001. Yoga of the Way of Life. Yoga in the modern era. Yoga lifestyle.

Studying at International Open Yoga University (IOYU) gives us the opportunity to receive an additional profession as a teacher of yoga in English and Russian, as well as to acquire additional competencies. This opens broad prospects and significantly expands the degree of our freedom. Let’s see what innovations are being introduced at IOYU and what …

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A study plan for yoga offers many advantages, maximizing our ability to effectively utilize our own resources for self-exploration. In this article we will try to answer such questions as: What are the key factors for successful learning? How to choose the right school of yoga? Why is the personal presence important during the studying …

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At least once in a lifetime everyone has the experience when our eyes light up and we work with enthusiasm. We feel so happy that we can move mountains and we just wish this condition could last as long as possible!  What is bhava? We use  a simple word “inspiration” to describe a state of …

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Sometimes people think of yoga-supporters as wanderers, beggars, or people who have mastered the ability to sleep on nails. But what does yoga really give us? How can it be useful? Let’s look at some of its aspects that have a positive effect on our daily lives. Yoga as an opportunity to relax The modern …

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Our modern life is very diverse. There are many theories, teachings, doctrines, religious organizations with distinct worldviews. Each one of us at a certain age faces a choice: to believe in a Creator of the Universe and predefined processes or to succumb to randomness and Fortune.  People are eager to know their origin!  This is …

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When you start to take interest in yoga as a system of self-exploration, you learn about its three pillars – the three principles of yoga. Considering these principles comprehensively and from different angles, we receive Knowledge about them. Logically and consistently accepting and applying them in our life, we are more and more convinced: that, …

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What are the peculiarities of the way yoga spread in the cultural environment of the West? Why is it often impossible in the Western culture  to reproduce the spirit of yoga by blindly copying techniques and practices? Why  some followers give up yoga so quickly? What is the paradox of yoga in the West? What …

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There is no accounting for tastes. However, the tastes themselves are not disregarded, and even among yogis can be found various preferences regarding practice. Someone will say that Hatha yoga is boring because of its static nature. There will definitely be those who do not like the repetitive movements of Kriya yoga, but someone, on …

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Our world is multifaceted. For some it is full of suffering, for others it is filled with happiness, joy and love. Different people perceive the same event ambiguously. Where do sufferings come from in our world? How to eliminate suffering in the outer and inner universe and fill life with joy? In the two previous …

YOGA-ARTICLE: The Three Principles of Yoga – Three Pillars of a Harmonious Life. No Suffering! Read More »

Logic Everywhere! Everyone in their life has faced some form of illogical behaviour of others or their own. Often, we waste our time, money and life resources unwisely. As a result, it seems we are constantly in short supply. Is it possible to find an inexhaustible source of strength and energy? In the previous article, …

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There comes time in life when we lose our way, and everything gets mixed or confused. Our own system of principles and beliefs, which seems pretty harmonious, falls apart. We start to doubt our own abilities, not being able to complete our tasks or achieve our goals. What should we do in this case? What’s …

YOGA-ARTICLE: Three Principles of Yoga are Three Pillars of Harmonious Life. It All Starts with Kidness. Read More »

A good leader knows that every employee needs a different approach. Some need to be praised to get the job done efficiently and on time. For others this method does not work, and only imposition of fines or salary deductions can get them moving.  Why are there such differences: some people are motivated by the …

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We all face manifestations of certain fears, apprehensions, anxieties in life. A part of them lends itself to a logical explanation — we ourselves can find their cause and, therefore, overcome them; some fears are justified and appropriate because they warn against dangers. Others, on the contrary, have long lost their relevance, but continue to …

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Children are born and entrust themselves to their parents. The influence that father and mother have on their children is essential especially in the first years of life, when children are completely dependent on their parents. It is very important to help our children find their way in life, to contribute as much as possible …

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Each of us strives for freedom, but not everyone succeeds in achieving this state. The concept of freedom cannot be explained logically. Everyone understands it in their own way. Let’s think about freedom from the yoga perspective. Is there Freedom in this Universe? There are two opposite opinions on this subject. According to one opinion …

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Every day gives us the opportunity to change something in our lives. However, sometimes we consider ourselves hostages of the circumstances and think that nothing depends on us. How are the situations in which we find ourselves born? How to get out of the cycle of events that affect us? How can the right attitude …

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“What brings  happiness to our  lives that makes the soul sing so that any deed turns into a bright moment and takes us straight to freedom?  Or what is that sometimes oppresses us and we can’t take a step forward, when every new day is a disaster and makes us believe that the world is …

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1. Energy Method and Consciousness Method in yoga practice  2. How to feel harmony?  3. Bhava as a well-deserved gift from the Universe  4. Move, feeling the rhythm of the Universe  5. Practical application of yoga knowledge in life In yoga, we often encounter the concept of harmony. This happens so often that the meaning …

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People who are proficient in their language have a very strong power of thought. They can influence other people and generally succeed in life. Beautiful, clear and harmonious mellow voice, literate and competent speech  is fascinating  by its expression. However, regretfully, not every person can speak perfectly. Is it possible to improve the world and …

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Each of us has felt anger at some point. Everyone gets angry from time to time, but the range of intensity of this feeling is different for everyone. Often people evaluate anger negatively. They are convinced that experiencing it is harmful and unworthy for a conscious person, so they try to fight it. Anger arises …

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Why do some people feel happy and others don’t? Some of us are strong, full of energy and luminous and others are passive, sluggish, dull and uninteresting. Why are some people successful in all matters and achieve their goals within a short time, and for others things fall apart, whatever they do? Why do some …

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1. 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.  …

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Most 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 …

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Our 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, 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 …

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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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● 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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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 …

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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 …

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Ancient 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 …

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As 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, …

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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 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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Has 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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«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 …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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A 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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1. 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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Everyone 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 …

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