Yoga

Yoga is the way of living and not merely a form of exercise. yoga prepares the body & mind for the attainment of the final ‘goal’ of life, weather materialistic or spiritual.

8 parts of Yoga	Results	Practical workouts
Yama	Purification of mind	Om, & mantra recitation
Niyama	Purification of body	Right food and daily routine
Asana	For healthy body	Any comfortable stable posture, + bandha, mudra, kriyas
Pranayam	For healthy mind	Breathing exercises
Pratyahar	Control of senses ( avoiding distractions)	Shavasana
Dharana	Concentration	Tratak
Dhyana	Uninterrupted progress	Meditation
Samadhi	Complete satisfaction

 

Ways of Yoga

Essentially yoga is “ONE”, there is no duality in any ways, but to understand there are 3 ways to reach it; viz.

1. Karma yoga / marga – Karma yoga, or the “discipline of action” is a form of yoga. Karma yoga is described as a way of acting, thinking and willing by which one orients oneself towards realization by acting in accordance with one’s duty (dharma) without consideration of personal self-centered desires, likes or dislikes. One acts without being attached to the results of one’s deeds.
2. Bhakti yoga / marga – Bhakti means “devotion” or “love” and this path contains various practices to unite the bhakta (Bhakti Yoga practitioner) with the Divine. Bhakti Yoga is considered the easiest yogic path to master and the most direct method to experience the unity of mind, body and spirit.
3. Gyana yoga / marga – Union due to pure knowledge. It is cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially a total or divine reality. it is knowledge which gives release from bondage.

ANY TYPE OF YOGA (now a days, every yoga teacher have a new name to their yoga teaching / understanding style.) IS ESSENTIALLY ONE OF THE WAY OF YOGA MENTIONED ABOVE.

Ayurvedic Diet

Apart from exercise another way to remain healthy and live long, is through right diet.

There is a saying in ayurveda; “proper food is the best medicine”. As a person can not live only on medicine, to maintain the health & live long food is necessary , thus it is rightly said that,

तस्मात् भिषजम् आहारो महाभैषज्यं उच्यते

 

Planning about diet…?

Think about these before you start –

1. Seasonal variation (Environmental condition)
2. Prakriti of individual (Body types)
3. Disease- proper advise should be taken from doctor for particular diseases.
4. Viruddha aahar- according to ayurveda, there are some combination of food which should be avoided in all conditions.

If viruddha ahar (antagonist food) is consumed; toxins accumulate in body leads to several diseases. For example –

1. Avoid combination of milk with – fish, sour fruits especially banana(if sour), mango ( if sour) , Horse Radish(muli), garlic(lehsun), kathal, sahjan,
2. Avoid combination of Horse Radish(muli) with – milk, Horse bean (urad )soup, butter.
3. Avoid combination of banana fruit with – curd, butter milk, taal phal.
4. Avoid combination of ghee and bronze utensils.
5. Honey with- hot food or liquids, equal quantity of ghee, kamal gatta.
6. Kheer with sattu.
7. Hot and cold items along.
8. Water after fried items.
9. Heating of curd & honey.
10. Avoid mixture of any 2 or more at a time- honey, sesame, jaggery(gud), milk, Horse bean (urad ), Horse Radish (muli), kamal gatta, sprouts.

The list is endless; please consult your doctor for further clarification.

As you adopt a balanced Ayurvedic diet and yoga regimen, complementary therapies like Vajikarana / Rasayana can further support vitality and sexual well-being. Learn more about our Rasayana Vajikarana program.

Seasonal variation (Ritucharya)

Season	Diet to take	Diet to avoid	What to do	What not to do
Late Winter	Heavy & oily food. (e.g.) jaggery, Horse bean (urad ). Meat of animals of wet region (e.g.) fish, prawn	Light, cold & dry food (e.g.) oat, Green Gram (moong)	Exercise, massage, sun bath & Luke warm water bath , warm cloths	Day sleeping, staying awake late night, roaming in winds, cold water
Spring	Old oat & wheat, wine, honey mixed water, pomegranate, light digestible food, less eating	Sweet , sour, heavy & oily food	Light exercise, control of sexual urge, Vamana & Nasya	Day sleeping, excessive rest.
Summer	Sweet, cold, liquid & oily food, light digestible food, ghee, milk, rice, Sattu, coconut water, meat of animals of dry region	Alcohol, salty, sour, bitter, salty foods, hot food	Light cloths, day sleeping, application of sandal wood , roaming in cool breeze	Staying awake late night, exercise, sun bath, massage, sex
Rainy	Honey mixed water, old oat, wheat & rice, salty foods, sour, & oily food, light digestible food	Heavy food, un boiled water, cold food, excessive liquid diet	Boiled water, dry & mosquito less environment, clean & light cloths, bath with scrub powder	Exercise, sex, day sleeping & staying awake late in night, water from river, sun bath.
Autumn	Sweet but light food, wheat, oat, Indian gooseberry, sugar, alcohol, grapes, tikta ghee	Over eating, curd, fish& meat of animals of wet region.	ana, roaming in moonlight.,Virecana, Rakta moks	Sun bath, day sleeping
Early Winter	Heavy & oily food, sweet , sour & salty food, meat of animals of wet region, jaggery, sugarcane juice, milk, curd, Cottage cheese (paneer), new rice	Dry & light food, cold items, oat, sattu	Exercise, oil massage, sun bath, warm water, woolen cloths,	Roaming in wind, staying awake at night, day sleeping,