tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135975192008-07-29T22:53:53.036-07:00somikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02784143928607073237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13597519.post-15959693237094257762008-02-01T01:00:00.000-08:002008-07-29T22:51:22.833-07:00What? Yoga: Asanas (postures) &amp; Pranayama (breathing techniques)<br /><br />Where : 3rd floor , old union sanctuary<br /><br />When: Sundays from 6 to 7 pm<br /><br />Instructor: Shri R.R. Parthasarathy<br /><br />Things to do:<br /><br />1) Bring your yoga mat<br />2) Register by sending an e-mail to <a href="mailto:kaggarwa@stanford.edu" target="_blank">kaggarwa@stanford.edu</a>.<br /><br />Apart from Pranayama, some of the asanas that would be covered are: Arda Pada Uttanasan, Pada Uttanasan, Sarvangasan, Matsyasan, Vathayanasan, Bhujangasan, Dhanurasan, Salabhasan, Trikonasan, Pada Hastasan, Shavasan.<br /><br /><em>About the Instructor:</em><br /><br />Shri Parthasarathy has been practicing yoga for more than 10 years and teaching<br />it for upwards of 5. In India he is the director of Yoga International, and has taught classes and given demonstration all over Europe and United States. The first thing he teaches his students to do is the sit erect and then how to breathe correctly. He believes that yoga, particularly breathing (Pranayama) can help relieve stress, and thereby many related ailments. His goal is to help others benefit from all that yoga has to offer in achieving the physical and mental balance in daily life.<br /><br /><em>Why another Yoga class?</em><br /><br />This Yoga class focuses on breathing and meditation in addition to stretching postures, unlike any other Yoga class at Stanford. The classes are intended to help<br />you relax, concentrate, and promote vigor in daily life. They represent an integral part of Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga, around which this class is structured.<br />Ashtanga (Ashta = Eight, Anga = limb, Ashtanga = Eight-limbed) Yoga is mythologically said to have been originally propounded by Hiranyagarbha Itself.<br />The great sage Patanjali first formalized this science systematically<br />in his Yoga Sutras. Ashtanga Yoga is also known as Patanjali Yoga.<br />This Yoga represents one of the four paths towards realization, the other three being Gyana (Self-Inquiry), Karma (Action), and Bhakti (Devotion).<br /><br />The eight limbs of the Ashtanga are as follows: (1) Yama- Ethical conduct,<br />(2) Niyama - Purification, internal and external,<br />(3) Asana - Postures,<br />(4) Pranayama - Control of Prana, the source of all energy,<br />(5) Pratyahara- Control of the senses,<br />(6) Dharana - Concentration of the mind,<br />(7) Dhyana - Meditation,<br />(8) Samadhi - Experience of Realization<br /><br />Feel free to forward this announcement to other mailing lists. Open for all Stanford affiliates.<br /><br />Contact person : <a href="mailto:kaggarwa@stanford.edu" target="_blank">kaggarwa@stanford.edu</a> , Kamal Aggarwalrohithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09249928115010280248noreply@blogger.com