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Yoga comes from Sanskrit ‘Yuj’ means “connect” or “unite”. Yoga is one technique for connecting human consciousness with the Divine. This statement does not mean “union” of God and man in physics, but of consciousness. Actually, instead of a separate God from man, but men that broke away.

Ignorance (avidya) is the cause of separation between man and God. This type of unification is difficult to achieve. However, every effort although there remains a small benefit. This unification is like a river toward the ocean which then disappeared leaving a name and shape.  Similarly, someone who is together with the Divine .. Yoga is not something related to religion or belief. Yoga is Yoga. Yoga is a spiritual art that are older than anything in the world’s religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism.

Yogis (yoga practitioners) are already there in India long before the Vedic era, era of Hindu religious establishment. But it must be admitted, that Yoga is now a cultural heritage of India. So in terms of Yoga have many similarities in terms of religion born in India. Therefore, if you want to explore yoga, should not mind receiving sanskrit terms. As we have never objected to use of English terms to explore the science of Economics. Until recently, practitioners of yoga are not only Hindus, but from various religions and beliefs. Yoga is owned by the world, with no bond of religion and tradition. As the sunlight, all entitled bask beneath.

When we know Kung Fu and the like as as an art to defend yourself, then Yoga is an art to get to know yourself. Knowing oneself is in spiritual terms. “Who knows himself, so he knows his Lord”. As a spiritual art (Sadhana), then the Yoga movement is not like regular exercise, have based morality, then gained a spiritual awareness, recovering from illness, the rise of kundalini, and the elimination of karma. As the martial arts, practicing Yoga also requires strict discipline. There is no dispensation to shorten the road. However, the practice of Yoga is not too late to begin. Does a child – parents, women – men, disabled – healthy, educated – are illiterate, even a saint or a sinner, even with all sincerity can practice Yoga.

The practice of yoga does not have to leave family and solitude in the forest. A Yogi (practitioner of yoga) could be in the middle of a crowd of the world. Like the lotus flower that grows in the mud, but it is not polluted by the mud.

Yoga technique is the exploration of self, so it can maximize the potentials that have not identified themselves. The human body is a super-sophisticated computer equipment as well as aircraft that could carry him travel to all corners of the corners of the earth and sky. Yoga brings human beings to transcend the mortal, both visible and invisible. Yoga requires direct experience. Not only dwell on knowledge alone, as the intellectuals, working out of thought and debate about God, nature and humans, but never arrive at a more remote experience of nature, people, and God.

In fact it is often thrown on the opinion of the god of reason and nature, then set aside the Lord. They do not have a spiritual experience, because they never translate his knowledge in everyday life. Mastering the various holy books, but do not understand it. Understand it but did not execute. This is where the difference between the Yogi with scholars.

Types of Yoga
In this world there are hundreds if not thousands of kinds of Yoga. Broadly divided into four types, namely:
1. Jnana Yoga
2. Bhakti Yoga
3. Yoga Karma
4. Raja Yoga

The Mantra Yoga, Japa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga etc be categorized as a result of the development. But all these differences occurred only in emphasis only, as for the same goal.

Jnana Yoga: the yoga is done with emphasis on knowledge. This yoga practitioners believe that ignorance (avidya) is the main cause of errors and omissions. Loss of foolishness, it also erased poverty, injustice, tyranny, and destruction of the universe. Thus the more peaceful world. All of that is because people know the essence of himself. Man who knows the essence of himself, then he will know the essence of his Lord.

Karma Yoga: the yoga that made the emphasis on action. Its practitioners are always attention to everything she has done, so can not cause karma that brought on the suffering. Its practitioners have never complained to face life problems. All issues considered are the result of the karma that has been made, then
must be accepted and faced as education and love divine.

This concept is much misunderstood as the concept of a passive life, but this concept actually bring men became active in facing life. Karma Yoga teaches people to confront and resolve the problem, not run away from problems. Karma Yoga practitioners do not ever run away from problems. Running away is not the solution, but
actually stockpiling problems and make new problems. The problem will never disappear, there is a delay and congestion. To accomplish this, like it or not, love or necessity, all must be faced.

At some point, clear all the issues need resolution. Many sufferers of stress, even suicidal, because do not want to accept an issue as a reality and complete it, then run away without wanting to confront and solve them.

Bhakti Yoga: the yoga is conducted with an emphasis on devotion to God, which is carrying out God’s commands and prohibitions away. Everything is done with love without having any strings attached (including the wish to enter heaven). Bhakti means love of practitioners at large. Not just in God, but also on all his creation. Love of creation is a manifestation of the love of the Creator itself. Love of a Bhakta no distinction between races, tribes, nations and religions. Do not hate the poor or rich, beautiful or ugly, smart or stupid, who believe or disbelieve.

Raja Yoga: the yoga is done with emphasis on mind control. By controlling the mind, it also controlled all the human senses. The result of all that is called the Enlightenment, Manunggaling subjects Gusti (Jw.). Makrifatullah (Is.). Whatever you call it, is not an issue worthy of debate. The development then, only King Yoga is known as Yoga. For practitioners of Raja Yoga, Hatha practice, Japa, Mantra, Kundalini, etc.. not something separate.

Yoga Parts
Patanjali, a Yogi, explains that yoga has eight integral part. Parts of yoga can not be separated, as well as human body parts can not be broken apart. The eight sections are:

1. Yama (away from the ban),
2. Niyama (obey),
3. Asanas (body attitudes),
Asanas is setting body attitudes. In its development into a technique called Hatha Yoga, learn yoga postures to improve the body’s systems. A Hatha Yoga practitioners perform a variety of body postures to stimulate the various glands and nerves, in addition to balancing the body and maintain youthfulness all her joints. Asanas not only means a comfortable attitude in body postures, but is broadly comfortable lifestyle, namely a balanced lifestyle. Not excessive eating, fasting is also not excessive. Love is not excessive, nor excessive-hating, and so on. This sense of security must be permanent-not temporary.
4. Pranayama (regulation of prana),
5. Pratyahara (setting the senses),
6. Dharana (concentration),
7. Dhyana (meditation),
8. Samadhi (total balance).

The eighth section is a single entity known as Astanga Yoga. Has been described above that Yoga is a sadhana (spiritual discipline), then the foundation is morality (Yama and Niyama). Without morality can not be called as Yoga.

Supernormal abilities (shakti) is not the goal of yoga. There are so many supernormal capabilities can be obtained with yoga techniques. But not supported by good morality, then these skills will not support the promotion of spiritual yoga practitioners. The desire to acquire supernormal abilities is not something that is wrong, but that engagement can not be justified. For beginners, this ability often becomes an obsession that hamper its development. As for practitioners who have obtained the abuse often fall into a super power so as to make further away from the spiritual goal. Without supported by good morality, supernormal abilities actually worsen the condition of the practitioner. Keep in mind that all he did was a “cause” that would give birth “due”.

Rsi of Yama and Niyama Patanjali establish morality as the basis for spiritual life. These rules are made for yoga practitioners to remain in the correct spiritual path. And it must be remembered that morality is not the peak of spiritual life purpose, but merely a device. Yet morality must be laid in such a way so as to complement human life with full of “harmony” and “beauty” to move forward in the spiritual path. Yama and Niyama is not a meaningful legal device commands.

Yama and Niyama is an advice that does not emphasize the penalties if violated,  but emphasizes the advantages if implemented.

Thus a quick explanation of the eight parts of yoga as taught by Patanjali. Eighth-related sections can not be separated. Implementation of the eight sections that is what is called yoga in the true sense. It should be clarified because the Indonesian people, Yoga is often misunderstood as a “stunt” or a kind of “occult practices,” and so forth.

Important glands in the body
Interdependence between the gland and emotions linked by an endocrine gland, which led the symphony of complex body fluids by secreting hormones into the bloodstream. These hormones have various effects not only on body functions, such as growth, digestion, energy, sex, etc., but also affect the mind. Hormone levels have varying effects on mood, temperament and mental efficiency. Hormone excess and deficiency can cause mental and emotional disorders, which damage the health and peace of mind. The excess hormones from the thyroid gland, for example, will make people very normal to be nervous and irritable. At the time of ovulation, a woman looks optimistic and confident, which is when the hormones estrogen and progresteron High grade, but she will be alarmed and angry when the hormone levels decrease, ie at the time before and during menstruation.

There is a dynamic interaction between emotions, hormones, and disease – between body and mind.
Above relationship has long been felt by yogis who develop training systems to provide a specific pressure on various endocrine glands.
a. Pineal gland
b. Pituitary gland
c. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
d. Thymus gland
e. Adrenal Glands
f. Pancreas gland
g. Glands Gonads

Stock asanas
Entire network, cells, organs human body is influenced by hormones, growth in natural and various functions of body parts may only run if there is a balance of expenditure on hormones, just a little imbalance can cause various diseases.

Movement asanas make the production of hormones from various glands become balanced. The position of the bending and stretching asanas movements performed within a specific period, giving special and continuous pressure on the glands, so it will stimulate the glands in various ways, glands and regulate the production will ultimately control the emotions. If the balance of the gland is resolved, the mind becomes free and disturbances of emotions and the perfect inner peace will be achieved.

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