Bikram Yoga

What is Kemetic Yoga™? Kemetic Yoga was re-discovered in the 1970, by Master Yirser Ra Hotep. Kemetic Yoga is African Yoga. It was practiced by the ancient Kamites for physical, mental and spiritual development. Kemetic yoga acknowledges the Ancient/Kemetic/Kushite origins of yoga and seeks to make a link between Ancient Egypt, the Indus/Kush civilization prior to the Aryan invasion and traditional African traditions of knowledge and spirituality such as the Yoruba. Rule of Four Breathing…

Stretching in yoga is quite relaxing. There are perscribed positions known as asanas. In our society, Hatha Yoga seems to be the most commonly practiced. Hatha derived from two Sanskrit roots. ' Ha,'; means sun and 'Tha'; means moon. The goal of this type of yoga is designed to stretch and activate every muscle in the body. Studies show that many illnesses and discomforts people experience have been affected in a very positive manner. This yoga has a genuine therapeutic value. Generally, yoga…

Hinduism is most likely the oldest and most complex religion in the entire world. Traces of the religion go back as far as the third millennium B.C.E. The possible religious views of Hinduism are effectively infinite due to the number of gods both major and minor, priests and temples. Nearly 80 percent of the India population consider themselves Hindu and there are at least 30 million practitioners outside of India making this religion the third largest after Christianity and Islam. The word…

In the middle of this semester, each of us is asked to choose a type of meditation from the book The Miracle of Mindfulness and practice that specific meditation we chose for around two weeks. Being mindfulness means one should be completely aware of what he or she is doing. The book uses the example of washing dishes to illustrate mindfulness. When you are washing dishes, you should be aware of you are washing dishes. If instead, you are thinking about drinking a cup of hot coffee after finish…

Christianity and Hinduism are two religions that have created numerous sets of beliefs and understandings that are similar, but contrast in many different ways. It is extremely important that there is close analization between these religions as Christianity is the largest and Hinduism is the oldest religion studied. Christianity and Hinduism both seek the same truth for their followers and play a role in helping them find their place in the world. Christianity and Hinduism arise from vastly…

The discipline of Yoga provides the fabric of life in which disciples secede from the material world in the direction of ‘the great disembodied thought’ and spiritual freedom. An idea that people are not bound to what appears to be the only real existence. A way of freeing the mind and true identity from obstruction and society. (pg. 29) The basis for Yoga is control of the body and working towards separation from the physical self and material world. The goal is to become an observer in which…

that yoga means the stretching exercises but that is only one of the four types of yoga. The stretching yoga is called Hatha Yoga and has become very popular in the United States. Jnana yoga deals with knowledge. It is spiritual practice through increasing knowledge, and can be done by studying and ready and really any type of learning. Next is Karma yoga which deals with self-sacrificing action or selflessness. To practice Karma yoga you must perform good deeds. Last is Raja yoga or royal yoga…

Dharma and the fact that there is no beginning or end to Hinduism. The Bhagavad Gita was sometimes confusing on the idea of yoga and its benefit on the human soul. However, after reading through the powerpoint and doing some research I feel like I was better able to understand the specific branches of yoga. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna gives many different characterizations of yoga. He describes it as a selfless and cleansing act that connects a person with the life around them. Krishna also…

take antidepressants to treat this disorder, it is essential that individuals have other forms of treatments or modalities besides medications (ADAA, 2015). One modality that continually keeps growing in popularity for mental health is yoga. Therefore, determining if yoga could potentially improve individual’s anxiety levels could serve as another concrete beneficial form of treatment. First of all, anxiety is defined as a feeling that can be normal when reacting to specific life stressors and…

The Health Benefits of Yoga Introduction Yoga ensures many benefits to one’s health, both mentally and physically speaking. While this is key to its popularity in the United States (where Hatha Yoga, composed of elaborate stretches and poses, is the one most commonly practiced), the testimony of practitioners to its benefits are, indeed, as old as Yoga, itself. Indeed the establishment of Yogic practices as, at least, complementary to the health and wellness of human beings is nothing new to…