Mantra Yoga
Yoga of Food
This forms a core of the yoga system because it provides appropriate nourishment conducive for the sublime yoga process. A diet that is conducive for the body, mind, intellect and the soul - thats a holistic diet!
Mantra is a Sanskrit derivation of two words - "man", meaning the mind, and "tra", meaning deliverance. So mantra means delivering the mind. From what you might ask? From the attachments of the mind. Only when the mind is not distracted can one remain steady in the yoga (linking) process.
Yoga of the heart involves operating from the level of spiritual consciousness. Bhakti Yoga, a recommended process for this particular age, is the art of inciting the eternal love dormant within us. The yoga of the soul permeates into activi-ties involving the body, mind and intellect, giving them spiri-tual substance. More importantly, this process helps develop a feeling of ananda i.e. happiness, contentment or satisfaction.
serves to help us discriminate between matter (temporary) and spirit (eternal). It helps us understand our identity as distinct from the body, mind and intellect (!). It helps us understand the goal and reason for existence. Bottomline, it builds purpose to our actions and life.
Yoga of the Heart
Yoga of the Intellect
What is Yoga
Derived from the ancient Indian language called Sanskrit, yoga means "to link". The process of linking requires two entities - the entity that is linked and the entity to which it is linked. So, what is that we are linking in yoga? Why are we linking? To what are we linking? These questions when answered properly will give rise to an answer embedded in a complete and holistic understanding of the lifestyle of yoga. Understanding our multi-dimensional existence in the body, mind, intellect and spirit soul, is central to the Yoga process.
A holistic Yoga system would involve considerations of all aspects of existence without discounting any one, so that the net effect produced is towards the intended goal of the process.