International yoga day common protocol (40min)

1. Shloka (2 min)

Sangachatvam samvadatvam samvo Manasi jaanataam

devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve sañjānānā upāsate

2. Warm up (3 min)

neck roll

shoulder rotation

hip rotation

knee rotation

3. Asanas (15 min)

A. Standing position

tadaasana

vrikshaasana

padahastaasana

trikonasana

B. Sitting position

bhadraasana (butterfly)

shashaangaasana

vajraasana

ardha matsyendra or vakrasana 

C. Lying on stomach

bhujangaasana

shalabhaasana

vipareeta shalabhaasana

makaraasana

D. Sleeping on back

pawan muktaasana

naukaasana

sethu bhandaasana

Shavaasana

4. Kapaalabhaathi (3 rounds) (2 min)

5. Pranayama (5 min)

Naadishodhan

Bhastrika

6. Meditation (6 min)

Meaning of Navadurga

1. Shaila putri - born out of peak of experience or Parvathi

2. Brahmacharini - movement in the infinity or virgin or newness or Uma

3. Chandraganda - Embodiment of Beauty which charms the mind 

4. Kushmonda - source of highest prana or energy, ball of energy

5. Skandamatha - like mother or mother of 6 branches of knowledge

(Astrology, music, chandas, grammer etc)

6. Kathyayani - born out of seer or witness aspect of consciousness or intuitive ability

7. Kaalarathri - dark energy which brings solace to every heart and soul

8. Mahagauri - brings liberation by moving in life

9. Sidhidhathri - brings miracles in life

All these are within ourselves. With meditation we can experience these in us.

Prathamam shailputri cha dwitiam bhramhcharini|

tritiyam chandraghantetee  kushmandetee chathurtkam|

panchamam skandmatetee sashtham katyaynitee cha|

sapatmam kaalratritee mahagauritee chashtamam|

navam siddhidatri cha navadurgah prakrtitah|

Patanjali yoga sutras - Points to remember

Ashtanga yoga

1. Yamas - 5 ( Discipline with others)
‌Ahimsa - non-violence in words, thoughts and action. Not to justify our action of Himsa. (Awareness dawns)
‌Sathya - speaking the truth at one level and in other level to be established in the unchanged. (Successful)
‌Asteya - non-stealing. Not desiring on things which others have. Mind stops craving. (Feel Abundance)
‌Brahmacharya - celibacy or not getting swayed by senses. Going towards Brahma. (Energy increases )
‌Aparigraha - Non-accumulation. Not only things, words of praise from others etc. It's our karma to go thru certain things.(past life realization)

2. Niyamas - 5 (For self discipline)
‌ Shaucha - Cleanliness. How is the mind? Whether it is clinging to the -ve or +ve. Not spreading the grief but spread the good. No unnecessary touches. (Chitha ekagrata,  atmadarshana yogyata)
‌Santhosha - Ability to be happy and contented. (Gives ultimate pleasure - Unuthama Sukha laabha)
‌Thapas - willingly going through the tough. (Impurities get purified - ashudhhi kshaya)
‌Svadhyaya - Self study. I look at myself and correct myself. (It gives view of Devi-Devathas world - subtler world access)
‌Ishwarapranidhana - Surrender. (Samadhi sidhhi) 

3. Asana - For the body

4. Pranayama - For the breath

5. Prathyahara - To turn the mind inward

6. Dharana - To stabilize the mind with one

7. Dhyana - To be in the thoughtless state

8. Samadhi - To stabilize in the thoughtless state

The 9 Obstacles in the path of yoga
‌1. vyadhi - unwell
‌2. sthyana - mental dullness
‌3. samshaya - doubt
‌4. pramada - doing which is not to be done
‌5. aalasya - laziness
‌6. avirathi - obsessed with pleasure, one sense takes over and without that you cannot live
‌7. branthi darshan - illusion
‌8. alabdabumikatva - was practicing so long and nothing is happening
9‌. anavastitatva - the experience before is not got now

The 5 symptoms
‌1. dukha - misery
‌2. daurmanasya -bitterness 
‌3. angamejayatva - body wins
‌4. shwasha - breathlessness or long breath
‌5. prashwasa - troubled breath

Horrifying things to be noted today

Following are the important areas for a nation's growth. But all these things are going through a tough time. 

Agriculture is being destroyed (vyavasaya)
By various factors such as 100 days working scheme, industrialization,
Tasmac the work force is diverted.

No value is given for their products. 

The good agricultural lands are being sold as plots.

Dairy is diverted, (gaushala)
By destroying deshi cows, by promoting Jersey cows which causes many diseases and no quality output. Even the deshi cows give birth to jersey cows because no natural breeding is done. Injection given the veterinary hospitals are of Jersey cows only.  

Dairy system is a supporting system of agriculture which is going through a tough time.

Education system is exploited (Vidya)
High fees and no quality.
No respect to teachers.
Teachers are paid very low.
Too many unwanted colleges and no relevant work.
For the available work no qualified people.
Money can give degree.

Medical system is exploited (Vaidya)
Focuses on money.
Too many tests and no proper diagnosis.
No respect for the traditional medical systems such sidhha, Ayurveda etc.
Wrong treatments and death.
Many diseases to create regular customers.
No complete cure for any of the diseases.

Business is exploited (Vyapara)

Small industries are destroyed.
Lot of harmful to health, products are sold by big companies.
Money is the only focus and no focus on quality products.
No business ethics.
Workers are treated as slaves.
Small merchants cannot survive.

Defence system is exploited (Suraksha)
They are paid low. No respect.
Not even eligible for applying loans

Vyavasaya - gives quality food to get a healthy society, 

Vidya - gives quality education for a  good community, 

Vaidya - Helps to protect the health of the society,

Vyapara - Helps the good things to reach the people

Unless focus is given to improve the situation of these, growth of our nation will be a question mark for ever.

Changes needed in the education system

Education system to include for a meaningful and useful knowledge to the children. 

Below are the suggestions -

For healthy living

‌1. Basics of Ayurveda/acupuncture/acupressure

‌2. Basics of yoga , pranayama and meditation 

To save soil and water

1. Science to include basics of Natural farming, water requirements for every crop, crop rotation etc.

2. Geography - to include more light on how rivers are formed, concepts of geology, world terrain etc. 

To understand about life and for a valuable life

‌1. Basics of Astrology,‌ Values Or Dharma Shastra, Vedanta, sankhya and tantra

2. History - to include 2 chapters of regional, 2 of national and 2 of world history

To do faster mental calculation

1. Maths to include Vedic maths

4 languages are to be studied  

1. Mother tongue - lessons of regional history and geography. Also few literature

2. Sanskrit - lessons of history of Sanskrit literature, basics of Ayurveda, astrology, Yoga, Vedanta 

3. Hindi - lessons of national history and geograph.. Also few literature

4. English - lessons of world history and geography. Also few literature

Note - letters of hindi and Sanskrit are almost the same. So no extra effort.

Mother tongue is mandatory to know, English is for communication with the world, Hindi for the nation and Sanskrit for the soul. 

All the meaningless lessons are to be removed from the books.

Bhutha Shudhi - To clean the subtle body - Jataraagni, Kamagni to Jnanagni

This is also to get over the jataragni & kamagni and get into the jnanagni. We need to chant the bheejaakshara given and imagine as given below.  

Yam

Element - air 

Chakra  - Anahatha 

Location - heart 

Imagine that body is dried in air.

Ram

Element - fire

Chakra - Manipuraha 

Location - stomach 

Imagine that the body is set to fire and is burnt.

Lam

Element - earth

Chakra - muladhara 

Location - End of tail bone

Imagine that the body turned to ashes. (Jataragni, the body consciousness is put off)

Vam

Element - water 

Chakra - swadishtana

Location - Genital

Imagine that Amrutham or nectar is poured on the ashes. (Sets off the kamagni, the lust is put off)

Sham, sham, sam 

Element - Earth 

Chakra - muladhara (The surrounding aksaras in the chakra) 

Imagine that a new divine form is formed from the ashes.

Ham, Lam, ksham

Element - Time

Chakra - Ajna 

Location - Right eye, In between the eyebrows, Left eye

Imagine that the new divine body formed is glowing with jnanaagni.