Yoga' is a Sanskrit term meaning 'to join, unite or yoke together', and the essential purpose of yoga is to bring together body, mind and spirit into a harmonious whole. The central methods of yoga are physical postures or 'asanas' and movement, breathing techniques or 'pranayama' and meditation.

1. Introduction to
YOGA
Vd Rakesh Shukla
Lecturer,
Dept of Swasthavritta
GAAC, Ahmedabad

2. Some important books of Yoga
• Patanjali Yoga sutra
• Hatha yoga Pradipika
• Gheranda Samhita
• Bhagwat Geeta
• Shiva sutra
• Hath Ratnavali
• Bharat Manas shastra
• Light on Yoga (BKS Iyenger)

3. Some definitions
•yauijaryaaogao || Upanishad
•yaujyataoAnaona [itayaaoga: ||
Acc to Bhagwat Geeta
•yaaoga:kma-saukaOSalama||
||
•samatvaMyaaogamaucyatao||

4. Acc to Patanjali
•yaaoga ica<avaRita inaraoQa:
||
ica<avaRita :
pa`maaNa ivapaya-ya ivaklpa
(pa. yaao.)

5. 1. pa`maaNa - Source of knowledge
3 types - Ptyaksha
- Anumana
- Agama
2. ivapaya-ya - Mistaken view, Wrong diagnose
3. ivaklpa– Imagination
4. inad`a - Sleep
5. smaRita - Memory

6. paMca
@laoYa
•By chitta Vritti
1. AivaVa - Ignorance
2. Aismataa– feeling of individuality
3. raga- Attachment
4. WoYa- hatred
5. AiBainavaoSa– thirst for life

7. ica<aBauima/Avasqaa
1. mauZ – Sleep in active state (tamas pradhan)
2. iXapta – Chanchal (Rajas pradhan)
3. ivaiXapta – stability for short period
4. ekaga` – Satva – mind is stable
5. inar]w – Pure form

8. Yoga utpatti:
• Yoga word is used in Vedic literature and in
Upanishad.
• Patanjali – Astanga Yoga
• In agni puran, Vishnu puran, Garud Purana-
many asana & pranayam are described.

9. • Bhagvat Geeta – Aim of Yoga and systemic
presentation of Yoga, Types of Yoga. Sukha, Dukha,
Moksha etc.
• Hathyoga Pradipika – More details
• Gherand Samhita - about hath yoga
• Others – K.K. kolhatkar, Maharshi Mahesh,
Shivanand, Iyenger, Bihar school of Yoga, Kavailya
dhama etc.

10. •Chitta suddhi – Patanjali yoga sutra
•Vani suddhi - Mahabhasya
•Sharira suddhi – Charak samhita

11. Types of Yoga
•Bhakti yoga
•Gyana yoga
•Karma yoga
•Hath yoga
•Raj Yoga

12. Bhakti yoga
• Love towards god leads to liberation.
Methods-
Mahatma of parents
Jaap
Yatra
Satsang
Singing about Hari
Studying religious book.

13. Karma Yoga
• Perform duties without any
expectation.
• Success n failure is equal.

14. Gyan yoga
• C/a Sanyas/ Sankhya yoga
• Devoid of (MAYA ) kam, krodh, lobh,
moha
• Knowledge about of self (Atma gyan)

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