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योगी अश्विनी   अष्टाँग योग के पाँच नियमों में से एक नियम है ‘तप’ जिसका अर्थ है अपने शरीर को किसी भी रूप में कष्ट देकर तपाना। तप, एक शुद्धिकरण की प्रक्रिया है, जो कि नकारात्मक कर्मों को निष्फल करने में और आत्मिक उत्थान में सहायक होती है। उपवास भी स्वयं को तपाने का एक माध्यम है। यही कारण है कि शरीर और आत्मा की शुद्धि के लिए, नवरात्रों में उपवास किए जाते हैं। देवी माँ के दस ‘शक्ति’- रूप- शैलपुत्री, ब्रह्मचारिणी, चंद्रकान्ता, कुशमंदा, स्कंदमाता, कात्यायनी, कालरात्रि, महागौरी, सिद्धिदात्री तथा अपराजिता, इन नौ रातों और दस दिनों में समाये हुए हैं। इस प्रकार, नवरात्रों में, प्रत्येक रात की एक विशेष शक्ति है और उस शक्ति का एक विशेष उद्देश्य। इस अवधि के दौरान मौसम परिवर्तन होता है, अर्थात सृष्टि की विभिन्न शक्तियाँ एक असंतुलन से संतुलन की ओर बढ़ती हैं। चूँकि, हम इस सृष्टि के पूर्ण अंश हैं, तो इस समय में हमारी प्राण शक्ति भी सृष्टि की अन्य शक्तियों की तरह एक संतुलन, एक पुनः निर्माण की प्रक्रिया से होकर गुजरती है। इस समय शरीर को अल्प और सुपाच्य आहार के माध्यम से हल्का रखा जाता है तथा ...

In the previous article we discussed a Pranayam and an ayurvedic tonic to keep the mind calm as well as maintaining good health and a youthful glow. Adding to that we will learn two asans from the Sanatan Kriya which affect the vagus nerve. This nerve runs parallel to the Sushumna Nadi (spine) and connects the Mooladhar chakra (base of the spine) to the Agya chakra (forehead).  Asans for Vagus Nerve Invoke the energy of the Guru and Lord Ganesh . 1. Marjariasan (Cat pose) : Go down on your palms and knees, place your hands directly below your shoulders and your knees below your hips. Keep your elbows straight and look forward. Inhale as you raise your head and gaze at the highest point above, while you arch your spine downwards. Hold the posture for sometime and as you exhale you pull your abdominal muscles in and arch the spine in the opposite direction towards the ceiling while you look downwards. Hold the posture and repeat it gently seven times. 2. Vyaghras...

A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body. Usually it is said that the mind is the brain. Although in  Yoga  the mind is something different than the brain, mind is that energy that is controlling the brain and that is the bindu visarg chakra . It is present at the back of the head where brahmins generally tie knot in the pigtail, the nectar of life is constantly produced here and this is what gives one their beauty and glow.So we will discuss today  how to maintain beauty and glow with yoga and maintain a calm mind. TECHNIQUES  : I detail here some techniques from the book,   ‘ Sanatan Kriya, The Ageless Dimension ’, to develop the calmness inside and the glow outside. Take 4 Desi amlas (small in size and golden glow as apposed to a hybrid alma which will have a yellowish greenish glow) Remove the juice and add a spoonful of one year old single flower honey. Honey as it ages gains medicinal and nourishing qualities. So thi...

The mind and the physical brain control the human body. The brain and mind are controlled by the desire of the soul. Just close your eyes and see what is going on inside the brain Give it two minutes. You will find so many thoughts running inside you related to children, family, spouse, business, emotions... All these thoughts indicate desire of the soul. And it is because of these thoughts or desires that you are unable to go beyond human existence. All that is physical is temporary and what is temporary is painful hence the pain that you experience day-in-and-day-out, is in the pursuit of these desires. When the mind is engaged in worldly thoughts you cannot think of anything beyond because the mind can only do one and think of one thing at a time. Ayurveda says that you have five senses and of those only one sense is active at one time. They alternate so fast that you cannot make out, so when you are thinking, your thought process has to be one. Our bodies are programmed to achieve ...