Hatha Yoga – where Ha represents the Moon and Tha represents the Sun. These are the two forces that act on our body. Moon is the passive and defensive force of contraction for any stimulation , while Sun is the active force of exoansuon .
“The dual nature of muscular contraction is a crucial aspect of yoga asana practice. While contraction serves as a protective mechanism, it can also contribute to disease when uncontrolled. The concept of ‘Snayu vritti Nirodha’ – inhibitory control on the muscular system – is essential for modulating muscular contractions and promoting relaxation through expansion.
By developing sensitivity and awareness of our muscular architecture, we can learn to release tension and promote relaxation. The interplay between the lunar (Moon) force, associated with contraction and protection, and the solar (Sun) force, associated with expansion and illumination, is a powerful dynamic in yoga philosophy.
The balancing influence of the Sun force can help counteract the effects of emotional contraction, anxiety, and stagnation, bringing light, clarity, and expansion to our physical, emotional, and mental states. By incorporating expansion and conscious movement into our yoga asana practice, we can preserve the natural elasticity of muscles, promoting smooth and efficient contraction, and reducing the risk of injury.
This balance is key to maintaining harmony and promoting overall well-being. By cultivating awareness and sensitivity in our yoga practice, we can evolve further and enhance our overall well-being.”
Physical law governs our physical body. Hence Yoga talks about equilibrium between inner and outer forces. To bring this equilibrium, we have to make active efforts within our own body. And the medium to achieve this equilibrium is to use our muscular architecture consciously with their ancient innate memory to strengthen our organ systems.
Aim of Swati yoga Shalaa :
To protect health, enhance well-being, minimize disease process and to avert future catastrophe.
In the fast paced 21st century a human being is so busy in his day to day activities that he/she has no time for themselves. The time he/she spends for themselves is only some change in routine or distraction can be Physical and mental is entertainment and get easily carried away with society.
Why is this the case?
Because whatever we do, is to use our body for something other than what we should be using it for. So we tend to overuse, misuse and abuse the body a lot. So please think over this. Some genetic deformities we already have inherited and other movements from the time of birth till we stand and walk brings along some physical and psychological deformities . Then our day to day habits use the body for daily work for oneself, our profession , hobbies and then again under the guise of exercise we add more destructive movements. All this time we exert ourselves and which leads fast towards degeneration. Hence this is an anatomical distortion at the level of an atom or call it structure which leads to slowing down physiological functions of systems in the body (This process starts from childhood – even modern medicine agrees with this) and then slowly leads to permanent pathological changes.
We often tend to perform our routine activities in a careless manner as our brain is not in perfect synchronization with such physical activities. Here the reflex response considers itself to be superior to the action being performed by the body. Hence we have to learn modification of stretch reflex and evolve ourselves with seven stages of yoga i.e. physical, physiological, psychological, intellectual, spiritual, genetic and natural.
This yoga methodology, where classical Hatha yogic postures are modified through medical science which are simple to follow with use of props, like belts, ropes and supports like furniture besides which are easy to practice.
Unlock the secret of nature: Ancient memory of voluntary muscles.
“I teach, talk, and write extensively about the ancient memories of voluntary muscles, stored in our ancient brain in a coded form which after birth infant decodes . Through my work I encoded , I help others understand how to unlock these memories, unwinding them in a specific sequence and direction. This innate wisdom guides us in developing efficient movement patterns, from the womb’s anti-flexion position to the extension and expansion stages, where the Righting reflex plays a crucial role. As we learn to walk, this sequence becomes automated.
However, since we haven’t consciously learned this sequential flow, we often use our muscles harshly, allowing defensive reflexes to dominate. This leads to stiffness, tension, and reduced mobility , stability of the physical and physiological state of organ systems.
Join me in discovering the secrets of nature, as revealed in Yoga Shastra. Through my teachings, writings, and talks, learn to unlock consciously our ancient memories, restoring our natural ease and erect posture. Embrace the wisdom of our body and move with grace, fluidity, and precision.”
Postures:
Our signature postures can be learnt in stages and are beneficial in percentage and can be performed with or without a teacher’s presence. The postures are divided into different sets of movements to be learnt. Memorization of different links of movements and then connecting these links into one sequence is the keyword to success in learning.
The beauty of it is that you are the learner and the teacher at the same time.
Since all body types are different and people have different weaknesses, deformities and strengths, use of different props help the body into the correct positions required.
The concept of timings means postures are held for considerable lengths of time to let the effects of the poses penetrate deeper within the individual, to get the physiological effect.
Self-healing technique – through body language and memory programming.
Yoga is of two types, Raja yoga / Ashtanga yoga and Hatha yoga. Both types of yoga lead to the path of liberation. But here in this method liberation is not the aim but through the principles of Raja yoga and Hatha yoga, Arogya or health is achieved.
There are three reasons:
1) Adhi- daivic = genetic
2) Adhi- bhowtic = environmental
3) Adhyatmic = life style (over use, misuse and abuse)
Yoga helps to regain this imbalance. In all the above three reasons, the mind plays an important role. The mind is the one which diverts us from our goal. The mind along with the five senses which are Taste, Touch, Smell, Sound and Sight gives us knowledge of the materialistic world which we can actually experience in terms of pleasure and pain. Pleasure forces us towards the materialistic world which leads to pain. Pain means experiencing unwanted, unpleasant and unexpected things which is called Klesha by Mahamuni Patanjali. Man strives for pleasure and for this reason he turns his attention in achieving it by forgetting all about his bodily pains and mental agonies. This leads to stress, depression and anxiety. For this reason, to stabilize our mind is very important.
So in this method of teaching different rules from Raja yoga are applied and modified according to the situation. But more stress is given on postures, where Hatha yoga has given guarantee of health and stability of mind. By achieving these, people can face any upcoming situations in life.
The physical posture which we take is the reflection of the mind but we all are so deeply involved in this materialistic world that it becomes very difficult to discipline our mind. For this reason holding the body in certain way can provoke the feeling or thoughts which are associated with that posture e.g. if we are having a tremendous back ache then all our attention will be on pain and this will divert our mind from our goal. So when we perform back related posture it reduces pain, so the mind which was stuck in this pain, can be diverted back to his goal, Depending on different physical forms.
In this Yoga methodology, classical Hath yogic postures are modified to learn step by step.
Aim is –
• Protect health, enhance well-being, minimize the disease process and avert future catastrophe.
• A posture is divided into small parts and the student should learn step by step. Simple to follow, with use of props and supports.
• Understand the position of torso and the limbs separately and coordination between both.
• Control of reflex activity of spinal cord through intelligence and volition.
• Rectification of forces in body.
• Awareness of space within the body and its relation with space outside.
• Physical ease and physiological benefits gained in a posture.
• Effect in relieving symptoms and signs of diseases.
• Experience of Ease without posture.
For application the basic principle to be adhered is the balance between gravity and antigravity – back and front and Dextro and laevo rotation from center. Synchronization of both is the secret of human beings. This is the principle of Neurophysiology in which opposite sides of the Cerebrum and Cerebellum are coordinated.
Principle of Biotechnology and kinetics
1. Relationship between gravity and levity and properties of Dextro and laevo rotation of Torso.
2. Coordination of Sensory systems through Touch, Vision and Vestibular balance.
3. Synchronization of action between groups of muscles.
4. Cerebral motor sensory control during the sustenance of the posture.
5. Understanding of the basic elements i.e. Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space through the fractional variation of densities.
6. Awareness of nearness of bones within joints.
7. Equilibrium between right and left sides of the body through coordination between the opposite sided cerebellum and cerebrum.
8. Physiological control on the body metabolism.
9. Memory programming for enhancing the skill in performing the posture.
10. Application of this enhance program memory in day to day life.
11. Intellectual knowledge to be converted into genetic coding in each body cell, ultimately resulting into the natural physiological behavior pattern of the body.
So in conclusion, the science of Yoga is the Supreme method of rejuvenation and regeneration of the body. It can be summarized as the Self-Healing Technique through Body Language.
Swati Joshi
