| Yoga, the brainchild of the ancient
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| | identity, and by integrating mind, body
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| Hindus is a form of mysticism, whose
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| | and spirit; it enhances physical and
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| origin is impossible to trace, dating
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| | mental health and well-being, even as it
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| back as it does to thousands of years
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| | helps attain spiritual insight and
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| before recorded history. One of the six
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| | harmony, a union with the divine.
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| schools of Hindu philosophy, Maharishi
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| | A blend of spiritual and physical
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| (or Sage) Patanjali, its founding father
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| | exercises that encourage mental,
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| lived a full three centuries before
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| | spiritual and physical fitness, these
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| Christ. A great philosopher and
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| | exercises are also known to be effective
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| grammarian, he was also a physician, with
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| | against anxiety, arthritis, headache,
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| a considerable body of medical work
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| | migraine, multiple sclerosis,
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| attributed to him, though this work has
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| | osteoporosis, pregnancy, rheumatoid
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| been lost in the pages of time. Though
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| | arthritis, and more. Yoga's special
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| founded by Patanjali, yet Yoga existed as
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| | exercises, breathing and meditation
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| a distinct teaching and system of life
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| | techniques are renowned for cleansing the
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| long before him.
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| | body of toxins, improving the muscle
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| A traditional Indian system of healing
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| | tone, as well as, blood circulation.
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| the mind and body, through a series of
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| | A way of life, the aim of Patanjali Yoga
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| mental, spiritual and physical exercises,
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| | is to set man free from the cage of
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| Yoga is designed to yoke or unite or fuse
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| | matter. Mind being the highest form of
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| individual consciousness and awareness
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| | matter, the mind, body, soul union that
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| (atma or the human soul) with super
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| | is the goal of everyone practicing Yoga,
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| conscious awareness (Paramatma or the
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| | frees them from the dragnet of Chital or
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| Supreme Being), which is, but a natural
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| | Ahankara (mind or ego), making for a pure
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| state of mind for both. Ultimately, this
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| | being. Practising Yoga does that and
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| yoking process leads to a realisation of
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| | more!
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