Introduction to yoga introductory knowledge
The word "yoga" comes from Indian Sanskrit "yug" or "yuji", which means "consistency", "combination" or "harmony". Yoga originated in ancient India and is one of the six philosophical schools in ancient India. It explores the truth and method of "the unity of Brahma and Me". What modern people call yoga is mainly a series of methods to cultivate one's self-cultivation.
Around 300 BC, patanjali, the founder of Mahayana Yoga in India, wrote the Yoga Sutra. On this basis, Indian yoga really took shape, and the practice of yoga was formally defined as a complete eight-branch system. Yoga is a system that helps human beings to give full play to their potential by raising their consciousness.
Yoga posture uses ancient and easy-to-master skills to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities. It is an exercise method to achieve the harmony and unity of body, mind and spirit, including posture method, breathing method and meditation method, so as to achieve the unity of body and mind.
history
Yoga is not only a popular or fashionable fitness exercise. Yoga is a very ancient energy knowledge cultivation method, which integrates philosophy, science and art. Yoga is based on ancient Indian philosophy. For thousands of years, psychology, body and spirit have become an important part of Indian culture. Ancient yoga believers developed a yoga system because they believed that by exercising and regulating breathing, they could control their thoughts and emotions and maintain a healthy body.
origin
Yoga originated in India and has a history of more than 5,000 years. It is called "the treasure of the world". Yoga originated in the Himalayan foothills of northern India. When practicing body and mind in nature, ancient Indian yogis accidentally discovered that all kinds of animals and plants are born with methods of treatment, relaxation, sleep or staying awake, and can recover naturally without any treatment. Therefore, ancient Indian yogis observed, imitated and experienced animal gestures, and created a series of physical and mental exercise systems, namely postures. These postures have been tempered for more than 5,000 years. Yoga has taught people healing methods and benefited people from generation to generation.
The word "yoga" (English: Hindi) comes from Indian Sanskrit "yug" or "Yuji", which means "consistency", "combination" or "harmony". Yoga originated in ancient India and is one of the six philosophical schools in ancient India. It explores the truth and method of "the unity of Brahma and Me". What modern people call yoga is mainly a series of methods to cultivate one's self-cultivation. Around 300 BC, Patanjali (English: Patanjali, Hindi), the founder of Indian Mahayana Yoga, wrote the Yoga Sutra. On this basis, Indian yoga really took shape, and the practice of yoga was officially defined as a complete system of eight branches. Yoga is a system that helps human beings to give full play to their potential by raising their consciousness. Yoga posture uses ancient and easy-to-master skills to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities. It is an exercise method to achieve the harmony and unity of body, mind and spirit, including posture method, breathing method and meditation method, so as to achieve the unity of body and mind.
The record of yoga first appeared in the Vedas of India. About 300 BC, patanjali, the ancestor of yoga, elaborated the training course of health preservation and spiritual cultivation in Yoga Sutra, systematized and standardized it, and formed the foundation of contemporary yoga practice. The philosophical principle put forward by patanjali is regarded as a milestone in the spiritual field of yoga.
The development of yoga introduction
Modern scholars divide yoga into four periods.
Pre-classical period
From 5000 BC to the appearance of Rigveda, it was about 3000 years, which was the period of primitive development of yoga and lack of written records. Yoga has gradually developed from a primitive philosophical thought to a practice method, in which meditation, meditation and asceticism are the centers of yoga practice.
Classical period
From the Vedas recorded generally in 1500 BC to the yoga recorded clearly in Upanishads, and then to the appearance of the Bhagavad-gita, the integration of yoga practice and Vedanta philosophy was completed, which made yoga, a folk spiritual practice, from emphasizing practice to orthodoxy of behavior, belief and knowledge.
Around 300 BC, Patanjali, a great Indian sage, wrote the Yoga Sutra, on the basis of which Indian yoga really took shape, and the practice of yoga was formally defined as a complete eight-branch system. Patanjali is revered as the ancestor of yoga.
Patanjali, the ancestor of yoga, is generally believed to have been born in Rajale, India between 200 and 500 BC. According to legend, patanjali's mother, Gonica, was a learned yogi. She always hoped to impart what she had learned to a wise man, but failed to do so. Gonica wanted to say that her life was running out, so she prayed to the sun god to give her a sage she was looking for. She prayed to the sun god with water in her hands and closed her eyes. Just as she was about to offer water to the sun god, she opened her eyes and saw a small snake in her hand. The little snake turned into a human in an instant and said to her, "I want to be your child." Veronica agreed and named him patanjali. Pat means falling, and An 'jali means putting your hands together. Because patanjali fell into her hands like a person from the sky, she was named Pat Anjali.
Legend has it that patanjali, the snake god Adisesa, devoted himself to sacred dance in order to write Buddhism, and was reincarnated as the ancestor of yoga with the blessing of Shiva.
Post-classical period
After Yoga Sutra, it is post-classical yoga. It mainly includes the Upanishads of Yoga, Tantric Yoga and Mahatma Yoga. Yoga has twenty-one Upanishads. In these Upanishads, pure cognition, reasoning and even meditation are not the only way to achieve liberation. All need the physical transformation and spiritual experience caused by the ascetic practice skills to achieve the unity of Brahma and Me. So dieting, abstinence, posture, seven rounds, etc. Combining spells and fingerprints is the essence of yoga in the post-classical period.
/kloc-"Kesuna Moquena" in the 0/9th century is the father of modern yoga. Later, "Ai En Jia" and "Diskojia" were the leaders of Holy King Yoga. In addition, the Indian Sikh's "Zhuohuo Yoga" and "Shiva aranda Yoga" are also two important yoga schools, one for practicing qi and the other for practicing heart.
Modern development of yoga
Today, yoga has become a widely spread physical and mental exercise method in the world. From India to Europe, America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, etc., it is highly respected for its obvious effect on psychological decompression and physical health care. At the same time, various branch methods of yoga are constantly evolving, such as Bikram yoga, hatha yoga, high-temperature yoga, healthy yoga, etc., as well as some yoga management sciences.
What are the benefits of practicing yoga?
1, increased vitality
Effects of practicing yoga on brain and glands.
2. Young appearance and mood
Yoga reduces facial wrinkles and produces a natural "face-lifting" effect. This is mainly because of handstand. Our usual upright posture urges gravity to pull the muscles down.
Over time, facial muscles are expelled from the phenomenon of collapse. Standing upside down for a few minutes every day, we can reverse the effect of gravity and make it a boost to our rejuvenation, so that facial muscles will not relax, it will reduce wrinkles and naturally flatten the skin.
Yoga handstand posture can often restore the original color of white hair and delay the discovery of white hair. This is because handstand increases the blood flow to scalp hair follicles.
This posture increases the elasticity of muscles, eliminates the pressure of blood vessels and nerves in muscles, and makes more blood flow to scalp muscles. In other words, hair follicles get more nutrition and produce more healthy hair.
Step 3 live longer
Yoga can affect all the conditions of longevity, such as the brain, glands, spine and internal organs.
4, increase disease resistance.
Yoga exercises the body and enhances immunity. This enhanced resistance can cope with all kinds of serious diseases, from colds to cancer.
5. Improve eyesight and hearing.
Normal vision and hearing mainly depend on good blood circulation and nerve transmission in eyes and ears. The nerves and blood vessels that supply the eyes and ears must pass through the muscles.
With the increase of age, muscles lose their elasticity just like other parts of the spine, and nerves and blood vessels may encounter stagnation when passing through the neck.
This change hinders the nerve and blood supply of eyes and ears, thus affecting their operation. Yoga posture and yoga neck movement can improve the neck condition, and then strengthen vision and hearing.
6. Improvement of mental state
Because yoga can rejuvenate the glandular nervous system, including the brain, the mental mood will naturally show a positive state. It makes you more confident, enthusiastic and optimistic. Daily life will also become more creative.