What is the advantage of Yoga over to other Exercises?

Raja yoga in India

Raja yoga is one of the best ways to experience truth. No truth is realized until and unless you experience it. To know the truth the human mind must agree to the change it has to go through. The experience might be harrowing depending on your readiness but once you gain the knowledge you can rid yourself of the vices of...

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Mistakes in Yoga Practice

I have made many mistakes in my practice, both mine and those of students.  We learn from mistakes, but sometimes they pay dearly. 1. Confusing yoga practice with fitness If you just want a toned body but no more, do better fitness. Yoga is not a headstand, it's not circus tricks, and it's not even the lotus position. ...

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Ashtanga yoga in India

The Eight-Fold Path of Ashtanga Yoga Ashtanga yoga refers to the eight-fold path of yoga where the term ‘Ashtanga’ literally denotes eight limbs. Patanjali them as abstinences (Yama), observances (Niyama), postures (Asana), breath control (Pranayama), sense withdrawal (Pratyahara), concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyana)...

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Shilpa Shetty yoga

Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood actress, and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2007, released a DVD (Shilpa's Yoga) in December 2007 dedicated to yoga in order to help countless people fight the bulge and fat rolls through yoga practice. Her DVD became so popular that the term "Shilpa Shetty Yoga" or "Shilpa's Yoga" became...

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