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I am Natalie Ananda. This is a free yoga self-study site, a library for learning yoga from the beginning, created by International Open Yoga University. All materials here are free. Everything here is friendly and open.
On this site you will find more than 60 kinds, types and sections of yoga from the simplest to the most advanced and difficult to understand. This site also has a Yoga Blog, Yoga Forum and a link to free online yoga courses.
Translation into English is currently underway. Despite this, you can already study articles that have not yet been translated using google translate. See here: Google Translate. Email me: openyogakurs@yandex.ru
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: To the top of yoga through love1. Introduction. A gift or a punishment? Is it a mistake or are we losing it ourselves? 2. Stages of falling in love. 3. Loss due to karma. How to get rid of the seeds of karma? Groups of the instruments. 4. Falling in Love — the main entrance; all types at the same time. …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Ritual in yogaMost of a person’s life consists of various unconscious actions. When we embark on the path of Yoga, on the path of knowledge of ourselves and the Universe, we gradually begin to act more consciously. However, we often encounter obstacles on the path. To overcome them, we use various methods and techniques, including rituals. What …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Yantra yoga. The cognition of the world through formsOur emotional state is closely connected with the forms around us. Home interior, city architecture, natural landscape — all of these affect us in a certain way. Why does one sort of images evoke in us a sense of calmness, peace, security, and contribute to the restoration of emotional balance, while other sort of images, …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Polish your mind like a diamondYoga, as a system of self-exploration and exploration of the inexpressible surrounding Universe, calls to take certain steps for this: to get rid of dream and darkness of mind, to get rid of illogicality, to polish your mind to a shine and to learn how to completely control it, including learning how to connect and …
- Hello Dear Friends!My name is Elena Beznikina. I’m an Open Yoga teacher in Williamsville NY USA 14221. I lead classes in English and in Russian. My number: +1-917-826-36-81
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Having Many Children is Not a JudgmentIs Savasana possible in a large family? Will yoga classes really have to be postponed until better times, when the children grow up? How do we avoid mental obscurity and handle stress? Where do we look for inspiration and what not to miss forever? You will find answers to these and many other questions related …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: How much does the spirit evolution cost?Modern society provides us with many opportunities to expand our freedom. Subject to the influence of new trends, we wonder more and more where to invest our money to reach a new level of development and to evolve. Various trainings, seminars, mental and physical practices require financial investments. If we pay less — do we …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Harmony in yoga practiceHow often during the day do we make ourselves do something? Is it possible to have fun at the same time? Do we allow ourselves to relax and to enjoy the process often enough? How often do we feel harmony in our daily routine? And what does the word “harmony” mean? The modern lifestyle with …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Raja yoga. Tips for a newbie leader● Learn to control yourself ● Will is the main tool of a successful leader ● What yoga techniques will help to establish the strength of your Higher Self; ● Types of workers and how to approach each one ● Where can a leader draw inspiration from? ● Praise, words of gratitude and instructions are …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Live easy!So often we hear phrases like, “It’s not a trifle!” or “The game is not worth the candle!” Should life be taken so seriously? Trying on different roles, do we become different, or does our personality remain unchanged? Which games are worth playing and which are not worth playing? From an early age, a child …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: A sound mind in a sond body!Using physical exercises yoga helps to keep the body in harmony and to reach the next level in self-knowledge. Yoga teachers passed the tradition of leading a healthy lifestyle through the ages. Men and women trained hard their bodies to feel their physical and inner strength and to bear and bring up healthy posterity. The …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: A good habit of practicing yogaAncient treatise “The Narrative of Hatha yoga” states that the habit to practice yoga every day is the main criteria of success on the way to understanding yoga. But what do they mean by the word “habit”? “A habit is a set of behaviour patterns that are repeated regularly and in certain circumstances become the …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: PREHISTORYAs part of the IOYU’s mission to keep yoga knowledge from disappearing, the Open Yoga Journal was created. The purpose of the Journal is to convey yoga knowledge in simple language for all those interested in yoga: for both experienced practitioners and beginners. The Journal is adapted to modern conditions and the rhythm of life, …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Yoga is the way to human evolution!Yoga for beginners, yoga for men, yoga for women, yoga for seniors. So, what is yoga – is it a way to enlightenment or just another method for making easy money? Where did this teaching come from? What are the basic laws of it? How many types of yoga exist? Let’s try to figure this …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: It is never too early or too late to practice yoga!Yoga is a system of self-exploration that includes physical and mental exercises and helps to expand our freedom. When should we start practicing yoga to make the process of engaging in practice as easy as possible and to build the habit faster? How can you understand that a person is ready for yoga classes? Is …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: How to get rid of importunate thoughtsHas it happened to you that some thought was stuck in your head? You would willingly get rid of it, but it would not disappear as a troublesome fly. How can we escape unnecessary thoughts? Can we put it under control? Many of you may know the expression by Charles A. Hall “sow a thought …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Creativity as a type of Yoga«The ability to create is a great gift of nature; the act of creativity in the creative soul is a great sacrament; a minute of creativity is a minute of great sacred rite.» V. Belinsky Yoga is a process of self-knowledge, it is when we direct all our attention to studying ourselves and the world …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: The soul is in pain, but yoga will help!Have you ever felt pain, either physical or mental? Surely, each of us at least once in a lifetime had a feeling of physical or emotional discomfort of various degrees of severity. Have you ever wondered what exactly pain is? Where does it come from and is it possible to avoid it? We shall try …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Life is everything!Life is the most important thing in the Universe. All living beings, from the simplest to the most complex, desire to bear life. They support life by giving birth and fostering a new generation of their own species. “If not for the source, the river would dry up.” A proverb The Universe, allowing us …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Who to blame for our failures?At least once in our life each one of us has been in a situation, which was dissatisfying or unpleasant for us, and caused suffering and pain. Someone did not get the desired job or did not achieve the goal. Someone had a serious illness or could not build a relationship. When something negative happens …
- Nyasa Yoga. Experience of the world through touchingA person can live to an old age without vision, sense of smell or hearing, but even if all these sensory organs do not function, we shall still have one very important sense — a sense of touch. Many people do not pay due attention to tactual sensations. A person builds up his/her own world …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Santosha. Be contented with your life1. What is Santosha? 2. Manifestation of maya in our life 3. How does ignorance give rise to karma? 4. How can the principles of Yoga help us in achieving Santosha? 5. Specific Practices for Finding Santosha 6. Planting the Seeds of Good Karma by Practicing Santosha 7. Santosha’s place in the Patanjali system Everyone …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Continued supportEveryone sooner or later asks whether there is something permanent in this world: something that will never go away? The body is aging, emotions replace one another, people come and go. Is there anything we can rely on? If there is something eternal, where can we find it? “A thief picks a pocket, old age …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Having Many Children is Not a JudgmentIs Savasana possible in a large family? Will yoga classes really have to be postponed until better times, when the children grow up? How do we avoid mental obscurity and handle stress? Where do we look for inspiration and what not to miss forever? You will find answers to these and many other questions related …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Trusting life is an essential part of yogaUnfamiliar situations force us to pay attention to ourselves and to concentrate on the problems. Having negative experience in the past we skeptically demonstrate distruction to new personal and situations. Our mind is activated and includes alertness, which helps us to avoid trouble. However, the ongoing mistrust of our environment becomes a big obstacle in …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Yoga is the “water of life” for the bodyWe rarely think about how we should treat the body. Being carried away by everyday life and pressing problems, we often ignore the body’s reactions to our actions and lifestyle. Reaching the critical point, the body begins to suffer, signaling us about its needs. At such moments, we are not able to think about anything …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Patanjali On the Obstacles In YogaIn our lives, we often face a number of obstacles that prevent us from achieving our goals. In addition to the circumstances that we can not influence, there are those that are entirely dependent on us. It is in our power to manage our will, attention, effort, and time, and to make our goals and …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: The tale of the Higher SelfOnce upon a time there was a Higher Self. It was good, bright, and kind. It didn’t need anyone else. Once, unexpectedly, Egoism came to the Higher Self with a thick blanket of Maya and whispered in its ear: “My dear, my beloved, get under the blanket, I will protect you and warm you up!” …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: The practice of using pseudonyms in yoga. FeedbackI want to share a completely new experience of using pseudonyms for me. Before entering the International Open Yoga University (IOYU) I didn’t even think of taking any pseudonym for myself, much less starting to use it. However, at the very beginning of the training, we were strongly recommended to choose a pseudonym, or even …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: A little bit of yoga to make us happyWhat is happiness? Do we need much in order to feel it? Where is the key to happiness and what does it depend on? How to be happy despite all twists and turns in life? “Happiness is a person’s state, corresponding with the most satisfaction of the living conditions, fullness and meaningfulness of life, and …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: The secret to fullness of lifeMost of us, tired of a drab existence, strive to change our place and surroundings to experience novelty and diversity. But at some point, we realize that we have already explored a lot of things in the outside world and we surrender to a feeling of monotony. Wherever we go, sameness follows us everywhere. Even …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: How to expand our freedom in the right wayIs human a free being, or are we entirely governed by the laws of our universe? How is the freedom of a person realized in the modern world? How does Yoga recommend to use our freedom? In our everyday life we face with certain laws and mechanisms, which effect on all levels of our bodies, …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Freedom and responsibility — two sides of one yogaFreedom is the main purpose of Yoga. However, what kind of freedom is it? Where is the fine line between our own freedom and the freedom of others? What do we owe and to whom? Today we shall contemplate two sides of the same coin: freedom and responsibility. The purpose of Yoga is very high …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Live and let liveThe reference to the above principle can be found in Vedas and in the Fundamentals of Hinduism Philosophy. It means non-aggressive, nonviolent interaction with the world around. It seems that nothing could be easier than living and letting live. Although, whether we realize it or not, very often we fail to follow this principle. Sometimes, …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Yoga is the key to yourselfWhere does self-exploration begin? Many people start this journey by inquiring what their mission or destiny is. Some people discover their path immediately, for others it remains a secret for a long time. Guidance by other people impedes us from hearing our inner voice. There are many training courses on similar topics that help us …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Effective time managementWhere does our time fly? What do we spend time on? Why do we have only 24 hours in a day? Why do some events last forever and others rush by us in a blink? We ask these questions from time to time, but it does not seem easy to get the answers. Time is …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Parents and children from yoga point of viewSooner or later every person starts thinking about starting a family, having kids and raising a new generation. Many new parents ask themselves: How should they bring up their children and what kind of personal example can they demonstrate? What does Yoga offer in this respect? The questions of relationship, family issues, the advent of …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: A little bit of yoga to make us happyWhat is happiness? Do we need much in order to feel it? Where is the key to happiness and what does it depend on? How to be happy despite all twists and turns in life? “Happiness is a person’s state, corresponding with the most satisfaction of the living conditions, fullness and meaningfulness of life, and …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Do yogis have to be vegetarians?Nowadays it is widely believed that before starting to practice yoga, a person must stop eating animal products and become a vegetarian. How much truth is in this statement? It is worth understanding. It is important to understand that Yoga does not control our every movement and does not impose any binding rules. Yoga makes …
- YOGA-ARTICLE: Personal development in a society with high spiritual valuesHumans are social beings: they create groups and communicate with each other on a regular basis. We have different feelings in different groups: in one of them we may feel discomfort, and another group can become “a second family” for us. How should we choose a group according to our purpose of spiritual development? What …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: Is it possible to lose weight by practicing Yoga?People start practicing yoga for different reasons. Some are looking for answers to spiritual questions; others are motivated by the desire to get into shape or to lose weight. When you choose yoga for losing weight, the following questions arise: “Is it possible to lose weight by practicing yoga? Is it necessary to become a …
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- YOGA-ARTICLE: How to live to the fullest?Human development nowadays is very fast. We have to perform a large variety of tasks, process a huge amount of information and try hard to succeed in different areas of our lives. It seems impossible to achieve all goals and objectives without forcing ourselves and without losing out on our health and happiness. Each of …