Asana Yoga Sadhana Patanjal hatha Gheranda Ghantali ghakopar thane diploma course education

1. GHANTALI MITRA MANDAL, YOGA
DEPT. THANE
YOGA EDUCATION DIPLOMA
ASANA
DIPLOMA TEAM

2. ASANA – OBJECTIVES & IMPORTANCE
• THE MOST PECULIAR AND IMPORANT
ASPECT OF YOGA
• EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND
APPEALING
• VERY ATTRACTIVE TO PRESENT AND
FOLLOW
• IT IS SIMPLE STABLE AND
COMFORTABLE POSITION OF BODY
• PATANJALI DEFINES ASANA – STHIR
SUKHAM ASANAM çqmLçj mçáKçcççmçvçcçd

3. ASANA – OBJECTIVES & IMPORTANCE
• IT SHAPES AND CULTURES GROSS BODY,
SUBTLE MIND AND AWARENESS
• ONE SHOULD BE AWARE ABOUT
PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS RELAXED
MUSCLES AND BREATHE
• WITH MINIMUM CALORIE
CONSUMPTION ONE GETS STRONG BODY
AND MIND THROUGH ASANAS ONLY
• WE CAN REMOVE OBSTACLES ON THE
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL LEVEL

4. ASANA – OBJECTIVES & IMPORTANCE
• IT LOOSENS THE JOINTS AND
ENHANCES THEIR MOBILITY
• REMOVES TOXITIES FROM MUSCLES
AND IMPROVES THEIR FLEXIBILITY
• IMPROVES NEURO-MUSCULAR
COORDINATION
• CAPACITY OF INNER ORGANS
IMPROVES
• OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM BECOMES
STRONG

5. ASANA – OBJECTIVES & IMPORTANCE
• BALANCES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND
THEIR SECRETIONS
• WITH SLOW, STEADY AND CONTROLLED
BREATHING WE CAN REMOVE MENTAL STRESS
• PHYSICAL STABILITY, STRENGTH AND
LIGHTNESS BALANCES MIND AND EMOTIONS
• AWARENESS AND ALERTNESS ARE CORE OF
ASANAS
• IT IS ONE OF THE LIMBS – NOT THE ONLY LIMB

6. MULTI DIMENTIONAL YOGIC COMPARISON
SR.
NO.
CHATURANG
YOGA – HATH
PRADIPIKA
SHADANG
YOGA
GORAKSHS
HATAK
SAPTANG
YOGA
GHERAND
SAMHITA
ASHTANGA YOGA
PATANJALI MUNI
1. Dççmçvç Dççmçvç <çìdkçÀcç& ³çcç
2 kçábÀYçkçÀ (ÒççCçç³ççcç) ÒççCçç³ççcç Dççmçvç çÆvç³çcç
3 cçáêç Òçl³ççnçj cçáêç Dççmçvç
4 vççoçvçámçbOççvç OççjCçç Òçl³ççnçj ÒççCçç³ççcç
5 - O³ççvç ÒççCçç³ççcç Òçl³ççnçj
6 - mçcçççÆOç O³ççvç OççjCçç
7 - - mçcçççÆOç O³ççvç
8 - ö ö mçcçççÆOç

7. HISTORY OF ASANAS
• WE FIND REFERENCES OF ASANAS POSTURES AT
MOHENJODARO, HADAPPA AND MEXICO – REF
CYCLOPAEDIA YOGA - VOL I EDITED BY DR JAYADEV
YOGENDRA, PH.D. PUBLISHED BY THE YOGA
INSTITUTE SANTACRUZ (EAST), MUMBAI-55.
• NEARLY 34 SCRIPTURES HAVE REFERENCE OF
ASANAS. OF WHICH FIRST AND LAST SCRIPTURES
INCLUDE ATHARVA VEDA SMHITA 1500BC S.NO.1
GENERAL REFERENCE TO ASAANA. YOGA PHYSICAL
EDUCATION FOR WOMEN - 1931 AD S.NO.43 -
DESCRIBES MEDITATIVE AND CULTURAL ASANAS
• OUT OF 43 SCRIPTURES SOME NAMES INCLUDE -
Hççlçbpçuç ³ççíiçmçÓ$çí, ³ççíiç ³çç%çJçukçw³ç, ³ççíiç çÆ®çblççcçCççÇ, ³ççíiç kçÀçÌmlçáYç, ³ççíiç
jnm³ç, ³ççíiç mççíHççvç, ³ççíiçmççjmçmçbûçn, J³ççmçYçç<³ç, cçnçYççjlç, Jçç³çÓ HçájçCç,
cççkç&ÀC[í³ç HçájçCç, çÆJç<Cçá HçájçCç, YççiçJçlçd HçájçCç, çÆuçbiç HçájçCç, iç©[ HçájçCç,
iççíj#ç mçbçÆnlçç, nþÒççÆoçÆHçkçÀç, ³ççíiç GHççÆvç<ço, nþjlvççJçuççÇ, Içíjb[ mçbçÆnlçç,
çÆMçJçmçbçÆnlçç JçiçÌjí

8. ASANAS – ORIGIN AND ALTERNATE NAMES
• cçÓU OççlçÓ Dççmçd (çƬçÀ³ççHço) yçmçCçí = To Sit çÆJçmççJçç IçíCçí = To
Rest jçnCçí = To Live
• IT IS USED IN TWO WAYS AS VERB – TO SIT AND
NOIUN – A SEAT OR A BOW
• IT INCLUDES MEANS TO SIT AND MANNER TO
SIT
• AS PER PATANJAL SUTRAS ANY PHYSICAL
POSTURE GIVING STABILITY AND COMFORT
SIMULTANEOUSLY
• ALTERNATE NAMES ARE PEETH, VISHTHAR,
NISHADAAN ETC….

9. MAIN OBJECTIVE
• ALL ASANAS PRIMARILY AIM AT –
ASANAJAY MEANS ABILITY TO SIT FOR
NEARLY 3 HOURS IN ONE POSTURE
³çoç ÒçnjHç³ç&vlç çqmLçjb m³ççoíkçÀcççmçvçcçd~
lçoç ³ççíi³çb çÆJçpççvççdzççomçvçb ³ççíiçmççOçvçí ~~
• TO ATTAIN THIS WE NEED OTHER
PATTERNS OF STUDY ANY ASANA IS
ALWAYS PERFORMED WITH INTENSION
OF ATTAINING BASIC OBJECTIVE

10. DEFINITIONS
• çqmLçjmçáKçcççmçvçcçd ~ Hçç. ³ççí. P.Y.S. ASANA MEANS
ANY SUCH POSTURE WHICH GIVES
STABILITY AND COMFORT TO BOTH –
BODY AND MIND
• DççmçvççÆcççÆlçmJçmJç©HçímçcççmçVçlçç - SIDDHA
SIDHANTA PADHATI DEFINES DççmçVç -
NEAR mçcç – LlKEWISE SIMILAR
• ASANA MEANS FEELING LIKE GOING
NEAR TO SELF
• HOWEVER, IT IS ONLY A BEGINNING OF
JOURNEY AND NOT DESTINATION

11. DEFINITIONS
• Dççm³çlçí Dç$ç Jçç Dçvçívç FçÆlç Dççmçvçcçd - Jçç®çmHççÆlç
MANNER OF SITTING OR THE SEAT
WHEREON ONE SITS.
• Dççm³çlçí Dçvçívç ÒçkçÀçjíCç – AS PER VIDNAYA
BHIKSHU SITTING IN A PARTICULAR
GIVEN WAY.)
• IN SHORT - ANY STABLE AND
COMFORTABLE BODY POSITIONON
WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

12. TYPES OF ASANAS
• BORADLY THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF
ASANAS
• O³ççvççíHç³ççíiççÇ Dççmçvçí MEDITATIVE POSTURES
PADMASANA,SWISTIKASANA,SIDDHASANA,VA
JRASANA & BHADRASANA
• MçjçÇjçíHç³ççíiççÇ Dççmçvçí Cultural Postures
• HççþkçÀCçç Hçá{í JçUJçC³çç®ççÇ FORWARD BENDING - YOGA
MUDRA,HALASANA & PASCHIMATANASANA
• cççiçí JçUC³çç®ççÇ BACKWARD BENDING
BHUJANGASANA,NAUKASANA,USHTRASANA &
MATYASANA
• yççpçÓuçç PçákçÀC³çç®ççÇ SIDEWARD BENDING
CHAKRASANA
• HççÇU oíCççjçÇ TWISTING VARASANA, ARDHA
MATSYENDRASANA, TRIKINASANA

13. TYPES OF ASANAS AND NUMBERS
• Jçj®³çç yççpçáuçç Kçí®ç oíCççjçÇ VERTICAL STRETCHING –
PARVATASANA, TADASANA
• çÆJçHçjçÇlç kçÀjCççÇ TOPSY-TURVEY POSTURES –
VIPARITKARNI, SARVANGASANA,
SHIRSSHASANA
• lççíuççlcçkçÀ Dççmçvçí BALANCING – VRUKSHASANA,
MAYURASANA, EK PADA TOLASANA
• çÆJçÞççblççÇkçÀçjkçÀ (Relaxative) (1) SHAVASANA (2)
MAKARASANA
• NUMBER OF ASANAS THEY ARE 84 LACS
• AT PAR WITH ALL SPECIES

14. STAGES OF ASANAS
• HçÓJç&çqmLçlççÇ - Primary or Preparatory Stage
• Jççì®ççuç - Marching towards goal.
• DçbçÆlçcç çqmLçlççÇ - Final Posture
• Guçì ®ççuç - Reverse Action
• HçÓJç&çqmLçlççÇ - Primary or Preparatory Stage
• NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE IN
COMPLETE POSTURE AND FINAL POSTURE
OF ANY ASANA
• THE IDEAL POSITION IS COMPLETE POSTURE
• ANY COMFORTABLE POSTURE AS PER
CAPACITY IS FINAL POSITION
.

15. PRINCIPLES OF ASANAS
• SHOULD BE INITIATED WITH TYPICAL
MENTLE FRAME
• SHOULD BE PRACTICED SLOWLY AND AS
PER CAPACITY
• ONE MUST DO THEM EFFORTLESSLY
• SHOULD MAINTAIN FINAL POSITION WITH
CLOSED EYES FOR 4 -5 BREATHES
• NATURAL BREATHING – CORE OF ASANA
• AVOID COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
• UNUSED PART OF THE BODY SHOULD BE
STABLE AND RELAXED

16. PRINCIPLES OF ASANAS
• PRACTICES OF ASANAS SHOULD HAVE
THOUGHT OF GENDER, PHYSICAL
LIMITATIONS, AILMENTS
• ONE MUST EXPERIENCE ENERGY AND
MENTAL BLISS AFTER PRACTICE
• RELAXATION AFTER EACH POSTURE IS
NECESSARY
• SHAVASANA SHOULD BE PRACTICED
CONSCIOUSLY
• AWARENESS – THE KEY TO SUCCESS

17. BENEFITS OF ASANAS
• lçlççí ÜvÜçvççÆYçIççlç: ~ Hçç. ³ççí. ALL DUALITIES GET
VANISHED P.Y.S
• DççÆYçIççlç - nl³çç kçÀjCçí (KILLING), cççjCçí
(KILLING), nçCçCçí (STRIKING), vççMç kçÀjCçí
(DESTROY).
• Iççlç - þçímçç, lç[çKçç (A BLOW, STROKE),
DççÆYç - kçÀ[í (TOWARDS), Jçj - ON, OVER,
mçcççíj, çÆJç©Oo.
• lçlç: - Gmç (Dççmçvç kçÀçÇ çÆmçOoçÇ) mçí ÜvÜçvççÆYçIççlç: - (MççÇlç-G<Cç
DçççÆo) ÜvÜçWkçÀç DççIççlç vçnçÇ uçiçlçç WITH THE
PRACTICE OF ASANAS ONE GETS RID OF
ALL DUALITIES .

18. BENEFITS OF ASANAS
• mLç̳ç&b Dççjçíi³çb ®çç*diçuççIçJçcçd~ n. Òç. ONE GETS HEALTH AND
SUPPLENESS
• Dççmçvçívç jpççí nvlççÇ (DççUmç vçä nçílççí)~ n. Òç. REMOVES LEZINESS
H.P.
• Dççmçvçívç YçJçíod¢{cçd (¢{lçç ÒççHlç nçílçí)~ Içí. mçb. GIVES STRENGTH OR
SOLIDITY G.S.
• Dççmçvçívç ©pççí nvlççÇ (jçíiç vççnçÇmçí nçílççlç)~ iççí. Mç. REMOVES
AILMENTS G.S.
• ³ççíiççb²çvçáÿçvççoMçáçqOo#ç³çí %ççvçoçÇçqHlçjççÆJçJçíkçÀK³ççlçí:~ Hççí. ³ççí. 2/28. WITH
PRACTICE OF VARIOUS LIMBS OF YOGA ONE GETS
PURITY, KNOWLEDGE AND VIVEK KHYATI – SUPER
CONSCIOUSNESS BY PRACTICE OF ASHTANGA YOGA
CHITTA PURIFIES, GETS REAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEADS TO PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

19. THREE SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
• PRINCIPLE -çqmLçjmçáKçcççmçvçcçd ~ 2/46
• TO ATTAIN FOCUSSED CHITTA AND REMOVAL OF
VRUTTIS ONE HAS TO PRACTICE ASANAS GIVING
STABILITY AND COMFORT SIMULTANEOUSLY
• PATANJALI HAS NOT ADVOCATED ANY SPECFIC
ASANA BUT HAS GIVEN LIBERTY TO PRACTICE
ANY SUCH ASANA WHICH LEAD TO PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL STABILITY
• DUE TO LACK OF SPEED ONE GETS CAPACITY TO
MARCH TOWARDS ANTARANG SADHANA
• ALONG WITH OUTER BODY ONE NEEDS TO
FOCUS ON INTERNAL ORGANS AND THEIR
STABILITY

20. THREE SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
• INNER ORGANS ARE CONTINUOUSLY
WORKING SO THEY SHOULD BE STABILISED
SLOWLY
• BREATHING, METABOLISM AND THOUGHT
FLOW SHOULD SLOW DOWN
• STABILITY IS PHYSICAL AND SUKH BLISS IS
MENTAL
• THEREFORE ONE SHOULD HAVE SUCH
POSTURE WHICH GIVES BOTH THESE AT A
TIME

21. THREE SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
• TECHNIQUE - Òç³çlvçMçÌçÆLçu³ççvçvlçmçcççHççÆÊçY³ççcçd ~ 2/47
• ALL STEPS FROM PRATYAHAAR NEED PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL STABILITY WHICH CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH
THIS TECHNIQUE
• Òç³çlvçMçÌçÆLçu³ç - MççjçÇçÆjkçÀ GHçç³ç EFFORTLESSNESS – PHYSICAL
ASPECT
• DçvçvlçmçcççHççÆÊç -cççvççÆmçkçÀ GHçç³ç (mçcççHççÆÊç - lçvcç³çlçç) ASSOCIATION
WITH INFINITY – MENTAL ASPECT
• SWAMI VIVEKANAND SAYS – IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO
ASSOCIATE WITH NIRGUN NIRAKAR SO ONE HAS TO
MERGE SELF WITH SIMPLE VISIBLE THINGS BY MIND

22. THREE SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
• IMPACT/BENEFIT - lçlççí ÜvÜçvççÆYçIççlç: ~ 2/48
• WITH CONTINUOUS AND PROPER PRACTICE OF
ASANAS WE CAN HANDLE PLEASURE –
DISPLEASURE, GOOD – BAD, TRUTH – FALSE, HOT-
COLD AND CAN REDUCE THEIR PINCH
• WITH PRACTICE OF ASANAS THE MENTAL
CONCENTRATION IS NOT IMPACTED IN SPITE OF
DUALITIES
• THEREFORE WE CAN SAY – THOUGH WE MAY NOT
REMOVE DUALITIES BUT CAN PROTECT MIND FROM
THEIR IMPACTS

23. ASANAS – RESEARCH BASED RESULTS
• EFFLORT LESS PRACTICE OF ASANAS LEADS TO
ENERGY GETS RESTORED
• HOWEVER IF DONE WITH OVER EXERTION IT
LEADS TO WASTAGE OF ENERGY
• REF. MUSCLE ACTIVITY IN ASANAS; KARAMBALEKAR P. V., DR.
BHOLE M.V. & GHAROTE M.L. YOGA MIMANSA ISSUE NO. 12 - 1

24. ASANAS – RESEARCH BASED RESULTS
• STUDY ON GROUP OF ASANAS
SHOWED:
• INCREASE IN BMR, BREATH HOLDING
TIME,
T-4 THYROXINE, HAEMOGLOBIN & RBCS
• INCREASE IN FLEXIBILITY
• INCREASE IN GENERAL PHYSICAL
FITNESS INDEX
REF.: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRADITIONAL
ASANAS
DR. M. L. GHAROTE
LONAVLA YOGA INSTITUTE

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