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Integral yoga is a scientific system to mix different branches or forms of yoga in order to attain the complete and perfect richness of all upper potential qualities of the individual.<br />
This is an intelligent combination of traditional specific methods meant to secure healthy development for each level of the human being: physical, emotional, mental, intellectual and spiritual.&nbsp;<br />
We may say that integral Yoga is a synthesis of all forms of Yoga. It mainly aims to a perfect body, utterly healthy and vigorous, a clear, strong mind, calm and controlled; a refined, vivid intellect, as keen as a steel razor, a heart brimming with love and compassion, which is able to live by empathy the spiritual states of the fellow people, a life full of sublime ideals, dedicated to the others&rsquo; wealth and happiness, where the aspiration of achieving the inner eternal Self is always prevailing.

Integral Yoga Institute, founded in 1966 by Sri Swami Satchidananda, is a worldwide Yoga organization dedicated to the principles of peace, healthful and balanced living, and selfless service.<br />
Integral Yoga is the complete Yoga, which integrates all aspects of life and maintains our natural condition of an easeful body, a peaceful mind, and a useful life. It combines various methods of Yoga, including: physical postures, breathing practices, and relaxation techniques (Hatha Yoga), selfless service (Karma Yoga), devotion and prayer (Bhakti Yoga), meditation techniques (Raja Yoga), mantra repetition (Japa Yoga), self-inquiry (Jnana Yoga).

Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville is a vibrant spiritual center founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda. A unique Yoga community, it serves as an oasis for spiritual unfoldment, benefiting residents and guests alike. Situated on the banks of the James River in Buckingham, Virginia with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, it encompasses over 600 acres of serene, wooded landscape. Five sacred sites, including LOTUS, provide a variety of options for meditation, prayer and spiritual gatherings.

Sri Aurobindo teachings dated August 1934. What is The Integral Yoga?, Who Are Sri Aurobindo and the Mother?, The Ashram and Auroville, A Worldwide Community, Literature and Publications, Events, Links to Websites. The contents of these documents are copyright 1972, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry, India.

Laya yoga is the absorption of the mind in sound. The goal of this practice is to alter one's normal awareness of self by focusing on hearing an internal, mystic sound. The mind will become steady and absorbed in the sound on which it focuses. In space, sound is produced by the movement of sound waves in the air. So, too, in the body, there are currents that flow and produce sound when one practices pranayama.

The term &quot;Laya Yoga&quot; is usually used in two different ways: firstly to refer to a very particular method of practice or even a single exercise (sadhana), which melts mental conditionings, or causes of suffering. The second meaning refers to a many-sided and ordered initiation system designed to lead the practitioner to liberation (via the methods of absorption and dissolution). Laya Yoga can be practiced either as a tantric system or vedic system &ndash; &quot;Tantrika Laya Yoga&quot; or &quot;Vaidika Laya Yoga&quot;.<br />
Philosophically the spiritual aim of the Laya Yoga school is described in the treatise &quot;Yogabija&quot; (142) as identity, uniformity (aikya), kshtera (fields of mind and ego) with kshterajna (authority of field, cognitive consciousness). After realizing this identity the mind melts itself, and when the Laya state appears, vital force (pavana) becomes stable. Because of the state of absorption (Laya) a man can achieve the state of ananda- unlimited bliss resulting from a transcendental state of consciousness and mind.

Kundalini is the energy that exists in a latent state in man at the base of the spinal column. When this force is &ldquo;awakened&rdquo;, it springs upwards (or downwards if the person is practising the headstand&nbsp; position ''Shirshasana''). It moves along the central axis of the body (the spinal column) towards the crown or&nbsp; lotus on the top of the head (Sahasrara chakra). Yoga tradition mentions the existence of&nbsp; 7 energetic centres (chakras), whose levels comprise the steps or phases of the process of creation. When rising from one level to another, Kundalini is given different names, according to the chakra where it settles. For instance, in the heart chakra (Anahata), Kundalini is called Hamsa and in the chakra in the middle of the forehead (Ajna) it is called Bindu. Sometimes Kundalini can ascend so much that it goes beyond the top of the head. Here it creates a mystical state of consciousness of indescribable ecstasy with duality no longer existing.

Kundalini yoga is a physical and meditative discipline, comprising a set of techniques that use the mind, senses and body to create a communication between &quot;mind&quot; and &quot;body&quot;. Kundalini yoga focuses on psycho-spiritual growth and the body's potential for maturation, giving special consideration to the role of the spine and the endocrine system in the understanding of yogic awakening.&nbsp;<br />
Kundalini is a concentrated form of prana or life force, lying dormant in chakras in the body. It is conceptualized as a coiled up serpent (literally, 'kundalini' in Sanskrit is 'That which is coiled.' Sanskrit kund, &quot;to burn&quot;; kunda, &quot;to coil or to spiral&quot;). The serpent is considered to be female, coiled up three and a half times, with its mouth engulfing the base of the Sushumna nadi.<br />
In the classical literature of Kashmir Shaivism kundalini is described in three different manifestations. The first of these is as the universal energy or para-kundalini. The second of these is as the energizing function of the body-mind complex or prana-kundalini. The third of these is as consciousness or shakti-kundalini which simultaneously subsumes and intermediates between these two. Ultimately these three forms are the same but understanding these three different forms will help to understand the different manifestations of kundalini.

Informatii, marturii si comentarii din perspectiva unor cursanti ai scolii de Yoga MISA, ce practica sub indrumarea lui Gregorian Bivolaru. Opinii despre Yoga, spiritualitate in general, despre o viata sanatoasa, despre iubire si sexualitate, despre umanitate si societatea actuala, despre abuzurile si nedreptatile savarsite impotriva yoghinilor si despre modul in care se urmareste crearea unei &quot;noi ordini mondiale&quot; de catre masonerie si de catre alte organizatii oculte.

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