Initiation to yoga
The word ‘Yoga’ is derived from ‘Yuj’ which simply means to unify or to join. Hence yoga is defined as ‘union’ i.e. union of the individual self with the cosmic self. In more comprehensive terms yoga denotes the techniques that lead to harmony between the inner self and its external environment, between thought and action, between the world and individual.
For the diligent follower, Yoga offers simple tools that allows the seeker to attain and maintain a healthy body and when internalized also a healthy mind and a healthy attitude. Besides holistic health, yoga also facilitates the blossoming of the creative potential in the aspirant. When a keen seeker is searching for the right means to achieve his life’s calling, yoga becomes the light that guides his path and helps him attain the chosen goal.
Yoga in India, with an Indian exponent that too from a distinguished school of yoga would be a coveted inclusion into programs for many travelers to India. Travel Scope offers personalized Yoga sessions for interested travelers with Alka Tyagi who has trained at the renowned Bihar School of Yoga in Munger and has been teaching Yoga for close to nine years. She has in collaboration with Travel Scope organized Yoga sessions and workshops for small groups and individual travelers. Formerly the Head of Yoga department at Ananda in the Himalayas, a well-known destination spa near Rishikesh, Alka has taught Yoga for many of Ananda’s distinguished guests. She has also been featured in YOGA shows for the television channel NDTV Good Times. Alka is a professor of English Literature at Delhi University, a brilliant poetess and a spiritual seeker.
Yoga with Alka is an experience in itself as she gently guides you through various aspects of the practice including breathing, postures and the philosophy. Very interactive and conservational , Alka takes into consideration the age, agility and health conditions of her group . Her quiet voice and inherent wisdom has encouraged
many to take up Yoga as a life time habit, while senior practitioners find her a great source of knowledge about Yoga, Hinduism and Indian culture.
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Available only on prior booking “Yoga with Alka” is best organized in the morning at 6.30 Am followed by a light home cooked breakfast or in the late afternoon around 3 Pm followed by high tea. There are several venues that are chosen depending on the season and comfort of the participants. Alka’s home in the South Delhi suburb of Nizamuddin is often the venue for her sessions while one of the Delhi’s many gardens can also be used on prior arrangement.
The Bihar School of Yoga, Munger :
Munger in Bihar has a special place in the Yoga map of India. Many of the well versed practitioners and devoted teachers are from the Bihar school of Yoga which was founded in 1964 by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati to impart yogic training to all aspirants. The techniques that have been developed in this school are a blend of several ideologies that work towards personal development based on traditional vedantic, tantric and yogic teachings along with modern physical and mental health sciences. This holistic approach is what makes this brand of Yoga from Munger popular as it is in tandem with modern day challenges. Bihar School of Yoga also guides yoga projects and medical research in association with
prestigious Medical organizations, educational institutions and large corporations helping to spread this age-old Indian philosophy far and wide.
