2024, Vol. 11, Issue 5, Part B
Effect of ashtanga yoga on health
Author(s): Sunil Jana
Abstract:Stress, anxiety, mental disorders are increasing all over the world today. Various pathological instruments and antibiotic medicine cannot completely solve human physical and mental problems, which is possible through yoga and exercise. Yoga originated in ancient India, which has spread all over the world today. The whole world today has accepted qualified exercise as a form of medicine. It is a blessing to the sick. Physical, mental and spiritual development has been observed in those who practice yoga daily. Research in two medical sciences, yoga and meditation, has amply proven that by activating the body's natural stress management, people around the world today are slowly trying to keep themselves healthy through positive thinking, spiritual healing, prayer, meditation through yoga. In this paper we will describe the eight limbs of yoga. This paper will try to describe how yoga improves our physical and mental health. Ashtanga yoga deals with Antaranga and Bahiranga yoga. The last three stages of Ashtanga Yoga act as dharana, dhyana, samadhi, Antaranga yoga or spiritual practice. The first four stages of Ashtanga Yoga are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama and act as Bahiranga or external exercises. Sometimes pratyahara is also considered as part of Bahiranga yoga.
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Sunil Jana. Effect of ashtanga yoga on health. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2024;11(5):93-95.