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.
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Today, we will learn about how to start a yoga class in an appropriate manner.
First of all, sit in a comfortable position – Straighten your back and close your eyes
Relax your mind, relax your body and focus only on your breathing.
Observe your breathing
Observe your breathing
Deep Inhale —- Deep Exhale —- Observe the pattern
Focus your mind only on your breathing
Now, when your are relaxed from your internal and external body, you can move ahead
The time which we took to get our mind relaxed, deep inhale and exhale while your eyes are closed
This will help in relaxing your mind and focus on one single point
Will help your whole body to get relaxed, calm your mind and stop the unnecessary thoughts
That is why it is said that your mind should be relaxed before you start anything.
Now, attain the Namaskar or Anjali mudra with palms facing each other in front of your chest region
Thumbs should touch your body and fingers joining together
This is known as Anjali Mudra
Now, we will start with a starting prayer
–PATANJALI YOGA MANTRA—
After the mind and body is completely relaxed, you can start with any prayer
Which will create a vibration of positive energy in our body
This will help with a positive effect on whatever you do after this
The prayer we uttered today, we will now learn the meaning of that shloka.
Let us bow down to the great sages of Patanjali, who gave yoga for peace and purity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health.
Maharishi Patanjali – Father of Modern Yoga gave a detailed and systematic representation of yoga with it’s sutras
We will discuss in detail about yoga sutra in further videos
Let us first learn the meaning of OM and 3 times Shanti
This is very important to understand the meaning of things we do and utter
According to Mandukya Upanishad, there are few words which are not only just a word but a sense of feeling or emotion which creates in our mind
like, when we listen a word – SNAKE, it creates an image with a ”sense of fear” in our mind
That is why, it is said that there are some words which creates an impression in our mind which can’t be forgotten
Likely, OM creates an image soon after we listen the word with 3 curves, a moon and a dot
What is the meaning of this symbol? We will now learn about it.
First of all, the smallest curve, represents the unconscious (deep sleep) – Sushuti
Second big curve represents then consciousness (waking state) – Jagrat
The third curve which starts from the middle represents the sub consciousness (dream state) – swapna
half crescent moon represents the Maya or the Illusional world which creates a barrier to realise the ultimate reality
The small dot represents the onness – Super Consciousness (Turiya) – Samadhi State
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.