Creative Sacred Living Magazine June 2014 | Page 22

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living the yogic Life

Each type of yoga is unique in their own ways and paves the path to reach the same divine goal.

In Kundalini Yoga, the dormant life force lying within the body is awakened, with sets of exercises and proper breathing practice.

In Ashtanga Yoga, the practitioner concentrates upon one point in order to integrate discontinuous and diffused attention. The asanas in Astanga yoga stills the mind and the meditation paves the route to self-realization.

Bhakti Yoga is a discipline of devotion which involves the practice of deep meditation. Chanting of mantras is also an integral part of Bhakti yoga.

Jnana Yoga is the discipline of knowledge. With this yoga type, the difference between the real and the unreal is realized. The real entity, that is, God is eternal and is the highest truth, whereas, the objects are temporary and vulnerable to time.

Karma Yoga means the discipline of right action and serving good to mankind, without thought of reward and without becoming attached emotionally to the results.

The spirit of yoga has enthralled every human in the world. With every passing day, yoga practice has become more and more popular. Along with it, the influence of music on yoga sessions has reached a new height. For ages, music and yoga have been two inseparable entities.

Many yoga classes use soothing music

in the background. Music has an ubiquitous appeal and in the field of yoga and meditation, music is widely used as an accelerator and supreme concentrator.

Yoga music delves into the deeper layers of the human conscious and offers peace of mind.

Music as the non-verbal mode of communication, tunes the mind of the practitioner to non-ordinary levels of perception. Nowadays, music is widely used in meditation practice as well.

Meditation music creates a tone that subtly evokes a refreshing mood and take the senses to a mystic height.

Many Yoga DVDs and Cds are available that may complement one's yoga sessions. Spirit Voyage offers many such music albums containing chants, mantras and hymns that will guide an individual towards a holistic path.

It can be concluded that yoga practice is the blueprint of achieving a pure inner self. The process of self purification is not the work of a moment. It is about true aspiration and dedication of an individual that transfers him to a higher state of health and peacefulness of mind. With yoga asanas and meditation, the desire of being one with the Divine is fulfilled. The senses reach the pinnacle of spirituality and the body and mind experiences a timeless exuberance.

Karan Khalsa writes for Spirit Voyage which is engaged in offering various kinds of yoga music and meditation music. The company offers different CDs and DVDs for practicing kundalini Yoga and other yoga forms.