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H. H. Shree Shivkrupanand Swami (Swamiji), once said in his discourse “Just as walking in the dark we may mistake a piece of rope for a snake so without realising we mistake the unreal for the real.” We superimpose or project our own illusion on the real world.
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Yoga for Children
Starting yoga and meditation when young gives children the best foundation in life. With their natural flexibility and sense of balance, they usually find it far easier to adopt the postures than adults, and can make rapid progress. The majority of children are naturally adventurous – all they need is a little encouragement. Once they are aware of their body movements and diet they will be very healthy children. Help them to get into the correct position, but take care never to force their bodies into a pose, as bones and muscles are still growing. Most children are great mimics – if they see you practising your asanas regularly they will want to join in and imitate what you do. Generally, the only problem is one of concentration, as a child’s attention span is not normally very long. Samarpan yoga and meditation will help children to grow strong and healthy. It will give them more confidence and self awareness, making them balanced and positive in their thinking. Their judgement will be enhanced, therefore allowing them to quickly know the difference between right and wrong and giving them the ability to make swift decisions in life.
Maternity
Pregnancy is an excellent time for meditation. The way you are feeling and thinking will affect the baby too. As part of your meditation consciously send ‘prana’ to the baby in the womb. In Samarpan, it is said, there are two types of children; invited and uninvited. An invited child is one which was wished for and planned to be conceived by both parents. The child can feel the mother’s joy in the womb and therefore during its life will flourish into nature’s way. However, an uninvited child is one which was unplanned and regretted by the mother. This child can also feel the mother’s regret in the womb and therefore in life tends to face challenges and leads to an imbalanced life. If both parents practice meditation together during the pregnancy the effect on the baby is very divine. This divine energy, which enters the mother’s womb in the third or fourth month, is called Kundalini (mother energy). Kundalini energy enters into the child’s Shahastra (crown chakra or energy centre) and stays dormant at the base of the Muladhar (Root or Base) Chakra. The months of carrying a child are very precious and can soon pass. A first pregnancy, particularly, is a voyage of discovery, a time of great changes. You are engaged in the creation of a new life not merely with your body, but with your emotions, mind and spirit too. Yoga will help you to have the best possible pregnancy and delivery, whatever your health or circumstances, and provide a positive environment for the growing child, right from the start. Even if you have never done any yoga before you will find that practicing the simplest poses improves your fitness and well-being, while the relaxation, breathing and meditation help you to handle the whole process from conception to birth and afterward, with greater assurance and calm. All women experience some fear of labour – but that is just what is it – labour, hard work. Yoga teaches you to face it squarely, to live in the present, taking each event as it comes. Your practice will not only contribute to an easier labour, but also help you to handle eventuality calmly from deep resources of strength and energy. Meditation can be very important during pregnancy – study the movements of the mind. Turn the mind within and you will be free of all fears and discomforts. Especially with the first child, it is very important to establish a routine with your asana practice, pranayama and meditation – after the baby arrives the habit will stand you in good stead, carrying you through times of stress and fatigue. Samarpan Yoga will be a source of strength, helping you to be a more loving, giving mother. ContactShri Atul ShuklaAddress : Samarpan Ashram Dandi, Dandi Village, Dist. Navsari, Gujarat, India Contact no. : +919979424929 / Email : atulsamarpanyog@gmail.com Mrs. Jaya Pisavadia Address : Samarpan Bhavan, Samarpan Sadhak Niwas Bldg., Eru-Abrama Road, near Eru char rasta, Eru, Dist. Navsari, Gujarat. Pin: 396450 Contact no. : +919638904792 / Email : samarpanyoga@yahoo.co.uk
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Yoga, in Sanskrit means ‘yoke’. The underlying purpose of all the different aspects of the practice of yoga is to reunite the individual self (Jiva) with the absolute or pure consciousness (Brahman). In fact, the word yoga means literally “Joining”. Union with this unchanging reality liberates the spirit from all senses of separation, freeing it from the illusion of time, space and causation. It is only our own ignorance, our inability to discriminate between the real and the unreal, which prevents us from realising our true nature. Even in this ignorance, the human spirit often perceives that something is lacking in life – something that neither achieving a goal nor fulfilling a desire can satisfy. In each individual life, the restless search for love, for success, for change, for happiness are all witness to this underlying awareness of a reality we sense but cannot reach.