Bija Yoga

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"Real introspection means to examine not only our actions and reactions, but to go deeper, down into our attitudes and underlying motives." - Sri Mrinalini Mata

Authentic yoga teaches us how to live. It's not just stretching and exercises. When you practice the whole eight fold path of yoga. You will be successful. These are the first 6 steps before meditation (the 7th step):

Behavioral alignment (Yama)
Reduces internal friction. Less mental noise from conflict, impulsivity, and reactive patterns.
Personal discipline (Niyama)
Builds consistency. Without this, meditation becomes irregular and ineffective.
Physical stability (Asana)
Enables stillness without discomfort. If the body is unstable, attention will follow.
Breath regulation (Pranayama)
Directly impacts the nervous system. Slower, controlled breathing shifts the body out of stress-driven states — a prerequisite for sustained attention.
Sensory regulation (Pratyahara)
Trains the ability to disengage from external distractions. In modern terms: reducing cognitive overload.
Focused attention (Dharana)
This is essentially “pre-meditation.” Training the mind to stay on a single point

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#stress #mentalhealth #wellbeing #yoga #nervoussystem #mindfulness #burnoutprevention #leadershipwellbeing #modernlife | Bija Yoga Many people today experience stress not because of one major crisis, but because of the accumulation of small, constant pressures: financial concerns, being “always on” at work, information overload, and a lack of pauses that truly allow recovery. Yoga was originally developed for exactly these ...

Completed Yoga teacher training in India. 500 hours.

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Paramahansa Yogananda on Kriya Yoga — The Key to Heaven An excerpt from the audio recording “The Great Light of God” by Paramahansa Yogananda. Author of the best-selling spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, ...

After meditation - before breathwork and yoga in the Yoga teacher training course in India.
Completing the YTT 500 in Mysore, Karnataka, India among peacocks and one crocodile 🐊

What really happens when you tense and release your muscles in yoga?

When you hold and then let go of muscle tension during an asana, your nervous system gets a clear signal: it’s safe to relax.

The body learns the difference between effort and ease. With each exhale, the muscles soften, heart rate slows, and the brain releases calming signals.

The same thing happens in meditation. When a distracting thought appears and you let it go, your mind is doing what the body just practiced — releasing tension, returning to balance.

It’s a simple training in awareness: effort, release, and peace in between.