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Old 01-09-2017, 10:31 AM
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As a human being we are mind body and spirit, hatha yoga traditionally embodied all three aspects of us in its training to reach god. So by working the mindand body in union, we discipline ourselves and let go of useless mind activity. Once we incorporate the breathing methods we start to bind the mind body and spirit to the prana or energy flow. Older styles of this type of yoga also included reciting mantras or names of god in the mind, whilst practicing, to further bring the union of the human being closer to their divine truth. Traditionally all the yogas (the ones Necromancer has so eloquently described above), were used for this purpose.
That aside, hatha yoga is great for physical longevity and for energising us and for some its a lovely social activity. It has a lot of strings to its bow.
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