Yoga Philsophy 9.19.09

INTRODUCTION TO YOGA PHILOSOPHY

OM KOSHA CHAKRA ANATOMY AND POSTURES 8-LIMBGROSSAnatomy

Inhale Annamaya Kosha:Food-apparent-sheath

Muladhara: Root Chakra “Primal Instinct” Male - Earth - Red

Rooted Postures: Feet, Legs, Spine (base), large intestine

Yama / Niyama:Foundation

A“Ah”

Swadhisthana: Sacral Chakra “ Creativity or one’s own place Female - Water - Yellow

Hips, Sacrum, Genitals, lower back, genitals, womb, bladder, and kidney

Asana: Dynamic extension from and toward the core

U“Uh?”

Pranamaya Kosha:Air-apparent-sheath

Manipura: Solar Plexus Chakra “Personal Power” “Get up and go”Fire - Male

Navel, Solar Plexus, digestive systemTapas: Sun Salutation, Core Strength, Boat Pose, Warrior poses, twists, passive backbends

Pranayama:Breath restriction;Organization and movement of Prana

Integration Anahata: Heart Chakra “un-struck” or “unhurt”Air (female)

Heart, upper chest, and upper back: passive chest openers, shoulder stretches, backbends love and appreciate as we practice

Pratyahara: Sense Withdrawal

O“Oh”

Manomaya Kosha: mind-stuff-apparent-sheath

Vishuddha: Throat Chakra “Expression”(male)

Neck, throat, jaw, and mouth, expression actions: Camel, bow, shoulder-stand, bridge, plow

Dharana: Concentration

M“M”

Vijnanamaya kosha: wisdom-apparent-sheath

Ajna: 3rd Eye Chakra “Insight”(female)

Forward folds, postures placing pressure on forehead. Creative, focused, affirmative energy

Dhyana: Meditation

SubtleAnatomy

Silence Anandamaya Kosha: bliss-apparent-sheath

Sahasrara: “Pure consciousness”White & Male (I suspect union)

Meditation Primary; Postures that confront preconceived notions, fears, and anxieties

Samadhi: Freedom (moska) through

Classical Divisions of Yoga

The 4 Classical Divisions of Yoga and where our Hatha Yoga practice fits

Hatha Yoga

Toward a contemporary practice

Yoga History and Tradition

Approximate outline of the History of Yoga

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Yoga History: 2500 BC – 100 BC

Yoga History 100 BC -500 AD

Yoga History… 200 AD

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Yoga History… 800 AD

Yoga History… 900 AD – 1000 AD

Yoga History… 1350 AD

Yoga History… 1750 AD

Yoga History… 1750 AD

Yoga History… 1893 AD

Evolution Through Involution

Moving from the Physical and Individual to the Spiritual and

Universal

OM

Body: Inhale Gross Anatomy

"A" is Waking

The Sound "U" is Dreaming /

Subtle:

"M" is Deep Sleep / Causal:

Final silence: "A-U-M" is the

True Self

Kosha: Sheathes of Being

Annanamaya Kosha: Food Body

Pranayama Kosha: The Vital body

Manamaya Kosha: The mental body

Annanamaya Kosha: The Intellectual

Body

Annanamaya Kosha: The Bliss Body

8-limbs of Patanjali

Yama: Ethical Principles

Niyama: Inward

observances

Asana: Dynamic extension from and

toward the core

Pranayama: Energetic Body

(Prana)

Pratyahara: Sense

Withdrawal

Dharana: Concentration

Dhyana: Meditation

Samadhi: Freedom (moska) through

Chakra

Muladhara: Root Chakra "primal

instinct"

Swadhisthana: Sacral Chakra

"Creation"

Manipura: Solar Plexus Chakra

"Personal Power"

Anahata: Heart Chakra

"Emotion"

Vishuddha: Throat Chakra "Expression"

Ajna: 3rd Eye Chakra

"Insight"

Sahasrara: "Pure

consciousness"

GROSS

SUBTLE

Caduceus

Together, the Ida and Pingala nadis form the snakes of the caduceus, while Sushumna forms the staff. The snakes intersect at the chakras, as do the nadis described above.

At the ajna chakra, between the eyebrows, there are two petals, one on either side, just as there are two wings at the top of the caduceus.

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Sahasrara: “The Crown Chakra” may be seen similarly to the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones to communicate to the rest of the endocrine system and connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus.

Ajna: “The Brow Chakra” (also known as the third eye chakra) is linked to the pineal gland which may inform a model of its envisioning. The pineal gland is a light sensitive gland that produces the hormone melatonin, which regulates sleep and waking up.

Vishuddha: “The Throat Chakra” may be understood as relating to communication and growth through expression. This chakra is paralleled to the thyroid, a gland that is also in the throat and which produces thyroid hormone, responsible for growth and maturation.

Anahata: “The Heart Chakra” is related to the thymus, located in the chest. The thymus is an element of the immune system as well as being part of the endocrine system. It is the site of maturation of the T cells responsible for fending off disease and may be adversely affected by stress.

Manipura: The “Solar Plexus Chakra” is related to the metabolic and digestive systems. Manipura is believed to correspond to groups of cells in the pancreas, as well as the outer adrenal glands and the adrenal cortex. These play a valuable role in digestion, the conversion of food matter into energy for the body.

Svadhisthana: “The Sacral Chakra” is located in the sacrum (hence the name) and is considered to correspond to the testes or the ovaries that produce the various sex hormones involved in the reproductive cycle. Svadhisthana is considered to be related to, more generally, the genitourinary system and the adrenals. Muladhara: “The Base Chakra” is related to instinct, security, survival and basic human potentiality. This centre is located in the region between the genitals and the anus. Although no endocrine organ is placed here, it is said to relate to the gonads and the adrenal medulla, responsible for the fight-or-flight response when survival is under threat.

The Vital Body

Prana and its role in Hatha Yoga

Yoga and the 8-Fold PathPatanjali’s Ashtanga as related through the Yoga Sutras

Samadhi Pada: (51 sutras)"Yogaś citta-vritti-nirodhaḥ"

Yoga Sutra 1.1 & 1.2

"Yoga is the restraint of mental modifications”• 1. Now concentration is explained.• 2. Yoga is restraining the mind-stuff

(Chitta) from taking various forms (Vrttis) Swami Vivekananda

or • 1. OM: Here follows Instruction in Union • 2. Union, spiritual consciousness, is gained

through control of the versatile psychic nature

--Charles Johnson

Sadhana Pada (55 Sutras)

Sadhana is the Sanskrit word for "practice" or "discipline". Here the author outlines two forms of Yoga: Ashtanga Yoga (Eightfold or Eight limbed Yoga) and Kriya Yoga (Action Yoga).

– Note: Kriya yoga, sometimes called Karma Yoga. In the Bhagavad-Gita, Arjuna is encouraged by Krishna to act without attachment to the results or fruit of action and activity. In other words, Kriya yoga is the yoga of selfless action and service.

“Vibhuti Pada” (56 sutras)

Vibhuti is the Sanskrit word for "power" or "manifestation". ’

Supra-normal powers' (Siddhi) are acquired by the practice of yoga.

the entering of another’s soul ability to fly or move great distances in moments increase or decrease in size the ability to acquire great wealth with little effort

Disclaimer: The temptation of these powers should be avoided and the attention should be fixed only on liberation.

Kaivalya Pada (34 sutras)

• Kaivalya literally means "isolation", however the Sutras Kaivalya means emancipation or liberation, which is the goal of Yoga – Moksha (liberation)– Jivamukti (one who has attained Moksha).

• The Kaivalya Pada describes the nature of

liberation and the reality of the transcendental self.

Think Samadhi

Ahimsa- “to do no harm…”

Satya

Aparigraha “non-grasping”

Niyamas

Saucha “Cleanliness”

Samtosha “Contentment”

Tapas “Heat”