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Kundalini yoga – Introduction

Kundalini yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline which is a consolidation of the highest physical and meditative techniques found in the teachings of Raja yoga, Shakti yoga, Bhakti yoga, tantra, Kriya yoga, Laya-yoga, Nada yoga and the pillars and Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Kundalini yoga is called ”the yoga of awareness” because it [...]

Anapanasati – The practice

Traditional sources A traditional method given by The Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta is to go into the forest and sit beneath a tree and then to simply watch the breath, if the breath is long, to notice that the breath is long, if the breath is short, to notice that the breath is short. [...]

Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path – Usage in Tantra

Tantra is a set of esoteric Indian traditions with roots in Hinduism and later Buddhism (which is a separate Dharma). Tantra is often divided by its practitioners into two different paths: ”dakshinachara” and ”vamachara”, translated as ”Right-Hand Path” and ”Left-Hand Path” respectively. Dakshinachara consists of traditional Hindu practices such as asceticism and meditation, while vamachara [...]

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Organization and history

NCCAM was established in October 1991, as the “Office of Alternative Medicine” (OAM), which was re-established as NCCAM in October 1998. Its mission statement declares that it is “dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers; and disseminating authoritative information to the [...]

Surya Namaskara – Introduction

Surya Namaskara (IAST: ”Sūrya namaskāra”) or Sun Salutation (lit. “salute to the sun”), is a common sequence of Hatha yoga asanas. Its origins lie in a worship of Surya, the Hindu solar deity. This sequence of movements and poses can be practised on varying levels of awareness, ranging from that of physical exercise in various [...]

Dantian – Introduction

Dantian, dan tien or tan t’ien ( dāntián ; tanden; danjeon; dantian literally “cinnabar or red field”) is loosely translated as “elixir field”. It is described as an important focal point for internal meditative techniques. There are various points of dantian. There is one at the top of skull (top dantian), one at forehead (up [...]

Saurian Meditation – Credits

* Karl Sanders — Baglama Saz, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, E-bow, guitar/synth, keyboards, bass guitar * Mike Brezeale — vocals * Pete Hammoura — drums, percussion Special guests * Shawn Allen — Acoustic guitar on “Whence No Traveler Returns” * Dallas Toler-Wade — Harmony vocals on “The Elder God Shrine” * David Vincent — Narration [...]

Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine – Yoga as exercise for treating diseases

The popularization in the West of the medical aspect of Yoga is largely attributed to Dr.Swami Sivananda Saraswati’s Bihar School of Yoga. Most yoga classes consist of a combination of physical exercises, breathing exercises, and meditation. These characteristics make yoga a particularly beneficial kind of exercise for people with certain health conditions, including heart disease/hypertension, [...]

Alexander Everett – Mind Dynamics

In 1962, Everett immigrated to the United States, and first traveled to Kansas where his initial intent was to become a minister in the Unity School of Christianity. He worked for the Unity Church for a short time in Kansas City. In 1963, Everett gave up his path to becoming a minister, and instead helped [...]

Hatha yoga – Concept

Traditional Hatha Yoga is a holistic yogic path, including moral disciplines, physical postures (asana), purification procedures (shatkriya), poses (mudra), yogic breathing (pranayama), and meditation. The Hatha yoga predominantly practiced in the West consists of mostly asanas understood as physical exercises. It is also recognized as a stress-reducing practice. Hatha Yoga is one of the two [...]









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