How to Start a Yoga Practice

How to start the Yoga Practice – With the significance, meaning and explanation of OM symbol. This is an essential and most important video for the students who are learning Yoga, and even for the teachers who are teaching Yoga. There are various things which everyone can’t learn and remember always. So, here is a platform to learn and remember things very easily. Yoga School of Bharat focuses on the basic, root and classical form of yoga with their deep meanings and significance. It is very important to learn the relaxation technique, Patanjali mantra with the meaning of OM. This is the authentic and original way of starting the Yoga practice. I hope this effort will help you or guide you in your yogic journey.

This is the symbolic meaning of the word OM.

OM is not just a word – it is a combination of 3 different sound – A, U and M

These 3 sounds are the major vocal cords which are produced by different parts of the body

A sound is created from our abdomen region

U sound is created from our chest region

M sound is created though throat region

Combination of A U M is known as OM

According to sanskrit, when you combine A with U, it becomes O

That is why, correct way of pronouncing OM is AUM

Whenever you start uttering the word AUM, it should activate all our major vocal cords

the ratio of A U M should be in 1:1:1 ratio

OM is not only restricted to Hinduism, it relates to our mind states and above all religion, caste or any culture.

It explains us to achieve oneness by clearing the barrier of illusion

Reason being for saying 3 times shanti after OM is to calm all 3 states of our mind

Each ‘shanti’ is for the unconscious, conscious and sub conscious mind

If our mind is calm and relaxed, it will help our whole body to be healthy

So, today we learnt about how to start a yoga class in an appropriate way

First of all, relax your body

Then, start with a prayer which creates a positive energy

AUM chanting in 1:1:1 ratio followed by 3 times shanti – Feel the vibrations and positive energy

now, when you start doing something- it will help you with concentration power with relaxed mind

I hope you learnt something new and interesting.