Monday, 21 March 2016

Essential elements of yoga practice


Yoga essential knowledge.

We are all part of the elements that made up the stars. The Universal laws of nature’s purpose is to seek balance.  Energy lines (meridians) and energy vortexes (chakras) show us how the human body is more than purely its chemistry.  It also includes our physical, mental and spiritual realms of existence. All our body systems are connected and although some asanas focus on different parts of the body, asanas also work the whole body. Understanding of anatomy helps yoga teachers be better at helping others in their yoga practice. 

Our cells are unique to us.  'True health starts at the cellular level and yoga can help.'  Pranayama, ‘breathing practice’ helps develop balance within the cellular level and the respiratory system is vital for balance between nourishment and toxin elimination.  Breathing oxygen in and carbon dioxide out.  The throat chakra being the key to Pranayama as you breathe more deeply you oxygenate your blood which facilitates energy production and waste elimination.  The circulatory system carries this oxygenated blood around our systems.   Deep vein thrombosis and sluggish movement of blood back to the heart can be avoided with physical activity, including inversions, due to stimulating the circulatory system. 

The Solar plexus chakra; ‘the gut’, is the hardest area to work on and relax.   Sahasrara ( crown chakra) is the brain and Pranayama can affect the nervous system and the third eye is a gateway to intuition.  The root Chakra and the sacral chakra relate to the reproductive system and are vital to human survival. 

 Muscles, bones need yoga for a flexible spine and shoulder region and feeling healthy and young.  Our joints and ligaments are also kept healthy and young by practising yoga.  Take care to protect your knee joints, lower back and necks in yoga asanas (postures).
Tracey
(Yogamotorskills).

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