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FIRST 6 STEPS TO UNDERSTAND YOGA

Hatha yoga is an ancient philosophical doctrine. It is originally from India and includes various directions and practices. The ultimate goal of yoga is to free people from material constraints and pride in order to achieve a state of abundance or enlightenment.

The 6 first steps to understanding Hatha Yoga

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Hatha yoga is an ancient philosophical doctrine. It is originally from India and includes various directions and practices. The ultimate goal of yoga is to free people from material constraints and pride in order to achieve a state of abundance or enlightenment.

The most common variant is Hatha Yoga, which comprises 8 levels. One of them is physical exercises, or asanas.

  1. Asanas have various goals: to free the body from blockages in energy flow and the musculoskeletal system, and to purify it with the heat generated. In addition, the improvement of breathing, ability to concentrate, a sense of balance, strength and mobility.
  1. There are various stances when exercising Hatha Yoga:
  • standing postures - ensure mental balance, strengthens joints and blood vessels
  • twists - relax the spine
  • Forward bends - stretch your spine and relax
  • backwards bends - stretch the front part of the body
  • Reclining postures — free the body organs from pressure and make them relax
  • reversal postures
  1. Hatha Yoga creates immediate wellness through body relaxation. However, the yoga class itself doesn't have to be relaxing. Depending on the type of yoga (within Hatha Yoga, there are different styles, some more dynamic, some more gentle) this can be very intense. With exercise, your health improves: your sleep improves, you have more energy and can concentrate better. The postures also improve your breathing and oxygen uptake.
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  1. Many different styles such as Iyengar Yoga and Kundalini Yoga can meet you. They range from gentle, i.e. suitable for everyone, to dynamic, and therapeutic:

a. Vinyasa Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga: aim for more strength and vitality
b. Iyengar Yoga: suitable for everyone, is based on adaptation and is therefore suitable regardless of the respective health or training requirements, even as rehab after serious illnesses.
c. Kundalini Yoga: more suitable for improving the emotional state.
d. Bikram yoga, power, sauna: Sub-variant of Hatha Yoga with very few uses, as this yoga is not limited to postures.

  1. Sprituality Always part of Hatha Yoga on top of that. Together with breathing and concentration exercises, asanas enable yoga students to find space for themselves in the long term through meditation and to experience an inner transformation over time.
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  1. If you want to improve your physical and psychological condition, you should do it with yoga try, because it increases perceptual capacity, attention and psychological stability.

It is a generally accepted fact that body and mind belong together. Bodywork has a positive effect on the mind and your overall healthas long as it is done with a clearly and consciously defined goal. In short, that is exactly what yoga Has been doing it for thousands of years.

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José Llopis Arroyo
Yoga and Pilates Instructor
Holmes Place Urquinaona

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