Is all Yoga the same and one (The practices) ?
Authentic Yoga Tradition
If practice/s of yoga aims at freedom from sufferings, awakening to inner peace, joy, wisdom, love, then it is Authentic Yoga Tradition. If practice/s follows the fundamentals of yoga aims at self –discovery, it is authentic yoga tradition. If practices adhere to conscious evolution and transformation, even if they practice physical, breathing, mudra that gathers the mind within and helps in awakening to inner consciousness, it is authentic yoga tradition. Authentic yoga tradition always follows the consciousness based approach that discovers the real you within and drops all sufferings, manages illness and stress and awakens to creativity, inner peace, love, wisdom. It brings excellence in personal, professional, social life.
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What about other schools/styles of yoga ?
Authentic yoga started with an assertion that there is a consciousness beyond material, physical, mental and current level of our consciousness. Three basis of yoga are common to all ancient schools of yoga developed and taught by masters. Schools of yoga as explained by many masters and in the texts were developed to guide people having different level of consciousness and temperament. If Asana (physical postures) are taught in the name of Hatha Yoga, it cannot be termed as Hatha Yoga as it has 6-7 organs. However, if asana is taught to help awaken to higher consciousness, in addition to the stretching, it confirms to authentic yoga tradition.
Know more about Schools of Yoga
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Hatha Yoga – Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
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Raja Yoga - Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
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Jnana Yoga Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
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Kundalini Yoga - Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
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Integral Yoga - Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
- Authentic Yoga Tradition - Presentation by Acharya Girish Jha
Authentic Yoga Tradition and Human Excellence
Authentic Yoga Tradition aims at Human Excellence by turning the consciousness inward, awakening to higher consciousness, thereby discovering the Real Self. This process not only drops, dissolves and destroys the sufferings, problems, afflictions, pains and grief but also awakens to inner peace, wisdom, love, creativity. In short, it is holistic as it brings optimum level of physical, mental, emotional, social and professional wellbeing leading to Health, Harmony and Happiness. It is integral as opens the door to our real existence, our real nature.
Why Authentic Yoga Tradition – the name
Acharya Girish Jha taught yoga for over 30 years to over 60000 people. He always referred the authentic texts of yoga, practices and the tradition. Based on the temperament and level of consciousness of people, he often, customized program to include practices from Hatha-Yoga, Raja Yoga, Tantra Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Laya Yoga, Karma
Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, and others. He always advocated the introduction of yoga as holistic and integral science aims at conscious evolution and transformation.
Later he realized that teaching one school of yoga is to limit the consciousness of students and prevent him/her from learning the vast resources /practices of yoga. As over 3000 masters until 100 AD followed fundamentals of yoga and taught the very essence of yoga that transcends the names and labels of Hatha, Raja, Jnana, Karma, bhakti yoga etc., he started teaching yoga with one’s objective to help, evolve everyone.
A style of yoga is a part but yoga needs to be taught as whole
A simple physical practice if given to students is injustice to yoga as every master always inspired their students to know the purpose of life and bring an end to all sufferings.
Any single practice at physical level is an introduction of yoga from outside whereas yoga is all internal and awakening to inner being. However, many masters taught physical with reference to awakening inside and not merely as stretching exercises systems
What Authentic Yoga Tradition Offers?
- It aims at self-discovery leading to Human Excellence
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It is a consciousness based approach to human life that aims at conscious evolution and transformation
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It explores inner space and helps the outer space to bring persona, professional, social and spiritual excellence in life
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The entire session is combined yogic counseling, physical, mental ,emotional, social, professional, social and spirituals well being
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You come for one issues and a problem but receive holistic and integral development
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You address one localized issue but receive much more
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Every session aims at health, harmony , happiness; peace, prosperity , success, material and spiritual riches by awakening to inner potential within