Importance of yoga and meditation

In this presentation we will see the Importance of Yoga and Meditation in our day today life. So just check it..

1. Importance of Yoga and Meditation Created By : Siddhant Kokate

2. What exactly is Yoga? Yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, which is the language of ancient India where it is believed that yoga originated. This union is said to occur between the mind, body, and spirit. A statue of Patañjali , author of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

3. Something About Meditation… Meditation is an experience of relaxing the body, quieting the mind, and awakening the spirit .

4. Introduction Yoga and meditation typically go hand-in-hand and have been around for thousands of years. They have been used as an alternative form of exercise to keep the mind and body healthy and happy. Practicing yoga improves balance, flexibility , and strength, while meditation helps keep the mind sharp, relieves stress and anxiety, and can strengthen your immune system.

5. Benefits of Yoga And Meditation Believe it or not, doing a few yoga poses throughout the week can help with chronic back pain. Studies have shown that stretching exercises and poses have improved spinal flexibility. 1.Treats Back Pain

6. 2.Improves Heart Health Studies have shown us that yoga is linked to a reduced the risk of heart disease. Meditating one time a day for ten minutes can help you to relax , reduce stress hormones , stable your blood pressure, and allow for better blood flow.

7. 3.Improves Digestion If you have trouble with your daily fiber intake and can’t get things moving easily then practicing yoga can be a tremendous help. There are many yoga poses, twists, and moves that massage internal organs that help food move along in your digestive system.

8. 4.Helps with Asthma Pranayama is a type of yoga that focuses on breathing techniques that have shown to be especially effective against asthma . Research has shown that adults with mild to moderate asthma who did an eight week session of yoga combined with their regular meds saw a marked improvement.

9. 5.Helps You Sleep Better In order to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle you need to get enough rest so you can function the next day. Meditation and breathing techniques also help clear your mind so you can relax and slow down your thoughts, allowing you the peace of mind to get a good night’s sleep

10. 6.Boosts Your Mood Practicing yoga stimulates the production of oxytocin , which is the love hormone, and it also produces higher serotonin levels, which is the happy hormone . Combined, these hormones dramatically improve someone’s mood.

11. 7.Provides Mental Clarity A healthy dose of yoga and meditation will keep your brain sharp and clear. Slow breathing and yoga poses will help your memory and keep your thoughts more organized once you get rid of stress, anxiety, and negative thinking. Reaching a place of quiet peacefulness is the key to healthy memory function.

12. Precautions While Doing Yoga Injuries may occur from doing yoga in a harmful way. For example ; - While doing poses and breathing techniques in wrong manner. - D oing yoga right after eating. - C ompeting with someone.

13. The International Day of Yoga The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015 , following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014 . Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

14. Baba Ramdev He is an Indian yoga guru known for his work in A yurveda , B usiness , Politics and A griculture . He co-founded the Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. with his colleague Acharya Balkrishna.

15. Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was the foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and a world spokesperson for Vedanta. He felt it was best to teach universal principles rather than personalities, so we find little mention of Ramakrishna in the Complete Works . Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 where he was an instant success. He was a man with a great spiritual presence and tremendous intellect. Vivekananda meditating posture in London December 1896.

16. Vivekananda & Meditation Meditation played a very important role in the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda . He was interested in meditation from his childhood. His master Ramakrishna found him a dhyana -siddha (expert in meditation ). In December 1892, Vivekananda went to Kanyakumari and meditated for three days on a large rock and took the resolution to dedicate his life to serve humanity. The event is known as the Kanyakumari resolve of 1892. In his book Raja Yoga and lectures, he widely discussed meditation, its purpose and procedure .

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