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Health Benefits Of Artistic Yoga
By
Patricia | March 25, 2009
What Is Artistic Yoga
Artistic Yoga is the brainchild of Himalayan master Bharat Thakur. This is a unique and powerful style of Yoga designed to develop and cultivate a beautiful, healthy body. This is an entirely new concept of Yoga designed to energize the body and quieten the mind that makes your Yoga experience even more intense, without tiring or taxing you in any way. With the help of ancient Yogic techniques that include a set of asanas (poses) pranayamas (breathing exercises), bandhas (locks), kriyas (cleansing techniques) and partner stretches, together with cardiovascular training, the teacher helps students cultivate core strength and develop inner awareness and peace.
The practices of Artistic Yoga are designed to work at all levels – at the physical level, where strength, flexibility and endurance are the main goals, to the mental and spiritual levels, where awareness and alertness are developed through meditation techniques. It was primarily designed for laypeople and is suitable for all, regardless of age, size, strength, weight or flexibility levels. However, it has been found that this style particularly suits people with an artistic bend and hence attracts artists of all genres including a horde of writers, painters, musicians and actors. Artistic Yoga, if practiced in the true spirit of Yoga, works on all aspects of fitness - cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, strength and mental health.
This is a well researched, innovative style of Yoga that helps people deal effectively with acute modern day stress levels, obesity and a lack of energy. It employs a variety of practices to bring about a complete physical and mental transformation. It has innovative techniques to get rid of physical and mental stiffness and enhance core flexibility. Chanting and meditation techniques are also included in the practices, to center and calm the mind.
Benefits
- Helps in weight reduction and in stress relief
- Tones the muscles and sculpts a beautiful body
- Strengthens the muscles of the back and heals backache
- Increases immunity and gets rid of ailments and illness
- Increases energy levels throughout the body
- Gets rid of energy blocks and helps harmonize the body and mind
The best part is that no prior experience of Yoga is necessary. Even though to some this style may appear rather difficult in the beginning – there are those who feel it is impossible to practice all aspects – once you get down to doing things, you realize that it is as natural as the functioning of your bodily systems. All said and done, Artistic Yoga is a wonderful option for people looking for a different kind of holistic workout.