Most people are aware that yoga came to the western world from India. In India, people have been practicing yoga for many thousands of years. These ancient yogis practiced yoga to achieve a variety of different results. When we think of practicing yoga, usually the physical practice of yoga postures, or asanas, is what comes to mind. This, however, is merely one part of the yoga system.
The word yoga actually means union. The English word yoke, to join together, comes from the word yoga. Unlike the word yoke, yoga is more specific in its definition. Yoga specifically refers to the joining of the individual soul, jiva atma, with the Supreme Soul, Paramatma. The yoga system takes the practitioner through a step by step process from lifestyle habits to deep meditation on the Supreme. This process gradually develops one's understanding of who they are, what their nature and purpose is, and what their relationship with other individuals and God is. From the application of this understanding a person is freed from the anxieties of life and is reinstated in their natural position (yoga), bringing a deep sense of peace and happiness that can not be shaken by anyone or anything.
To learn more about how to apply the system of yoga and receive all the great benifits a yoga practice has to offer, stop by one of the upcoming classes.
Namaste,
Rob
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