SWAMI
RAMDEV YOGA CAMP
July 2008
"Good health is
humanity's birthright"
Learn under the tutelage of the world renowned Yoga
guru.
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve your health and your life.
Swami Ramdev says "It is your birthright to pursue
a disease-free, healthy, fit life; look beautiful & young; and get
complete peace of mind and robust health.”
YOGA
“Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind,” said
Maharishi Patanjali, the creator of the ‘Yoga Sutras’ –
considered the foundation for Yoga.
Yoga which originated around 2000 years ago is about achieving harmony
– of the mind, body and soul.
Yoga leads to a balanced, in sync and a more energetic existence.
Yoga is renowned for its benefits in healing and alleviating physical
ailments – from diabetes, blood pressure to kidney and liver functions
to endocrine glands and others.
It leads to a more youthful, flexible, healthy, you.
Yoga calms the mind, and allows you to accept life with its ups and
downs.
The reason for the popularity of Yoga is that it's not bound by gender,
religion, status, caste, community or language. Anyone, be it a devotee
or an atheist, an amateur or a professional, a sick or healthy person,
can benefit from Yoag in one way or another.
Yoga is complete in every aspect because it touches every sphere of
human life. It is a complete lifestyle, a complete body therapy and
above all a complete spiritual insight.
SWAMI RAMDEV – YOGA & PRANAYAMA
Swami Ramdev – one of the greatest yogis of our times. His approach
is results oriented and he has become a household name due to his ability
to simplify yoga techniques for the masses.
He has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of yoga disciples
and devotees in India and now internationally.
Swamiji has led the way to better health, discover faith and God and
achieve a more spiritual being.
Swamiji has resurrected and popularized “Pranayama” or
controlled breathing.
Air (vayu) – the essence of life when it is regulated and channeled
helps promote a healthier more beautiful life.
Swamiji has devised a sequential practice of 7 Pranayamas with allotted
time periods for each – this has become very effective. Combined
with asanas (postures), Swami Ramdev’s methods are now world renowned.
Pranayama combined with yoga is the key to Swami Ramdev’s brilliant
teachings.
His is an easy-to-follow, practical approach to Pranayama and Yoga.
In 2006, Swami Ramdev spent almost a month in UK teaching Pranayama
and Yoga.
He was also invited to New York by the UN to address and show solidarity
with its eradication of world hunger program.
Achieve a healthier body, peace of mind and a new you with Swami Ramdev.
YOGA TODAY & SWAMI RAMDEV
Yoga has seen a resurgence of popularity in the last few decades.
From celebrities to ordinary people all over the world – everyone
has reaped the benefits of practicing yoga.
While there are many yoga studios and fitness centers teaching yoga,
learning with Swami Ramdev is a very different and unique experience.
Scientific and thorough, with true understanding of the human
spirit, Swami Ramdev brings a whole new dimension to learning yoga and
thus, changing your life.
Years of yoga, meditation studies and practice, and a deep knowledge
of Ayurveda (the ancient Indian revered medical stream), has made Swami
Ramdev a household name in India.
Relieve stress, alleviate health problems, pave the way to a more beautiful
and vibrant you with Swami Ramdev’s pranayama and yoga.
With yoga camps conducted through out the country, a phenomenally viewed
TV yoga progam in India, North America and UK – millions of people
are now avid followers of Swami Ramdev’s yoga and philosophy.
SWAMI RAMDEV’S SERVICE
Swami Ramdev is well versed in Sanskrit, Ayurveda and Vedic Philosophy.
A strong proponent of Indian cultural values, his practical approach
to Yoga and research in the field of Ayurveda has won him several millions
of admirers throughout India and internationally.
His detachment from worldly pleasures; his devotion to social service,
and an amiable nature have earned him widespread love and respect. Swamji
was initiated into the ascetic order by revered Swami Shankardevji Maharaj
on the banks of the sacred river Ganga.
He has taught Ashtadhyayee, Mahabhashya, Upanishads, with the six systems
of Indian philosophy in gurukuls (traditional Indian systems of education).
During his travel in the Himalayas, he meditated in the caves of Gangotri
for the realization of SELF and acquired many uncommon abilities.
With the blessings of Swami Shankardevji Maharaj, he, in association
with his learned companions, Acharya Balkrishanji, a great scholar and
renowned Ayurvedic physician and others established Divya Yog Mandir
(Trust) in 1995 at Kankhal, Hardwar, Uttaranchal, India.
Swamiji guides several service projects of medical, spiritual and educational
interests through this Trust.
Swami Ramdev also offers a variety of the purest Ayurvedic herbs for
treatment of various illnesses.
His state-of-the-art medical facility and top physicians at Haridwar
treat more than 3000 people everyday.
Swami Ramdev is a celibate, a simple man with few needs, and with a
true mission to promote good health, well being and enlightenment.
A true spiritual guru who practices what he preaches, he wants everyone
to lead healthier, calmer, more peaceful lives.
The Trust holds yoga and spiritual camps all over India and now in
North America and Europe.
PRANAYAMA AND HEALTH
Pranayama is as important as yoga asanas for maintaining good health.
Yoga asana purify the mind, which increases strength. Pranayama purifies
the vital life source the prana. It gives additional energy to the body.
Prana governs all the functions of the body. The body is a combination
of five elements and the actions of the mind, body, and brain are carried
with it. The prana leaves the body at the time of death. Prana is spread
in all places; human beings use it for respiration. If a person learns
the proper method of respiration then he can use the vital life source
to the fullest and develop physical, intellectual and mental capabilities.
It arouses the dormant powers of the body, which makes him efficient.
In the classics, prana is said to be the age; when prana leaves the
body the age ends. The prana performs all the actions in the body and
in its absence it becomes inactive. The soul is related to the prana
and hence it leaves the dead body and goes in search of a new body.
When the body and vital life source lose the relationship, then that
soul ends all activities and reaches the supreme soul in its pure form.
This is known as salvation of the soul. Through yoga it is necessary
to understand the science of prana. Fire element is present in the wood
but it cannot come out in the absence of oxygen; similarly the soul
has all the powers, but in the absence of prana it becomes inactive.
Pranayama is the only source, with which the body can maintain all its
functions.
Prana is required to keep every cell in the body alone, the person inhales
this prana from the atmosphere and it reaches the cells; the cells are
alive with this prana. Before beginning the practice of pranayama, if
we understand the respiration process then we can avoid several problems
and get excellent benefits. Respiration takes the air in and circulates
it to the body organs. While exhaling we breathe out the unwanted substance.
These two actions - the flow of prana takes place continuously in the
body. When the pace is regulated, then the body mind and intelligence
are in balance, this is the sign of good health, but when they are irregular,
if the energy level increases in the body and sometimes reduces; this
causes an imbalance and disease occurs in the body.
Good health regulates the pace of prana in the body in a natural manner,
which is the arrangement the nature.
Generally, inhaling and exhaling takes place 15 to 17 times in a minute.
In old age it is 20 times. When the body requires additional energy
then this pace increases and reduces when it is not required. The reason
for change in the pace of respiration is some irregularity in the respiration
process or this process is different from the natural activity. This
also causes different diseases. If the respiration process is irregular
then the body temperature increases and sometimes remains low. This
also is one of the reasons for diseases and it first affects the digestion
process and mental balance.
Swami Ramdev specializes and excels in teaching the proper breathing
techniques “Pranayama.” Combined with Yoga, Swami Ramdev’s
practice has brought about radical changes in the health and mental
well-being of millions of people.
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