Concept of asana according to swami swatmarama and patanjali.pptx

Concept of asana according to swami swatmarama and patanjali

Swatmarama talks about Asana as the fundamental or primary education of Yoga.
Asana is believed to help with the attainment of steadiness and calmness of the mind and the body, ridding the body of
mental and physical diseases and experiencing the lightness in the limbs.
Asanas create the pathway for manic centre and open the energy channels.
The practice of asanas leads to higher awareness and becoming more statute in regulating the body, breath, and the mind.
Patanjali also talks about Asanas as a medium of facing mentally steady, calm, tranquil and quiet.
He emphasizes on the notion of “ sthira- sukha- Asanam” , finding calmness, comfortableness and steadiness in the practice of asanas.
Making an effortless effort and facing content in the posture.
The aim is to prepare one to be at be to comfortably hold an asana for a long period of time to be able to ultimately practice meditation.

1. Concep t of asa n a ac c o rd i ng t o swami s watm a ram a and p a ta n ja li Swatma r a ma ta l ks ab o u t A s a n a as the fundamen t al o r p r im a ry educ a ti o n of Yoga. Asana is b e lieved to h elp wi t h the at t a i nmen t o f stead i n ess and ca l mness o f the m i n d and the b o dy , ri dd i n g the b o d y of mental an d phys i c al d i sease s a nd exper i enc i n g the l ig h tness in t h e limbs.

2. Asanas c r e ate the pa t hwa y f o r man i c c e ntr e and o p e n the energy c ha nne l s. The pract i ce o f asanas lea d s to h igher a w a reness and becom i n g m o re stat u te in regul a ti n g t h e body , b r eath, the mi n d . Patanja l i a l s o talks a b out Asanas as a medi u m of fac i n g me n tally stead y , calm, tran q u il a n d qu iet. emphas i z e s o n the n o ti o n of sth ir a - sukha - Asana m ” , and He “

3. f i nd i n g c a l mness, c o mf o rtable n ess and stead i nes s in t he pract i ce o f asanas. Maki n g an eff o rt l e s s e ff o rt and f a ci n g co n te n t in t h e po s ture. Th e aim i s to prepar e on e to b e a t b e to co m fortab ly ho l d an asana fo r a l on g per i o d o f time to b e able to u ltim a tely pract i ce medit a ti o n .