Sunday, July 15, 2012

What is Samadhi?  What is Nir-Vi-Kalpa Samadhi?  Is it only possible for a few who become famous in History? Or is it possible for everyone?  Is it temporary or permanent?  Is it dissolution of Ego Principle associated with final exit and no return, e.g, death or Maha Samadhi?  Or they are two different events? Can only few people survive and return? Does it lead to Brahma Gyani?  Why words like NirBeeja and Sahaja are added before NirVikalpa Samadhi?  Is this the domain of Avtaaras and Siddhas only?  Why does Gita talk about Meditation?  Why does Yoga Sutra offer the goal of Yoga as the "Cessation of the Mind Stuff."  Why it is listed as a last stage of the Yoga?  Does it mean it is the last stage of a Yoga Session or one's life?

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Yoga for Sore Bodies

Being a diabetic, and having a high Sugar can make one's body sore and stiff, and then one does not feel like doing Yoga or any exercise.

But Yoga is there to help you in different moods, even when you are feeling lazy, but you need to have some time and inclination. Well if we do not have health, what else we will then have? So need to take out time and have inclination!

Here are 4 Extreme Stretches which work at Joint Levels, besides working on Muscles:

1. Vakrah Sushiiptah Aasan - Crooked Sleeping Position: Go into Vajraa Aasan, where you go on you knees first and then try to squat on legs, with your legs behind on your buttocks - and not side ways to buttocks - and then you use your hands side wise to bring your rest of the body and back into a plain sleeping position. Your thigh and calf muscles and joints at knees would get the stretches.

2. SaMyat UditPada -SarvaAnga-Hal Asan - Continuous Lifted Leg-Should-Stand-Plough Position. One has to have prior experience with Sarvangaa Asan (Shoulder Stand) and Hal Asan (Plough Position). Here you go into a sleeping position, and in continuous rocking swings, you first go into Udita Pada (Lifted Legs), Sarvangaa Asan (Shoulder Stand) and Hal Asan (Plough Position). One needs to make sure the Hands are behind and stretched and clasped together.

3. Ek Bhujaa LuT Aasan - One Hand Rolling Posture. This will work on your shoulder joints and bi-ceps/tri-ceps. Lie down you left side with your left hand stretching away and perpendicular to your body. Now try to roll over your shoulder and body, with the opposite side, right side shoulder joint, kissing the ground. Then repeat this for the Right side.

4. Vakra Trikona Aasan - Crooked Triangular Posture. Go to famous Reclining Vishnu Posture, or Trikona Aasan, the Triangular Handed Side Reclining Posture. Now in that position, without relenting any three sides of the joints, go further side wise facing down. You back muscles would get the stretches.

Sometime I would share the Lazy stretches, which one can even do in the Bed.