Yoga is a way of living – yoga guru Suneel Singh. Image Courtesy – Yoga Lovers Trust
International Yoga Day is being celebrated on June 21 every year to memorize the healthy way of living. Incidentally, this day is the longest day of the year and yoga also gives longevity to humans. This day was first celebrated on June 21, 2015, which was initiated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014, he said – “Yoga is an invaluable gift of the ancient tradition of India. It symbolizes the unity of mind and body. There is harmony between man and nature. It is going to provide thought, restraint, and fulfillment and also a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise, but about exploring the spirit of unity within oneself, the world, and nature. By becoming this consciousness in our changing lifestyle, it can help us deal with climate change. So let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.”
There are so many yoga gurus in India and abroad who are continuously sharing their knowledge and providing training to numerous people. Yoga Guru Suneel Singh is one of the top 10 yoga gurus in India and among the 20 yoga gurus of the world who have been relentlessly promoting yoga in numerous communities. He has been sharing his knowledge of yoga in India and abroad for a long time.
Regarding Ashtanga yoga, he says, ‘Ashtanga yoga is that yoga created by Maharishi Patanjali, which is a tendency to live life in a way. This yoga of Patanjali teaches a person to live his life in a very disciplined, healthy, and organized way. Talking about its eight limbs, he says, “Its eight limbs are designed in such a way that they make us physically, mentally, and spiritually strong in all three forms.”
Here Yama to Samadhi means self-development to self-realization. Talking about its eight limbs, he says, “The first two limbs i.e. Yama and Niyama make a person mentally strong, then Asana and Pranayama make a person physically and Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi make a person spiritually strong.”
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Union of soul with the divine power:
Detailing further about Ashtanga Yoga, he says, “Any yoga, it means the union of the soul with the divine and in today’s tradition there will be hardly anyone who follows the rules. Talking about this limb of Ashtanga yoga, it also includes the purity of the body and here one tries to know more closely the tendency of living an individual life. Both Yama and Niyama make a person mentally strong.”
Yoga Guru Sunil Singh further explains that in the modern context, the meaning of yoga has remained only asanas. Whenever you ask someone whether he does yoga, he will tell you the names of many types of yoga like power yoga, hatha yoga, raja yoga, vikram yoga. But all these are just asanas which are only a part of yoga. Actually, yoga is a way of living, as explained in Ashtanga Yoga.
Observing the real meaning of yoga:
Suneel Singh says if we talk about Western society, people today want everything instant. It is not tried to know what is its real meaning and purpose. Now the society has molded everything according to its own accord. Whatever they find easy, they like to do that.
Yoga guru Suneel Singh is the Founder of Yoga Lovers that established in 2017. It has a long history of achievements and activities since the day of its inception. The main goal of establishing Yoga Lovers is to promote Yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Indian Culture, and Heritage. He has trained numerous students and made them capable to properly guide the people of India, and it is a great advantage that we will have a lot of good trainers to guide us in the future. His role in promoting yoga throughout India and the world is highly commendable.
