{"id":267,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:05:49","slug":"muscles-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=267","title":{"rendered":"Muscles &#038; Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The practice of yoga is often thought of as simply a workout routine, but it constitutes much more. Yoga originated in the Himalayas and descended into the Indus Valley over 4500 years ago, and was more a way of life than anything else. It became a central part of several religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/yoga-postures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" \/>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 151px;\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/yoga_postures.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Many Limbs of Yoga<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">8 separate \u201climbs\u201d<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nform the entire practice of yoga. They are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Yamas: Restrictions<br \/>\nNiyamas: Observations<br \/>\nAsanas: Postures<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofliving.org\/us-en\/breathwork\/pranayama\/breathing-exercises\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">Pranayama: Breathing<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPratyahara: Detachment<br \/>\nDharana: Concentration<br \/>\nDhyana: Meditation<br \/>\nSamadhi: Unity with Brahman<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2014%20pics\/EOL-Samadhi-State-of-divine-origin.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"183\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Sanskrit for State of Divine Origin<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Asanas are Central to Yoga<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/yoga-man-poses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"175\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Many people teach Hatha Yoga. It includes only the Asanas and Pranyama. Asanas are at the very center of the yoga practice. The human body, in practicing asanas, discovers its own restrictions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Asanas are any steady and comfortable position. Anyone can hone their skills of concentration &amp; meditation, and become more <span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">detached from physical surroundings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"?p=268\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The practice of yoga is often thought of as simply a workout routine, but it constitutes much more. 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