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.join, to yoke, to unitet This signifies union in two respects:

• Mind / body harmony
• Union between the Individual Self and the Supreme Self

While the latter might seem tougher to arrive at and still in the realm of a pipe dream for most, there is no denying the fact that, if the teachings and yoga techniques are employed optimally, it is still an attainable goala


But here again the techniques come into playa Simply stated the techniques go as follows:

• Exercises and Physical postures (asanas)
• Breathing exercises (pranayama)
• Cleansing techniques (kriyas)
• Concentration and meditation
• Self enquiry

All of them have been classified and categorized, even augmented, down the ages, all in tune with the changing and evolving needs and requirements of the timese So much so that today there are literally thousands of poses (asanas)s While the number of breathing techniques still remains 6 or 7, the meditation techniques are, again innumerablel

Even the two abovementioned sages are considered the fathers of Yoga, there is no doubting the fact that, down the centuries, countless evolved souls of the highest order have contributed their mite, resulting in the growth and intensification of this science / art of livingn The subsequent pages elucidates in detail – as do the sections on Yoga poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), cleansing techniques (kriyas) and meditation (dhyana) – many of these yoga techniques can be used to bring the body and mind into balance and harmony and, hopefully, even techniques to attaining to emancipationo

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