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Yoga Pose – Downward Facing Dog

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Yoga is possibly best described as a multicultural, multilingual spiritual and physical philosophy that crosses the barriers of race and religion.

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Five Yoga Exercises Poses for Neck Pain

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Before getting into the Yoga poses it is first essential to carry out some gentle warming up.

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The Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

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This asana, as well as being the Bridge Pose, is known as the Half Wheel Pose. It has many beneficial effects on the body and mind

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The Practice of Patanjalis’ Ashtanga Yoga

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The Yoga Sutras by Patanjali is the best known and greatest text of all the Yoga teachings. Dating from circa 200 BC, in direct and concise terms they describe the essential techniques and philosophies involved in Raja (royal) yoga. Briefly they are restraint, observances, posture and physical exercises, breath control, sublimation (withdrawal from the senses), concentration, attention and meditation.

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The Six Branches of Yoga

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Hatha, Raja, Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and Tantra are the six basic types of Yoga. Ancient practitioners likened yoga to a living tree with six branches coming from the trunk, each branch having its own unique function that relates to a particular lifestyle.

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The History of Yoga

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The art of yoga has been practiced and developed over many centuries always with the aim of combining physical fitness with mental control.

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