Yoga

International Yoga Day 2023: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam -Yoga Jyotih Namastute

On the auspicious occasion of International Yoga Day 2023, I am very happy to share with you a Sanskrit sloka that I composed to express my reverence for the ancient science of life called yoga. This verse is offered with the utmost reverence as a tribute to the profound knowledge and exquisite beauty of yoga, which possesses the potential to reawaken unity, cultivate well-being, and kindle the flame of inner calm that resides inside each of us.

International Yoga Day 2023 Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam Sri Amit Ray

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How to Avoid the Seven Common Mistakes of Pranayama

Learn how to prevent common pranayama blunders. It is always preferable to understand the proper approach to yoga and breathing exercises. If you perform pranayama incorrectly, it may damage your nervous system and cause negative emotions like anger, irritation, and even illness.

In today’s hectic world, you may not have the time to go to the gym. But you can maintain a healthy diet and exercise regimen at home.

In the midst of a hectic morning, have you considered taking a few deep breaths? The practice of daily pranayama, yoga, and meditation can help you prevent and overcome a variety of illnesses.

How to Avoid Mistakes of Pranayama

The practice of everyday breathing exercises helps to keep the lungs in good condition. This yoga pair is a reasonable choice for getting rid of a variety of respiratory issues. It also has the additional benefit of improving digestion. The only way for oxygen to enter the body is through breathing is extremely beneficial to the body. It is also feasible to treat various diseases with a different types of pranayama techniques.

In Sanskrit, prana means “vital life force”, and yama means to gain control. In yoga, breath is associated with the prana, thus, pranayama is a means to control the vital life force.… Read more..

Mantra Yoga Teachers Training Course

Ray 112 Mantras Advanced Meditation Course

Ray 112 Mantras Advanced Meditation Course

A Nine-Weeks Profound Sanskrit Mantras Online Course 

Sri Amit Ray Meditation Center 

Be the master of Mantra Yoga. Learn the 112 powerful mantras. It includes the Beeja Mantras, Akshara mantras,  Devi Mantras, Shiva Mantras, Ganesha Mantras, Gayatri Mantra, Protection mantras, Vedic Mantras, Narayana mantras and other mantras for health, wealth, healing, prosperity, manifestation, deep spirituality and the total well-being. 

This is an intensive 9 Weeks Course on 112 Mantras. You will learn the associated meditation techniques with them. You will learn different arts of purifying the mantras and the art of adding extra power and effectiveness to the mantras.

You will learn how mantras are used for the purification of the five energy bodies.  This universe is a fabric of interrelated threads of power, where the tiny streams and the force of a mantra can change the scheme of the manifestation. The gods and goddesses are our own higher nature and mantras are the ways to attune, access and communicate with them. 

A mantra is the divine sound – called the ‘Nada Brahman’ – the name of a divine energy vibration that has the power to expand to the Infinite, and effect changes in our physical world.… Read more..

Yoga Resistance Breathing for Respiratory Muscle Training

Ray Yoga Resistance Breathing for Respiratory Muscle Training

In today’s hyperactive, stressful and hyper-connected world of overstimulation and pollution, keeping respiratory muscles strong, happy and healthy is a major challenge. A great way to establish a healthy body and joyful mind is to strengthen your respiratory muscles optimally with special yoga breathing exercises. 

In this guide, we’ll introduce deep resisted yoga breathing techniques and its various uses and benefits. We’ll then show you several ways you can verify and uses its power. You can use it alongside with your daily yoga exercises,  meditations, and medications.

This is a great way to overcome the difficulties of panic attacks, anxieties and hyperventilation. It has vast array of beneficial effects in the three domains of physical health, mental health and cognitive performance.

What is Respiratory Muscle Yoga Training?

Yoga resistance breathing is different from the traditional yoga breathing techniques. The traditional 15 yoga breathing techniques include: 

  1. Bhastrika Pranayama (Breath of fire)
  2. Kapalabhati Pranayam (Skull shining)
  3. Anulom Vilom (Alternate Nostril Breathing)
  4. Ujjayi Pranayama (The sound of ocean waves)
  5. Bhramari Pranayama (Humming bee breath)
  6. Surya Bhedana (The solar breath)
  7. Chandra Bhedana (The lunar breath)
  8. Kumbhaka Pranayama (Breath retention)
  9. Sheetli Pranayama (Cooling breath)
  10. Simhasana (Lion’s Breath)
  11. Mrigi Mudra Pranayam (Deer seal breathing)
  12. Dirga Pranayama (Long breath)
  13. Udgeeth pranayama (Chanting breath)
  14. Plavini Pranayama (Floating breath)
  15. Murcha Pranayama (Swooning breath)

However, the Ray respiratory muscle yoga resistance breathing training is a new way to improve strength or endurance of the inspiratory or expiratory muscles.… Read more..

how to do conscious breathing

Conscious Diaphragmatic Breathing Steps: Complete Guide

Do you know conscious breathing is the single most important intervention that can make you happy and healthy? It can help you to release the energy blockages in your whole system.

In this article, we explain the benefits of conscious breathing and the art of purifying the 23000 breaths of the day. You will learn the key conscious breathing techniques like mindful breathing, yoga breathing and diaphragmatic breathing.

Power of Conscious Breathing

Power of Conscious Breathing

Breathing is normally an automatic process. It is subconsciously controlled by the respiratory center at the base of the brain, in the brain stem. This part of the brain controls the basic breathing mechanisms that keep us alive, and maintain our heartbeats.

In normal breathing, you don’t have to think about each step of your breath. Your brain automatically adjusts your breathing steps, just as your brain will occasionally insert a sigh when you need more oxygen.

We still breathe when we are unconscious, or asleep. People can also control their breathing when they wish, for example during speech, singing, or voluntary breathing exercises. Researchers observed that, breathing mindfully slower and deeper improves arterial oxygenation, cardiac output, and pulmonary gas-exchange efficiency. Read More »Conscious Diaphragmatic Breathing Steps: Complete Guide

The 36 Tattvas for Deep Meditations

36 Tattva Meditations for Spiritual Awakening

The 36 Tattvas for Deep Meditations and Spiritual Awakening

Sri Amit Ray tells us the importance of Tattva Meditation for Spiritual Awakening. 

Tattvas are the foundation of yoga philosophy.  Many of my students and spiritual seekers requested me to explain tattvas in a very simplistic term. The purpose of this article is to explain tattvas in a meaningful way so that anyone can understand and practice tattva meditation easily. 

Tattva Meditation for Spiritual Awakening

Why Tattvas are Important?

Understanding tattvas help us to evolve our consciousness to higher levels. It purifies the mind and removes the ignorance. Tattva deals with the pure consciousness, material world and the three forms of energies. These energies are energy of intentions, energy of wisdom and the energy of actions.  Realizing the ever blissful divine Self, which is unchanging, omnipresent and omniscient, is the hidden desire of every human being. Tattvas show the way for  realizing that objective. The practice of tattva yoga accelerates the evolution of human beings.  Tattvas are the key concepts of  yoga philosophy. Knowledge of the 36 tattvas allows you to understand the laws of nature in a deeper way. You can use this yoga to attain greater brain power, health, knowledge, wisdom and happiness.

What is Tattva?

The universe is made of energy and Consciousness. Tattvas  explain the underline connection between our inner world and the outer world.  Tattva is a Sanskrit word meaning  ‘reality’ or ‘truth’. Tattvas are the basic concepts to understand the nature of absolute, the souls and the universe.

Meditation on tattva is a journey to the ultimate reality.  Knowing the tattva is the way of understanding inner psychology, the world and the beyond. The journey of tattva is a journey from  unconsciousness to supreme consciousness.  It is a journey from darkness to light. 

In chemistry, all materials are classified into 118 basic elements.  They are classified according to the number of protons in their atom. Similarly, in spiritual science all matters and consciousness are classified into thirty six elements. These thirty six elements are called tattavs. Tattvas are used to explain inner psychology, the creation and the existence of the Universe. Tattvas are connected with chakras and the tanmatras.

Meditation on Tattva:

Tattva meditation is a journey from gross to subtle. Tattva meditation  gives us the bigger picture and connects us the higher potential of life.  Our special tattva meditation class is a seven step meditation process. The first step is developing the theoretical knowledge about the tattvas. The second step is developing experiential knowledge about the gross tattavs in individual levels. The third step is formalizing and assimilating the collection of valuable knowledge gained from experiences. The subsequent steps deals with much deeper and subtler aspects tattavas. Tattav meditation includes, concentration, awareness, visualization and deep compassion.

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Day 3 – Daily Teachings Bhramari Om Chanting

“Normally life runs in a semi-unconscious mode. Bhramari om chanting can change that into a conscious mode.” – Amit Ray

Mindset for Om Chanting:

Bhramari-om-chantingPositive mind set, right attitude and good habits are the mark of conscious mind.  When we act on “semi-unconscious” or “auto-pilot” mode our behavior tends to become repetitive. This is why we are generally unaware of our behavior, in fact most of the time we are not even aware that we are acting unconsciously. “Bhramari Om Chanting or Humming Om chanting sends positive messages to the brain and the cells in our body and can actually reprogram our health and behavior. Humming Om chanting is an effective method to increase the nitric-oxide in the nasal cavity. Nitric oxide has many health benefits. It increases immunity and fights against free radicals and chronic inflammatory diseases.Read More »Day 3 – Daily Teachings Bhramari Om Chanting