Paths Of Yoga

Paths Of Yoga

There are various paths of yoga that lead towards the ultimate goal of union, each a

specialized branch of a comprehensive system, the main four being "Karma Yoga, Bhakti

Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Raja Yoga".Each, with their own world of techniques, supports people with different temperaments and approaches to life. All of the paths lead ultimately to the same destination to union with Brahman, God, Oneness the Universe, and the lessons from each need to be integrated if true wisdom is to be attained. For our sadhana or spiritual practice, it is often suggested that we practice a balanced integral yoga.

Types Of Yoga

 The following are the types of yoga

a) Hatha Yoga:-

This is a holistic yogic path, including moral disciplines, physical postures, purification procedures, poses, yogic breathing, and meditation. The Hatha yoga predominantly practiced in the West consists mostly of asana work. It is also recognized as a stress-reducing practice.

 Hatha Yoga Poses For Beginners

Importance Of Yogasan

a) What is yoga?

Yoga is a system of techniques that reflects real and proven scientific concepts. Many things Western scientists understand about the body have actually been known by yoga practitioners for centuries. Yoga sees the body from a different perspective than traditional Western medicine, but the basic principles are the same. What we Westerners call nerve plexus, yoga calls chakras. 

What we Westerners call spinal alignment, yoga accomplishes through various poses or exercises designed to do what many of us pay chiropractors to do. The human body is in a constant state of flux, continually adjusting internally to the influence of a changing external environment. 
Western medicine calls this process homeostasis. Yoga’s five sheaths of existence, in essence, the body, the breath, the emotions, the intellect, and happiness reflect the same need for balance between internal and external forces. The terminology may be different, but the concepts are universal.