Yoga Archives - Live Life King Size https://new.livelifekingsize.net/category/yoga/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:03:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://new.livelifekingsize.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Logo152-150x150.png Yoga Archives - Live Life King Size https://new.livelifekingsize.net/category/yoga/ 32 32 Unlocking the Depths of Dharana and Dhyana: Understanding the Difference https://new.livelifekingsize.net/unlocking-the-depths-of-dharana-and-dhyana-understanding-the-difference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unlocking-the-depths-of-dharana-and-dhyana-understanding-the-difference Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:33:17 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/?p=1471 In the realm of yoga and meditation, the terms “dharana” and “dhyana” hold great significance. Rooted in ancient Sanskrit, these concepts are fundamental to the practice of concentration and meditation. However, understanding the subtle distinctions between dharana and dhyana is crucial for deepening our practice. In this blog, we embark on a journey to explore […]

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]]> 1471 Your Guide to Achieving the Health You Deserve https://new.livelifekingsize.net/your-guide-to-achieving-the-health-you-deserve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-guide-to-achieving-the-health-you-deserve Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:09:06 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/why-modern-medicine-fails-and-how-holistic-science-has-answers-copy-2/ In this final blog of our “Perfect Health” series, we provide a guide to achieving the health that you deserve. The first two blogs explained why modern medical science fails to meet this goal and talked about the innate intelligence of our body’s healing mechanisms. They also delved into the extent of healing that is […]

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]]> 1441 Ashtanga Yoga Part 2: The Final 4 Steps https://new.livelifekingsize.net/ashtanga-yoga-part-2-the-final-4-steps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ashtanga-yoga-part-2-the-final-4-steps Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:01:34 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/basics-of-ashtanga-patanjali-yoga-part-1-copy/ In our last article, we discussed Ashtanga Yoga, the ancient yogi Patanjali’s 8 step yoga for achieving spiritual enlightenment. You can read it here. It is different from modern yoga. While modern yoga has some steps from this kind of yoga, it is very limited and aims for physical health. The purpose is different and […]

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]]> 1420 Basics of Ashtanga (Patanjali) Yoga: Part 1 https://new.livelifekingsize.net/basics-of-ashtanga-patanjali-yoga-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=basics-of-ashtanga-patanjali-yoga-part-1 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:55:00 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/5-health-supplements-for-the-average-gym-goer-copy/ Ashtanga Yoga, also known as Patanjali Yoga, is a comprehensive, multi-step yoga system devised by the sage Patanjali who lived circa 200 BC. Unlike modern yoga, which is mainly stretches and mostly for improved physical health, Patanjali Yoga was a process for attaining enlightenment, also called moksha or liberation. It is considered by many the […]

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]]> 1417 About the Yoga https://new.livelifekingsize.net/about-the-yoga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-the-yoga Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:55:25 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/?p=1188 Yoga :             What is it            How do we practice it?            How does it add value to our lives? One of the most highly read topics in this world is yoga. It is also one of the least understood. The […]

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]]> 1188 Prana https://new.livelifekingsize.net/prana-universal-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prana-universal-energy Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:15:29 +0000 https://www.livelifekingsize.net/?p=1173 What is “Prana”? “Prana”, also called universal energy, the energy of life, ki, qi, or divine energy, is the substance behind all creation. It is the substance that allows objects to live in an inert state, as well as the essence of what makes living things live and move. It is the one cosmic principle, […]

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]]> 1173 Hatha Yoga – How it differs from Patanjali Yoga https://new.livelifekingsize.net/hatha-yoga-how-it-differs-from-patanjali-yoga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hatha-yoga-how-it-differs-from-patanjali-yoga Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:44:22 +0000 https://livelifekingsize.net/?p=1090 Sage Patanjali was a contemporary of Buddha and his system of yoga was influenced by the Buddhist philosophy of yama and niyama. In the Yoga Sutras he divided raja yoga into eight steps. Yama and niyama are the first two, followed by asana and pranayama.  Then come pratyahara, dharana dhyana and samadhi, which are final […]

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]]> 1090 PRANA AND MANTRA https://new.livelifekingsize.net/prana-and-mantra/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prana-and-mantra Tue, 03 Apr 2018 06:01:41 +0000 https://livelifekingsize.net/?p=1083 An intrinsic relationship between sound and prana under-lies all creation.  At the beginning of creation, when the first movement arose within the field of dormant consciousness and mahaprana manifested, sound also came into being. With the first movement of cosmic energy the first sound manifested, which was Om. This transcendental sound is also called “nada”, […]

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]]> 1083 PRANA – THE KEY TO HEALTHY LIFE https://new.livelifekingsize.net/prana-key-healthy-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prana-key-healthy-life Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:59:39 +0000 https://livelifekingsize.net/?p=1030 According to yogic text at the very beginning, there was nothing, not even creation.  What existed was all pervasive, unmanifested consciousness.  It contained within all qualities and components for creation.   In this utter stillness, there was then a movement.    In the utter stillness of consciousness, a desire arose” I am one, let me become many” – […]

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]]> 1030 Buddhism, Patanjali & Hatha Yoga https://new.livelifekingsize.net/buddhism-patanjali-hatha-yoga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buddhism-patanjali-hatha-yoga Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:42:39 +0000 https://livelifekingsize.net/?p=912 Sage Patanjali (around the same time as Buddha, about 2500 years ago) composed 196 sutras (aphorisms) that provide eight steps leading to complete enlightenment. The eight steps are Yama (moral/ethical rules; Non-violence, truth fulness, non-stealing, chastity & non-avarice), Niyama (purity of speech & body, contentment, acceptance of others, persistence, study of Vedic literature, contemplation), Asana […]

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