Yoga: Awakening the energy of your body

subtle body

Yoga philosophy holds that the tangible body is only a carrier of inner existence or soul. More important than it is the "subtle" body (pranayamakosha), which surrounds the tangible body through many meridians and energy centers. The philosophy of yoga holds that practicing yoga activates body functions.

The lower branch of the Potanjali Tree focuses on the tangible body, while the higher branch focuses on the subtle body. An autopsy of the latter shows that it consists of seven energy centers-chakras and more than 70,000 air veins (nadis). By learning to control breathing and physical training in yoga postures, you can control the flow of energy through your body and ultimately achieve spiritual fulfillment.

The seven chakras, translated from Sanskrit as "chakras" and "circles, are the energy centers that connect the subtle bodies to the tangible bodies. The chakras store all of a person's energy or vitality (prana) and control the release of energy through breathing. Each wheel is associated with a certain physical or emotional nature, and often an element. All chakras except the Zenith chakra have their own spells.

These seven chakras are distributed on the main qi vein in sequence and at certain intervals, and the middle vein forms a vertical path along the spine. The first chakra is located at the bottom of the spine and is the submarine chakra, which means the foundation or source of life and is related to life and soil. The reproductive chakra (meaning "place of the soul") is the place of sexual desire and enjoyment and belongs to water. The next one is the navel chakra, which means "sun", which is related to or, which controls one's willpower and endurance. The heart chakra means "undefeated". It is related to the victory of love and passion and dominates "qi". The throat chakra rules wisdom and creativity. The glabella chakra is located in the center of the forehead and is associated with perception and consciousness. The last chakra on the pulse is the Zenith chakra, which is like a door that holds eternity and opens wisdom to the soul.

Qi Pulse Diagram The Qi pulse weave a Qi pulse network throughout the body. The most basic qi vessel is the middle vessel, which forms a vertical channel along the spine and connects the seven chakras. Located on either side of the middle vessel are the secondary qi vessels, the right and left vessels, which oppositely control energy in the body-described as male and female or yin or yang, similar to how the left and right hemispheres of the brain control different functions in the tangible body.

Awakening the energy of the body

The seven chakras are located on the main air vessel, the mid-vein. Proper breathing ensures a balanced flow of energy through the body.

All chakras of the Zenith chakra are represented by lotus flowers, and each petal is like a certain feature of the micro body or spirit. The Zenith chakra has a thousand petals, more petals than the other seven chakras, representing wisdom and unity.

Maintain energy balance

Most Eastern philosophies believe that the imbalance of yin and yang of energy can affect physical and mental health. Yoga postures and breathing techniques, such as alternating nostril breathing, can help stimulate activity in the left and right veins, ensuring equal and balanced energy flows on both sides of the body. The wheel can be opened or closed. When practicing yoga postures and breathing techniques, life energy flows through the body, stimulating the chakras to open one after another, releasing their energy. The energy of each chakra is absorbed and goes up to the Zenith chakra, where the energy blends with a transcendent state of consciousness and the yoga student reaches the spiritual state of his consciousness. Although you may not be aware of this mysterious energy system, persisting in practicing yoga postures and breathing techniques will unwittingly promote this energy flow.

What is yoga

Five thousand years ago, in ancient India, eminent monks often lived in secluded forests, meditating and meditating in order to enter the highest state of unity of mind and mind. After living simply for a long time, the eminent monks understood many laws of nature from observing organisms, and then verified them from the survival laws of organisms to humans, and gradually sensed the subtle changes within the body. Thus, humans learned to communicate with themselves. Through dialogue with their bodies, they learned to explore their own bodies, begin to maintain and regulate health, and have the instinct to heal diseases and wounds. After thousands of years of research and summary, a complete theoretical, accurate and practical body and fitness system has been gradually developed. This is yoga.

For example, after long-term observation of cats, it was found that they fully stretch the muscles of the shoulders, back, waist, and buttocks through actions such as shrugging and pressing their chests to the ground, pulling and massaging internal organs such as lungs, stomach, and stimulating the lumbar spine. Peripheral nerves, tendons, bones, muscles, etc. From this observation, humans have realized that performing this whole set of movements under the control of consciousness will treat waist pain, strengthen lungs and stomach, and remove excess fat and beautify the waist curve.

The meaning of yoga is "combination","balance" and "unity". It is not only intellectual and emotional, but also rational practice of "it". Yoga is a movement that allows us to practice it.

Differences between yoga and general exercise

Yoga: You must concentrate your consciousness and keep your body still in a certain position for a period of time to achieve unity of body and mind. Balance endocrine and balance the body's limbs. The whole body is comfortable, the mind is calm, and the inside is full of energy; sleep time does not need to be too long.

General exercise: Make your body move mechanically without using consciousness. Make the muscles strong but unbalanced. Physical strength is easy to consume, muscles are easy to fatigue, and long-term sleep is needed to restore physical strength.

Benefits of yoga

Yoga is a well-established traditional science that helps us coordinate our body and spirit. It can also be used to prevent and treat various physical and mental diseases.

The biggest feature of yoga is its rigorous practicality, scientificity and logic. Practicing yoga can be practiced by men, women and old. It has no special requirements on the human body. The characteristics of preventing diseases and fitness are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. It can eliminate troubles and calm your mind.

2. Can maintain a stable posture.

3. It can purify the blood, purify the body, regulate people's weight, effectively eliminate fat, and increase the weight of people who are too thin! Adding weight can maintain a balanced diet.

4. It can stimulate the endocrine system and maintain endocrine balance. It also has good curative effects on some endocrine diseases such as diabetes and hyperthyroidism. (Internship Editor: Zhang Xing)