ABOUT INTEGRAL YOGA HERSHAYOGA.COM The Goal of Integral Yoga The goal of Integral Yoga and the birthright of every individual is to realise the spiritual unity behind all the diversities of the entire creation and to live harmoniously as members of one universal family. This goal is achieved by developing: a body of optimum health and strength senses under total control a mind well-disciplined, clear and calm an intellect as sharp as a razor a will as strong and pliable as steel a heart full of unconditional love and compassion an ego as pure as crystal and a life filled with Supreme Peace and Joy Integral yoga is a combination of specific methods designed to develop every aspect of the individual: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. It is a scientific system, which integrates the various branches of Yoga in order to bring about a complete and harmonious development of the individual. Hatha Yoga: Bodily postures (asanas), deep relaxation, breath control (Pranayama), cleansing processes (kriyas), and mental concentration create a supple and relaxed body; increased vitality; and radiant health. As the body and mind become purified and the practitioner gains mastery over his or her mind, he or she finally attains the goal of Yoga, Self-Realisation. Karma Yoga: The path of action through selfless service. By performing duty without attachment or desire for the results of action, the Karma Yogi purifies his or her mind. When the mind and heart are purified, the Karma Yogi becomes an instrument through which the Divine Plan or Work is performed. Thereby he or she transcends his or her individuality and experiences the Divine Consciousness. Bhakti Yoga: This is the path of love and devotion to a Divine Incarnation, a spiritual teacher or concept such as love or peace. By constant love, thought and service to this Divine aspect, the individual transcends his or her limited personality and attains Cosmic Consciousness. The path of Bhakti or devotion can be practised by everyone. All that is needed is faith and constant loving remembrance of the Divine. Jnana Yoga: This is the path of wisdom. It consists of self-analysis and awareness. The Jnana Yogi gains knowledge of the Self by ceasing to identify himself or herself with the body, mind and ego. He or she completely identifies with the divinity within him or her and everything and realises the oneness. Japa Yoga: Japa Yoga is a part of Raja Yoga. Japa means repetition of a mantra. A mantra is a sound structure of one or more syllables which represent a particular aspect of the Divine vibration. Concentrated mental repetition of the mantra produces vibrations within the individual’s entire system that are in tune with the Divine vibration. Raja Yoga: This is the path of meditation and control of the mind. It is based on ethical and moral perfection and control of the senses which leads to concentration and meditation by which the mind can be stilled from its thoughts. Then all limitations are transcended and the state of Samadhi of Super-consciousness is experienced. Copyright © 2018 Hersha Yoga | Evantis Wellness —Permission to copy and distribute is hereby granted provided that the above copyright and permissions notice must appear in all copies of these materials. You may not modify, change or alter these materials nor may you integrate these materials into any other worksop make any derivative works based upon these materials. You may not sell these materials. Hersha Yoga makes no warranties about accuracy or suitability of these materials for any purpose. .