHT
11. IMPROVES CONCENTERATION
12. IT MAKES SURE ALL THE
SYSTEMS OF THE BODY ARE
FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
13. IT INCREASES BLOOD
TRANSPORTATION.
14. IT HELPS TO PREVENT AND
CURE MANY DISEASES THAT IS
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL.
15. IT RELIEVES ANXIETY
16. IT INCREASES METABOLISM
17. IT PREVENTS JOINT PAIN
18. IT HELPS IN RELEASING HAPPY
HORMONES LIKE DOPAMINE ,
HISTAMINE WHICH IN TURN
MAKES US HAPPY.
19. IT LOWERS THE ANGER.
20. HELPS IN CURING DIABETES
21. IT HELPS IN BOOSTING
CONFIDENCE
22. IT IMPROVES BODY POSTURE.
23. IT HELPS US TO WORK ON OUR
MORAL VALUES.
24. IT HELPS US TO CALM THE
MIND AND INTROSPECT
25. IT INCREASES MIND BODY
CONNECTION.
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ORIGIN AND HISTORICAL

DEVELOPMENT OF YOGA
 YOGA'S ORIGINS CAN BE TRACED TO
NORTHERN INDIA OVER 5,000
YEARS AGO. THE WORD YOGA WAS
FIRST MENTIONED IN ANCIENT
SACRED TEXTS CALLED THE RIG
VEDA.

YOGA IS AMONGST THE SIX

SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY IN
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HINDUISM, AND IS ALSO A MAJOR
PART OF BUDDHISM AND ITS
MEDITATION PRACTICES

YOGA IS AN ANCIENT PRACTICE

FOCUSING ON BREATHING,
FLEXIBILITY AND STRENGTH TO
BOOST MENTAL AND WELLBEING.
IT IS COMPOSED OF A GROUP OF
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL
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PRACTICES OR DISCIPLINES.
ASHTANGA YOGA
IN SANSKRIT "ASHTA + ANGA" IS
ASHTANGA. "ASHTA" MEANS EIGHT
AND "ANGA" IS LIMBS SO IT MEANS
EIGHT LIMB PATH, ASHTANGA
YOGA IS BASED ON YOGA
PHILOSOPHY OF PATANJALI.

YOGA HAS ITS ROOTS ABOUT 5000

YEARS BC AS DESCRIBED IN
VEDIC PHILOSOPHY AND
TANTRAS. PATANJALI , GREAT
SAGE COMPOSED THIS PATH INTO
A DARSHAN(PHILOSOPHY) IN HIS
BOOK PATANJAL YOGA SUTRA. IN
WHICH HE HAS FORMULATED
YOGA AS A EIGHT LIMBS OR
EIGHT FOLD PATH.
COMPONENTS OF ASHTHANGA YOGA
1. YAMA (PRINCIPLES OR MORAL CODE)
AHIMSA - A PRINCIPLE OF NON-
VIOLENCE
SATYA - A PRINCIPLE OF TRUTHFULNESS
ASTEYA - A PRINCIPLE OF NON STEALING
BRAHMACHARYA - CONTINENCE /
CELIBACY
APARIGAH - A PRINCIPLE OF NON-
HOARDING OR NON POSSESSIVENESS
2. NIYAMA (PERSONAL DISCIPLINES)
SHOUCHA - PURITY
SANTOSH - CONTENTMENT
TAPA - ENDURANCE
SWADHYAYA - SELF STUDY
ESHWAR PRANIDHAN - DEDICATION
3. ASANA (YOGA POSITIONS OR YOGIC
POSTURES)

A STABLE AND COMFORTABLE POSTURE

WHICH HELPS ATTAIN MENTAL
EQUILIBRIUM.
4. PRANAYAMA (YOGIC BREATHING)

EXTENSION AND CONTROL OF BREATH.

5. PRATYAHARA (WITHDRAWAL OF SENSES)

A MENTAL PREPARATION TO INCREASE THE POWER

OF MIND.
6. DHARANA (CONCENTRATION ON OBJECT)

CONCENTRATION OF MIND ON ONE OBJECT AND ITS

FIELD.
7. DHYAN (MEDITATION)

WITH DRAWING MIND FROM ALL EXTERNAL OBJECTS

AND FOCUSING IT ON ONE POINT AND MEDITATING
ON IT.
8. SAMADHI (SALVATION)
STATE OF SUPER BLISS, JOY AND MERGING INDIVIDUAL
CONSCIOUSNESS IN TO UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
UNION BETWEEN JIVATMAN AND PARAMATMAN.
UNION OF SHIVA AND SHAKTI IN SAHASRAR CHAKRA
(THE TOP OF THE HEAD). REALIZING THE BRAMHAN
(PURE CONSCIOUSNESS) OR REALIZATION OF GOD IS
THE ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN BIRTH.
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IMPORTANCE OF ASHTHANGA YOGA

1. IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY. AS WITH
MOST FORMS OF YOGA,
ASHTANGA WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE YOUR FLEXIBILITY
OVER TIME. ...
2. INCREASE STRENGTH. ...
3. INCREASE MUSCLE TONE. ...
4. IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR
FITNESS. ...
5. REDUCE BODY FAT. ...
6. REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY.
...
7. INCREASE FOCUS AND
CREATIVITY. ...
8. LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.
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