Sivananda yoga
| Sivananda Yoga | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Swami Vishnu-devananda |
| Established | 1960s [1] |
| Practice emphases | |
| Proper breathing (pranayama) Exercise (asanas) Relaxation (savasana) Diet (vegetarian) Positive thinking and meditation (vedanta and dhyana).[2] | |
| Related schools | |
Sivananda yoga, after teachings of Swami Sivananda, is a non-proprietary form of hatha yoga in which the training focuses on preserving the health and wellness of the practitioner. Sivananda Yoga teachers are all graduates of the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course,[3] and students widely range in age and degrees of ability. Unlike Ashtanga vinyasa yoga's more athletic program involving Bandhas, Sivananda training revolves around frequent relaxation, and emphasizes full, yogic breathing.
Method
The Sivananda training system aims to retain the vitality of the body and decrease chance of disease, by simply and naturally cultivating the body. The system philosophies are summarized in 5 principles.[4]
- Proper exercise: Asanas[5]
- Proper breathing: Pranayama[6]
- Proper relaxation: Savasana[7]
- Proper diet: Vegetarian. A yogic diet is encouraged, limited to sattvic foods, void of rajasic foods as well as tamasic foods
- Positive thinking and meditation: Vedanta and Dhyana[8]
Classes
A session of training typically starts with every practitioner resting in Savasana, and begin with Kapalabhati and Anuloma Viloma, preceding rounds of Sūrya namaskāra, before the standard program of the 12 basic asanas. A session averages 90 minutes, and the traditional program may be followed flexibly by the instructor, allowing for some variation.
Further reading
- Swami Vishnu-devananda (1960) The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, Three Rivers Press, New York, ISBN 0-517-88431-3
- The Sivananda Companion to Yoga (1981-2000), Gaia Books ltd. Fireside, New York, ISBN 0-684-87000-2
- Yoga Mind and Body (1996, 2008), Dorling Kindersley, London, ISBN 0-7894-0447-8
- The Sivananda Companion to Meditation (2003), Gaia Books ltd. Fireside, New York, ISBN 0-7432-4611-X
- Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion (2009), Dorling Kindersley, London, ISBN 0-7566-5729-6
See also
- Yoga
- Raja yoga
- Hinduism
- Swami Vishnu-devananda
- Swami Sivananda Saraswati
- Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
References
- ↑ "Sivananda Yoga: un yoga moderne des années 1960". http://yoga.comprendrechoisir.com. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "Infos und Tipps zu Sivananda Yoga". http://www.yogarelations.com. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "Sivananda Yoga teaching training course: the good, the bad and the ugly". https://worldwidevegetarian.com. 20 March 2015. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ The Five Points of Yoga - Sivananda Yoga Vedanta
- ↑ "La signification et les effets des Asanas et des Pranayamas - Le langage du corps". http://www.yogaindailylife.org. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "What is Pranayama?". http://www.yogamag.net. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "All about Yoga: What is Savasana?". http://www.spiritvoyage.com. 5 June 2012. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "Vedantic Meditation". http://www.swamij.com. External link in
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External links
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Wikiversity has learning materials about Yoga oracle#61 |
- Five points of Yoga from International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
- Sivananda Yoga Centres in Europe
- Links to biographies of Sivananda disciples
