- Sivananda Yoga
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religious_origins=Hinduism
regional_origins=Rishikesh ,India
founding_guru=Swami Vishnu-devananda the Disciple ofSwami Sivananda
popularity=Growing from the 1960s
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related_schools=Iyengar Yoga Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Satyananda Yoga
practice_emphases= Proper breathing (pranayama ) Exercise (asanas ) Relaxation (savasana ) Diet (vegetarian ) Positive thinking and meditation (vedanta and dhyana).
other_topics=Sivananda Yoga, after teachings of
Swami Sivananda , is a non-proprietary form ofhatha yoga in which the training focuses on preserving the health and wellness of the practitioner. Sivananda Yoga teachers are all graduates of theSivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course , and students widely range in age and degrees of ability. Unlike Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga's more athletic program involving "Bandhas", Sivananda training revolves around frequent relaxation, and emphasizes full, yogic breathing.Method
The Sivananda training system aims to retain the vitality of the body, retard the decaying process, and decrease chance of disease, by simply and naturally cultivating the body. The system philosophies are summarized in 5 principles.
Five points of Yoga
* Proper breathing:
Pranayama
* Exercise:Asanas
* Relaxation:Savasana
* Diet:Vegetarian . A yogic diet is encouraged, limited to sattvic foods, void of rajasic foods as well as tamasic foods
* Positive thinking andmeditation :Vedanta and DhyanaClasses
A session of training typically starts with every practitioner resting in "Savasana", and begin with
Kapalabhati and Anuloma Viloma, preceding rounds of Sūrya namaskāra, before the standard program of the 12 basic asanas. A session averages 90 minutes, and the traditional program may be followed flexibly by the instructor, allowing for some variation.Further reading
* Swami Vishnu-devananda (1960) "The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga", Three Rivers Press, New York, ISBN 0517884313.
*"The Sivananda Companion to Yoga" (1981-2000). Gaia Books ltd. Fireside, New York, ISBN 0684870002ee also
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Yoga -Hatha Yoga andRaja Yoga
*Hinduism
*Swami Sivananda
*Swami Vishnu-devananda
*Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres External links
* [http://www.sivananda.org/teachings/philosophy/fivepoints.html Five points of Yoga] from [http://www.sivananda.org/ Sivananda.org]
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