Now Yoga is gaining ground.

I am not aware about your area but in our part of the country yoga camps are held in each city free of cost at a regular interval by trained Acharyas with lots of people attending them regularly for entire duration of the camp. By the way the famous Patanjali Peeth of Yoga of Ramdev is only 110 km from my place which allows free yoga classes.

In my city Vizag there are a plethora of of Yoga camps which are of free cost and Yoga teaching institutes including advanced Yoga classes are held. But I never utilized these camps or classes. I learned Yoga through Books. Many people are under the impression Yoga should be learned under the supervision of a Trained Yoga expert. And it is the  25 year of my Yoga. No BP. No sugar, No nothing.

Incidentally i just got out after completing my Pranayama.

In addition to the physical asanas, yoga involves Pranayama, Meditation and practice of moral virtues in life. It is a complete package that makes a person towards perfection in physical, mental and spiritual levels.  How it can be considered as Sports? Sports refer to competition and entertainment. How can Meditation and Pranayama include in a competition, without destroying their dignity?  It is OK with respect to asanas only.  Then it should be corrected as ‘Yogasana is recognized as sports’, but not Yoga, which is a whole package. 

That is implied. Yogasanas are a part of Yoga. Yoga in its entirety includes all Ygaasanas.

RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:

In addition to the physical asanas, yoga involves Pranayama, Meditation and practice of moral virtues in life. It is a complete package that makes a person towards perfection in physical, mental and spiritual levels.  How it can be considered as Sports? Sports refer to competition and entertainment. How can Meditation and Pranayama include in a competition, without destroying their dignity?  It is OK with respect to asanas only.  Then it should be corrected as ‘Yogasana is recognized as sports’, but not Yoga, which is a whole package. 

Actually, Yoga is beingpromoted the easy way. Only exercise part and some activites that can be considered as sports are only being presented as Yoga. Meditation, Praranama and Surya Pranam are in not in the lime light.

Yoga can be treated as a sport because it has all the potentialities of any other sport. After all the purpose any sport is to provide good body condition. And what can be a better sport than Yoga to serve this purpose ?

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

Yes it did and going to be a resounding success.

 

 

Everyone is agreed that yoga is not a sport except one. Is this due to yoga?

If agreed it's ok. If there are who do not agree. Why i should break my head and pull my hair to convince them when my duty is to EXPRESS my opinion ?

rambabu wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

Yes it did and going to be a resounding success.

I am not sure of the success but I now feel looking back that all election manifestos are nothing but jumlas eventually.

 

 

 

Agreed. Pl do not pull your hair, If they come out even yoga cannot bring them back.

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

 

 

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

It is called Anuloma - Viloma Yoga technique.

 

 

 

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

It is called Anuloma - Viloma Yoga technique.

 

Same..Anulom- Vilom), I agree Yoga is gaining ground and becoming popular as fitness program but it's unlikely it will be included in the list of sports. I also suggest unless a person doesn't know how to practice a particular Aasana, then performing it may harm him instead. 

 

 

 

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

It is called Anuloma - Viloma Yoga technique.

 

Same..Anulom- Vilom), I agree Yoga is gaining ground and becoming popular as fitness program but it's unlikely it will be included in the list of sports. I also suggest unless a person doesn't know how to practice a particular Aasana, then performing it may harm him instead.

Contrary to this general belief that Yoga should be learnt under the supervision of an expert, I learned it on my own. I learned Yoga through Books. No harm done or no side effects.

 

 

 

 

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

It is called Anuloma - Viloma Yoga technique.

 

Same..Anulom- Vilom), I agree Yoga is gaining ground and becoming popular as fitness program but it's unlikely it will be included in the list of sports. I also suggest unless a person doesn't know how to practice a particular Aasana, then performing it may harm him instead.

Contrary to this general belief that Yoga should be learnt under the supervision of an expert, I learned it on my own. I learned Yoga through Books. No harm done or no side effects.

 

I am not saying it for selected few but as every Yoga Guru and Books on Yoga instruct to not to practice it without proper guidance.  But I have no intention to interfere in your belief so it's matter of choices.

 

 

 

 

 

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

suni51 wrote:

vijay wrote:

Another jhumla by the jhumla party !!!!

 

We have got used to Jumlas in last 68 years so one more will not hurt us much. However I agree with everyone Yoga is way of life but cannot be placed in sports category. 

But it did, didn't it?

 

Maybe it did but not as much as it could.. I am no good at Yoga but keep trying as much as I can.. Alom- Vilom easy to do while punching keys of my lappy

It is called Anuloma - Viloma Yoga technique.

 

Same..Anulom- Vilom), I agree Yoga is gaining ground and becoming popular as fitness program but it's unlikely it will be included in the list of sports. I also suggest unless a person doesn't know how to practice a particular Aasana, then performing it may harm him instead.

Contrary to this general belief that Yoga should be learnt under the supervision of an expert, I learned it on my own. I learned Yoga through Books. No harm done or no side effects.

 

I am not saying it for selected few but as every Yoga Guru and Books on Yoga instruct to not to practice it without proper guidance.  But I have no intention to interfere in your belief so it's matter of choices.

Actually self learning of Yoga is not restricted to a select few now. Once it was like that. With the availability of so many "Teach your self " series and videos on the net anyone can learn without the help of a guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is fine that you practice yoga based on “Teach Yourself” because you are confident. Anyone can learn using books and videos, but I feel only an expert master can help him in case of any problem. Problems are likely to happen if not practiced properly, because in Pranayama, we are controlling Prana, which is our subtle life-force.

True. But the "Teach yourself " books are so self sufficient that they let you know what are the possible risks and the ways to overcome them. I follow them religiously. Which is why I never encountered any problems.