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a Brief Introduction

by Gudrun Dreher

the Old-New Way

to World Peace

According to Yoga Philosophy

 reality
is
unchanging
and
unmoving

 the
world
as
we
perceive
it
‐
with
its
perpetual flux
‐
is
therefore
an
illusion
(maya)

 originally,
there
was
only
one
SELF:

undifferentiated
energy,
infinite,
unchanging, formless

 then:
process
of
differentiation
occurs:


‐>split
between
subject
&
object
or





individual
self
and
universal
SELF

The Aim of Yoga

 to
see
though
the
illusion
(maya)
and
perceive the
true
reality
‐

the
reality
that
is
unchanging and
unmoving
‐

 to
re‐establish
the
original
union
between
the individual
and
the
universal
SELF

The 4 Paths of Yoga

Yoga
ofPhysical
&MentalControl

Yoga
ofWisdom

Yoga
ofDevotion

Yoga
of

Action

Raja
Yoga Jnana
Yoga

Bhakti
Yoga

Karma
Yoga

The 8 Limbs of Yoga

Anatomy of the Human Body

in Yoga Philosophy

 Causal
body: 


bliss
sheath
‐>
seed
body

The System of Chakras & Nadis

Health Benefits of Yoga

 good
health
requires
the
free
flow
of prana
(‘life
force’)
in
the
nadis
and

the
proper
balance
of
all
7
chakras

 regular
practice
of
meditation,

pranayama
(‘breathing
exercises’)
and asanas

(Yoga
‘poses’)
helps
to
balance, re‐align
and
cleanse
the
chakras
as
well

as
the
nadis

 the
practice
of
yoga
has
shown
to
decrease
stress

levels,
to
lower
blood
pressure,
and
to
slow
down
the rate
of
aging

understanding

Health Benefits of Yoga - cont.

The Om Sign

A Typical YOGA Session Includes*

Pranayama - Breathing Exercises

Meditation -> “Ways In”

visual
tools
that
are
either
used
as
centering

devices
or
as
symbolic
compositions
of
energy

patterns

Examples of Yantras

Sequence of Asanas - Part 1

Sequence of Asanas - Part 2

Sequence of Asanas - Part 3

Yoga Asanas - Images

THE BEST WAY TO UNDERSTND

WHAT YOGA IS:

TRY IT OUT YOURSEFL!

Thank You!

© Gudrun Dreher - 2006/2012

Thousand Thanks to my Yoga Teacher Sensei William Daniel - for Teaching me!

-Images Used in this Presentation

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