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Encouraging Words for Your Practice from Zen Master Guishan

Someday you will dielying on your sick bedabout to breathe your lastyou will be assailed by every kind of painyour mind will be filledwith fears and anxietiesand you will not knowwhat to do or where to goonly then will you realisethat you have not practised wellthe skandhas/aggregates (matter, sensations, conceptions, impulses and consciousness)and the four …

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Yoga Poses for Chakras | Balance Your Seven Energy Centers

Yoga believes that there are seven energy centers in the human body. They are called Chakras. Energy is moved from Muladhara or root Chakra to Sahasrara or Crown Chakra. These Chakras control the shapes, behaviors, thoughts and emotional process of the body. Here are the seven Chakras; their places, poses and effects: 1st ChakraName: Muladhara …

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Surya Namaskara: Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga Tradition

Surya Mantra ādityasya namaskāran ye kurvanti dine dine āyuḥ prajñā balam vīryam tejasteśān ca jāyate Meaning Those who salute the sun every day, (their) life expectancy, consciousness, strength, courage and vital power would grow. All published research shows that Surya Namaskar practice has some serious mind-body benefits. A yoga session is incomplete without Sun Salutation …

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