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4 Paths of YogaThe 4 yoga paths
For the integral development of body, mind and soul, yoga recommends combining the following four main practices:
Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga is the path of action and suits people with active temperaments. Performing actions selflessly – without thinking of success or reward – purifies the heart and reduces the ego. Karma Yoga is the best way to prepare oneself for silent meditation.
Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga is the yoga of devotion and is perfect for people who are emotional by nature. Through prayer, worship and ritual, one comes to see the Divine as the embodiment of love. Chanting mantras is an essential part of Bhakti Yoga.
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Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga is the yoga of wisdom or knowledge is most suitable for intellectual people. The philosophy of Vedanta teaches analytical self-enquiry into one’s own true nature, with the goal of recognising the Supreme Self in oneself and in all beings.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is the science of controlling body and mind. The asanas (body postures) and pranayamas (breathing exercises) from Hatha Yoga are an integral part of this yoga path. The main practice of Raja Yoga is silent meditation, where bodily and mental energies are gradually transformed into spiritual energy.
Yogic Guidelines to Alleviate Suffering
In this podcast on Yogic Guidelines to Alleviate Suffering, Swamiji tells us that the causes of suffering are mental, emotional, and karmic.
Yoga and Healing
This podcast is an a webinar by Swami Sitaramananda from 2016. Swamiji discusses Yoga and Healing and how holistic healing of body, mind, and spirit can happen through the practice of yoga asana, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation.
Sivananda Yoga: Health Educator Training – Documentary film by Benoy K Behl
This is the audio file from the documentary film on the yoga health education-training course which is a yoga therapy course where we focus on positive health and well-being.
Sivananda Yoga: Health, Peace & Unity – Documentary Film by Benoy K Behl
This is the audio file from the documentary film on the International Sivananda Yoga organization.
How Yoga Helps with Stress and Diseases that come from Stress
Many people come to yoga because of stress in their lives. In fact, most diseases that people suffer from come from stress. Stress is in fact a subjective phenomenon.
Essential Principles to Leading a Yoga Life
Yoga life is a conscious life. In yoga, we become conscious of our actions. It’s not what you do that is important, but the attitude in which you do it.
Meaning of Life Video Clips
These short video clips are from a Satsang on the Meaning of Life with Swami Sitaramananda.
How to understand Prana, our Vital Energy
Swamiji tells us the 5 things we can do with prana: increase, conserve, balance, channel, purify.
What is the Meaning of life?
Swami Sivananda says that Life is an expression of something higher. Life is joy, life is a conscious stream, life is a voyage.
Steps to Peace of Mind
This podcast is a webinar by Swami Sita from 2013 on steps to peace of mind and how it is like a lake with waves.
Karma, Dharma, and Sadhana
This life is a karmic life. We are very restless beings and are bound by our karma. Karma means action or more specifically our thoughts and desires.
How to Progress on the Spiritual Path
In this podcast, Swami Sitaramananda will explain the criteria to determine if you are progressing and what the point of progressing is. In our life we want to develop and grow our potential.
What is the Mind and How to Control it
When the mind is still our internal vision becomes strong and we can experience peace. There is a direct relationship between our state of mind and our connection with self.
In this podcast Swami Sita introduces us to the concept of living an integral Yoga Life. Many people start practicing yoga asanas but as one continues to practice one also starts making changes to their life.
How to Make Good Choices in our Life – and not the Pleasant one
This podcast is a talk by Swami Vishnudevananda from the 1970s. His talk focuses on what the difference is between something that is good versus something that is pleasant.
90-minute Sivananda Yoga All Levels Asana and Pranayama Class
This podcast is a recording of a Sivananda Yoga Class. Please listen to the class and practice along. You can see our website for more details on the practice. Enjoy!
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