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Name of the student: Bandarupalli Premasai

Registration number: 12019825
Branch: B. Tech (CSE)
 YOGA AT HOME-
A 30 DAY CHALLENGE TO FLEXIBILITY , WEIGHT LOSS
AND STRENGTH.
 INTRODUCTION:

• YOGA IS ESSENTIALLY A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE BASED ON AN

EXTREMELY SUBTLE SCIENCE WHICH FOCUSES ON BRINGING
HARMONY BETWEEN MIND AND BODY. IT IS AN ART AND
SCIENCE FOR HEALTHY LIVING. THE WORD "YOGA" IS DERIVED
FROM THE SANSKRIT ROOT YUJ MEANING "TO JOIN", "TO
YOKE" OR "TO UNITE".
 WHAT IS YOGA?

• YOGA IS A PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE THAT

ORIGINATED IN ANCIENT INDIA. FIRST CODIFIED BY THE SAGE
PATANJALI IN HIS YOGA SUTRAS AROUND 400 C.E, THE PRACTICE
WAS IN FACT HANDED DOWN FROM TEACHER TO STUDENT
LONG BEFORE THIS TEXT AROSE. TRADITIONALLY, THIS WAS A
ONE-TO-ONE TRANSMISSION, BUT SINCE YOGA BECAME
POPULAR IN THE WEST IN THE 20TH CENTURY, GROUP CLASSES
HAVE BECOME THE NORM.
 The science of Yoga has its origin thousands of years
ago, long before the first religion or belief systems
were born. According toYogic lore, Shiva has seen as
the first yogi or ādiyogi and the first guru or
ādiguru.
BRIEF HISTORY Yoga is widely considered as an "immortal cultural
AND outcome" of the Indus Saraswati Valley Civilisation
DEVELOPMENT – dating back to 2700 BC – and has proven itself to
OF YOGA: cater to both material and spiritual uplift of
humanity. 
After Patanjali, many sages and Yoga masters
contributed greatly for the preservation and
development of the field through well documented
practices and literature.  
 TYPES OF YOGA:

THERE ARE BASICALLY FOUR PATHS WHICH ALL LEAD TO THE

SAME GOAL, THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ULTIMATE REALITY.
THESE PATH ARE:
• KARMA YOGA
• BHAKTI YOGA
• GYANA YOGA
• RAJA YOGA
 ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA IS A STYLE OF YOGA
AS EXERCISE CREATED BY K. PATTABHI JOIS
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY, OFTEN
PROMOTED AS A MODERN-DAY FORM OF
CLASSICAL INDIAN YOGA. HE CLAIMED TO
HAVE LEARNT THE SYSTEM FROM HIS
TEACHER, TIRUMALAI KRISHNAMACHARYA.
THE STYLE IS ENERGETIC, SYNCHRONISING
BREATH WITH MOVEMENTS.

ASTHANGA
YOGA:
 • YAMA (PRINCIPLES)
• NIYAMA (PERSONAL DISCIPLINES)
• ASANA (YOGA POSITIONS OR YOGIC POSTURES)

ASHTANGA • PRANAYAMA (YOGIC BREATHING)

YOGA • PRATYAHARA (WITHDRAWAL OF SENSES)

(PATANJALI' • DHARANA (CONCENTRATION ON OBJECT)

S ASHTANGA • DHYAN (MEDITATION)
YOGA): • SAMADHI (SALVATION)
 YAMA:

• PATANJALI CONSIDERED THE YAMAS THE GREAT, MIGHTY AND UNIVERSAL

VOWS. HE INSTRUCTS US THAT THEY SHOULD BE PRACTICED ON ALL LEVELS
(ACTIONS, WORDS, AND THOUGHTS) AND THAT THEY ARE NOT CONFINED TO
CLASS, PLACE, TIME OR CONCEPT OF DUTY .
 1. AHIMSA IS THE PRACTICE OF NON-VIOLENCE, WHICH
INCLUDES PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL
VIOLENCE TOWARDS OTHERS AND THE SELF.
2. SATYA (TRUTHFULNESS) URGES US TO LIVE AND
SPEAK OUR TRUTH AT ALL TIMES. 
3. ASTEYA (NON-STEALING) IS BEST DEFINED AS NOT
TAKING WHAT IS NOT FREELY GIVEN.
THE 4. BRAHMACHARYA (CONTINENCE) STATES THAT WHEN

FIVE WE HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR PHYSICAL IMPULSES

OF EXCESS, WE ATTAIN KNOWLEDGE, VIGOR, AND

YAMAS INCREASED ENERGY.

5. APARIGRAHA (NON-COVETING) URGES US TO LET GO
OF OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO NOT NEED, POSSESSING

YOGA:
ONLY AS MUCH AS NECESSARY. 
 NIYAMA:

• THE SECOND LIMB OF PATANJALI’S EIGHT-LIMBED

YOGA SYSTEM CONTAINS THE FIVE INTERNAL
PRACTICES OF NIYAMA (OBSERVANCE).
• THESE PRACTICES EXTEND THE ETHICAL CODES
OF CONDUCT PROVIDED IN HIS FIRST LIMB, THE
YAMAS, TO THE PRACTICING YOGI’S INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT OF BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT.
• THE PRACTICE OF NIYAMA HELPS US MAINTAIN A
POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO THRIVE
AND GIVES US THE SELF-DISCIPLINE, HUMILITY,
AND INNER-STRENGTH NECESSARY TO PROGRESS
ALONG THE PATH OF YOGA.
 Pranayama is the yogic practice of
focusing on breath. In yoga, breath is
associated with the Prana ,
thus, pranayama is a means to elevate
the Prana shakti , or life energies.
PRANAYAMA:
In texts like the Bhagavad Gita and
the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali , and
later in Hatha yoga texts, it meant the
complete suspension of breathing.
 An asana is a body posture, originally and still a
general term for a sitting meditation pose.

The “yoga sutras of Patanjali” define "asana" as "a

position that is steady and comfortable".
ASANAS: Benefits Of Asanas essentially work to lubricate
the muscles, joints, ligaments and other parts of
the body.
This helps to increase circulation and flexibility. 
 PRARYAHARA:

• PRATYAHARA IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT IN YOGA

BECAUSE IT FORMS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL
FOCUS OF THE PREVIOUS LIMBS OF YOGA AND THE
INTERNAL FOCUS OF THE SUBSEQUENT LIMBS, WHICH
MOVE THE PRACTITIONER INTO CONCENTRATION,
MEDITATION AND, EVENTUALLY, TO THE GOAL
OF SAMADHI (UNION WITH THE DIVINE).
• PRATYAHARA IS THOUGHT TO HELP PURIFY THE MIND
JUST AS A HEALTHY BODY CAN RESIST TOXINS, A
HEALTHY MIND CAN WARD OFF THE NEGATIVE SENSORY
INFLUENCES AROUND IT.
 CONCLUSION :

CONCLUSION ON IMPORTANCE OF YOGA:

• YOGA IS AN ART FORM THAT ORIGINATED IN ANCIENT INDIA.
• IT IS STILL PREVALENT IN INDIA AND MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD DUE
TO ITS POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
• IT ALSO PROVIDES A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IF PRACTICED FAITHFULLY.
Thank You