I Love Yoga
Yoga improves strength, balance and flexibility 🧘🏻♂️
Yoga is a Sanskrit word translated as “yoke” or “union”. To yoke means to draw together, to bind together; or to unite. Its aim is to yoke or create a union of the body, mind, soul, and universal consciousness. This process of uniting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves is what allows yogis to experience deep states of freedom, peace and self-realization.
Six main branches of traditional yoga:
- Raja (the royal path) – focuses on meditation practices
- Karma (the path of action) – focuses on action and service in daily life
- Jnana (the path of knowledge) – focuses on discriminative wisdom and self inquiry
- Bhakti (the path of devotion) – focuses on devotion to God
- Tantra (the path of ecstasy) – focuses on ritual and initiation
- Hatha (the forceful path) – focuses on energy and movement of the body
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