Aanand Sadhna Kendra

Shava-asana The Corpse Pose Translation: The Sanskrit word shava means corpse hence this is the Corpse. The shava-asana is also known as the mrta-asana. Instructions: 1. Lie flat on your back with your legs together but not touching, and your arms close to the body with the palms facing up. 2. Keep your eyes gently closed with the facial muscles relaxed and breath deeply and slowly through the nostrils. 3. Starting at the top of the head and working your way down to the feet, bring your attention to each part of your body, consciously relaxing it before proceeding on to the next. 4. Remain in the shava-asana for between 3 and 5 minutes or longer. If you become sleepy while in the shava-asana begin to breath a bit faster and deeper. Comments: While many consider this a simple posture at first, its simplicity eventually proves to be deceiving. The goal of the shava-asana is for the body and mind to be perfectly still and relaxed. Not only should the body be motionless and

Siddha-asana The Accomplished or Adept Pose Translation: The Sanskrit word siddha means accomplished or adept, one who has attained the highest. The name implies the attainment of a perfectly stilled mind and the experience of peace that results from meditation. The siddha-asana is a recommended pose for meditation. Instructions: 1. Begin in a seated posture. Bend the left knee and grasp the left foot with both hands and place the heel against the perineum and the sole of the foot against the inside of the right thigh. 2. Exhale and reach down and loop the forefinger of the right hand around the big toe of the right foot and grasp the left foot with the left hand. 3. Bend the right knee, grasp the right foot with both hands and place the outside edge of the right foot where the calf and thigh of the left leg meet, right ankle over left ankle. The heel of the right foot should line up approximately with the navel and be as close to the pubic area as possible.. 4. With pa

Simha – asana – The Lion Pose: Translation: The Sanskrit word simha which literally means "the powerful one" is the word for "lion." This, therefore is known as the lion posture, and one performing it can be said to resemble a roaring lion about to attack. Instructions: 1. Sit up on the knees with the heels of the feet pressed against the buttocks and the calves of the legs flat on the floor. 2. Place the balls of the hands on the knees, straighten the arms and keep the back erect and the head straight (not tilted forward, back, to the left or the right). 3. Inhale while leaning forward slightly, stretching the mouth the jaws as wide as possible, extend the tongue out and downward as much as possible, fix your gaze either at the tip of the nose or between the eyebrows and stretch the fingers straight out from the knees. 4. Hold the posture for the duration of the inhaled breath then exhale, relaxing the forward stretch, dropping the fingers to the kne

Sirsha-asana - The Head-stand Translation: The Sanskrit word sirsha means head. This posture is the wellknown headstand posture, and perhaps second only to the padma-asana or lotus posture, is widely identified with the practice of Yoga. Instructions: 1. Sit in a kneeling position with the buttocks resting on the heels of the feet. 2. Lean forward and place the forearms on the floor in front while keeping the elbows about shoulder distance apart. Interlock the fingers of both hands. 3. Place the top of the head flat on the floor with the back of the head pressed against the inside of the interlocked fingers. 4. Placing the tips of the toes firmly on the floor while lifting the heels, raise the knees off the floor. 5. Hold for the duration of the held inhaled breath. When you can't hold the breath comfortable any longer, slowly exhale and return the back to the floor, slide the legs out straight returning to the shava-asana. Comments: The siddha-asana is complicated

सेवा का वास्तविक अर्थ, किसी एक व्यक्ति विशेष, केंद्र के लिए काम करना नहींI

सभी योगासनों में पदमासन शायद सबसे जाना-माना योगासन है। लेकिन क्या आप जानते हैं कि पदमासन खतरनाक हो सकता है आपके लिए? कैलेण्डर में दिखाए जाने वाले योगियों को देख कर कहीं आप भी पदमासन में तो नहीं बैठने लगे? तो यह लेख आपके लिए है…  आप पद्मासन के बारे में जानते हैं? यह एक ऐसा आसन है जो कैलेंडर में खूब दिखाई देता है,किसी कैलेण्डर या पोस्टर में हमेशा पद्मासन में बैठे व्यक्ति की ही तस्वीर छपी देखने को मिलती है। पद्म का अर्थ होता है कमल, यानी कमल की मुद्रा में बैठना। योग में इस आसन के कई पहलू हैं। अगर आप पद्मासन की खूब गहराई में जाएं तो आप पायेंगे कि अस्तित्व में ऐसा कुछ भी नहीं है जिसको यह भीतरी या बाहरी रूप से प्रभावित करने की क्षमता न रखता हो। इसका संबंध केवल आंतरिक पहलुओं से नहीं है, बल्कि बाहरी चीजों पर भी यह असरदार है।  हम इससे मात्र अपने भीतरी दुनिया की इंजीनियरिंग नहीं कर सकते, बल्कि हम इससे इस बाहरी दुनिया की भी इंजीनियरिंग कर सकते हैं।एक इंजीनियरिंग कालेज बनाकर उसके माध्यम से लोगों को किसी भी प्रकार की इंजीनियरिंग की शिक्षा देना आसान है। लेकिन आज जिस तरीके से हमारे