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The Nervous System Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord) ©amywheeler2015 The Nervous System Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord) -cakras Peripheral Nervous System (peripheral nerves and cranial nerves) -vayus Autonomic Nervous System (maintains homeostasis in body- HR, Blood Pressure, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System) Central nervous system = cakras Peripheral nervous system = vayus Autonomic = ida/ pingala/ susumna
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©amywheeler2015 Body exercises can be divided into two types: Sarvanga Sadhana and Anga Sadhana. Somatic- The system which provides vigorous motion to one section of limbs while providing limited or no activities to other section is called Angabhaga Sadhaka. I haven’t expanded on this since the current generation of youth may well imagine the examples that I am referring to. Examples of well known body exercises that are classified under the Sarvanga Sadhaka are: Talinkhana, Garudi, etc. From these body exercises one can achieve more than necessary strong and bulky muscles resulting in impaired brain function and in these individuals respiration (inhalation and exhalation) will be irregular, but never even. In yoganga sadhana we don’t see these (above mentioned) irregularities and with regular practice all organs will become strong. How is that? When practicing asanas, we need to maintain deep inhalation and exhalation to normalise the uneven respiration through nasal passages.
Somatic Nervous System ©amywheeler2015 Somatic Nervous System S Body exercises can be divided into two types: Sarvanga Sadhana and Anga Sadhana. Somatic- The system which provides vigorous motion to one section of limbs while providing limited or no activities to other section is called Angabhaga Sadhaka. I haven’t expanded on this since the current generation of youth may well imagine the examples that I am referring to. Examples of well known body exercises that are classified under the Sarvanga Sadhaka are: Talinkhana, Garudi, etc. From these body exercises one can achieve more than necessary strong and bulky muscles resulting in impaired brain function and in these individuals respiration (inhalation and exhalation) will be irregular, but never even. In yoganga sadhana we don’t see these (above mentioned) irregularities and with regular practice all organs will become strong. How is that? When practicing asanas, we need to maintain deep inhalation and exhalation to normalise the uneven respiration through nasal passages.
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