Health Benefits of Hatha Yoga

With the passage of time, Hatha yoga has gained in popularity especially among individuals who are interested in seeking spiritual health and improve the development of their mind and body. Ha represents the “sun” which is the prana or the life force and Tha represents the “Moon, which is the mind or the mental energy. And Hatha yoga is the union of prana and mental forces. In terms of Indian traditional yoga, Hatha yoga is one of the four major traditions of Tantra yoga and proffers a balanced and healing way to get rid of stress and enhances relaxation.

The science behind Hatha yoga

Hatha yoga is all about understanding the mechanism of your body and then using the body postures to drive its positive energy in specific directions. Your body naturally tends to assume specific postures in different levels of mental and emotional situations that you go through. The reverse of this is the actual science of asana. If you can consciously get your body into different postures in different situations like when you’re angry or happy, you can certainly lift up your consciousness. This type of asana has two important objectives. Firstly, the practitioner needs to practice at least one posture in which he is perfectly comfortable for prolong period of time. If one can master in such a posture, it is easier to form the basis of developing inner meditation techniques. Secondly, the key objective of performing such exercises is to bring health and energy to mind and body by opening the nadis which represents the flow of consciousness.

Health benefits of Hatha Yoga

An important aspect of Hatha yoga is its ability to allow you to attain higher level of energy. It enhances your flexibility, strength, balance and range of motion leaving you with a higher fitness level. The yoga postures and the breathing techniques help in eliminating the toxins and purify the physical body.

Hatha yoga courses in India help to heal and soothe several health ailments including chronic neck pain, insomnia, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, sinusitis and host of other conditions with stretching and postures that particularly   focus to treat these health conditions. 

The active and hot energy of the sun and the cool and receptive energy of the moon help in releasing the energy that flows throughout your body and balance the opposite aspects of your being. Spine which is the main channel of our body holds the divine energy at its base and balances the energy stream ultimately facilitating spiritual development.

It is time to understand the real meaning and true spirit of Hatha yoga training in India. You may find several certified yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.

Amit is the founder of kaivalya Yoga School and he is certified from yoga alliance usa. He has good knowledge of indian yoga so he wants to spread his knowledge as much as possible. In this article he is describing about yoga classes in india