Pragya Yoga = Pujya Gurudev

Pragya Yoga - An Exercise for Healthy and Happy Life

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

(Pujya Gurudev, Pt. Shri Ram Sharma Acharya, has pioneered a novel approach to yoga for a healthy and happy life, which is simple and suitable for the masses. He has named it Pragya Yog  under the noble Pragya Abhiyan mission. )

The Indian sages - the Rishis, have guided practical ways for accomplishing  purposeful life. A life when lived as per the will of the Creator becomes a life united with yoga. The Rishis have given the formulae to evolve the unlimited powers (potentials) of human life. Ashtang yoga is one such formula for accomplishing healthy and happy life. Aasans constitute the first phase of Astang Yoga. Aasan refers to a specific posture (while keeping the body active internally). Our rishis had keenly observed the sitting and standing postures of different animals.

They had studied the effects of different postures in the laboratory of their own bodies and developed specific Asanas that had rejuvenating effect on the entire body-mind-soul system. However, with the changing attitudes in the course of time, we became materialistic and this single-tracked commercialized civilization has raised several problems in our life. Therefore, it is quite difficult to perform all these Asanas in the present age. Gurudev, Pt. Shri Ram Sharma Acharya, has pioneered a novel approach to yoga for a healthy and happy life, which is simple and suitable for the masses.

He has named it Pragya Yoga under the noble Pragya Abhiyan mission. Shantikunj - an Aranyak of our times, which is situated in the lap of the Ganges and under the shadow of the Himalayas is a center for learning this comprehensive yoga. A brief description of this form of yoga is given below.

Warm up exercise:To begin with, the fist is tightly closed and opened. Now wrists are moved inwardly and outwardly in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. This gives flexibility to the muscles and joints of the wrist. Then the elbows are folded and opened. The elbows are folded further and moved circularly in one direction and the other, as much as the joints of the shoulders allow. This circular motion provides exercise to the hands, shoulders and elbows together.

 Hands are moved once forward and next backward in the same way as the rudder is moved while rowing a boat. This provides excellent exercise to the arms and waist. Both hands are now stretched forward and then pulled inwardly; then moved clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. This simple exercise is very much helpful for patients suffering from stomach disorders. The neck is directly connected to all the nerves. Below the brain, it is the neck through which all nerves pass. Being seated in sukhasan the neck is moved circularly in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction.

Thanks GOD,Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma