it's about the benefits of yoga in personality development

1. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Yoga and Meditation
-Granel Lewis

2. Introduction of YOGA
• 5000 years old
• It was founded in India
• The word “YOGA” means “yoke” or “unity”
translated from Sanskrit, the classical
language of India
• It also means “discipline" or “effort”.

3. YOGA
• Yoga requires you to make an effort to
unify your body and mind.
• You do this by concentrating your
awareness on your physical body through
breathing and postures.
• Yoga is the stilling of the changing states
of mind.

4. Meditation is part of Yoga
• Meditation is a technique in which
the meditator seeks not only to
reach a deep state of relaxation, but
to quiet the mind.
• The mind is a chattering monkey
that one tries to make quiet with
meditation

5. Types of yoga
The approach to Yoga that focuses on postures is
called Hatha (haht-hah) Yoga.
• Ananda
• Ashthanga
• Bikram
• Iyengar
• Kundalini
• Sivananda
• Viniyoga

6. YOGA POSTURES
(Surya namaskara)

7. Yoga postures
(examples)

8. Yoga and meditation in personality
development
Benefits of yoga and meditation
PHYSICAL BENEFITS
MENTAL BENEFITS
SPIRITUAL BENEFITS

9. PHYSICAL BENEFITS
Creates a toned, flexible, and strong body
Improves posture
Improves energy level
Helps maintain a balanced metabolism
Enhances functioning of respiratory,
digestive, endocrine, reproductive and
elimination systems
Can reduce blood pressure
Improves efficiency of lungs
Enhances sleep

10. PHYSICAL BENEFITS
Promotes cardiovascular and circulatory
health
Relieves pain
Improves athletic performance
Improves balance

11. MENTAL BENEFITS
• Calms the mind
• Attunes us to the Environment
• Concentration and Mental Clarity are
Enhanced
• Reduces Stress and Anxiety
• Encourages positive thoughts and self-
acceptance
• Promotes Flexibility

12. SPIRITUAL BENEFITS
 Awakens the Spirit
 Builds healthy spiritual awareness
 Promotes interdependence between mind,
body, and spirit.
 Enhances the concept of Oneness of all
things
 Personal energy connects to divine energy

13. YOGA IN CORPORATE LIFE

14. YOGA IN CORPORATE LIFE

15. Conclusion
Yoga and meditation, as a mindfulness
practice, can help correct basic limitations
of the mind by improving self awareness,
self control and self esteem.
The best way to understand yoga is:
TRY IT OUT YOURSELF!

16. THANK YOU