Human Body and Hath Yoga are deeply connected. Hatha Yoga is designed to gain in-depth understanding of the body and to unleash its power and strength to obtain higher selves. To a Hath Yogi, the body is not a mere mass of living matter, but a mystic bridge between the spiritual and the physical being. Hatha Yoga is often regarded as physical or bodily yoga. This implies that bodily perfection is viewed as a consequence of meditative discipline, although the relation between the two should perhaps be better understood as one of mutual enhancement. According to Yoga Sutra, the goal of Hatha Yoga results in beauty, gracefulness, strength and robustness.Hatha Yoga does not seek mere transcendental experiences. Its objective is to transform the human body to make it a worthy vehicle for Self-realization. According to a yogic philosophy, the body, mind and senses constitute instruments or tools for the respective processes of experiencing the world and realizing ones true nature. Physical upliftment assists the spiritual one and vice versa.
Impact of Hatha Yoga on Body Cells
Hatha Yoga teaches that the physical body is built up of small cells, each cell containing within it a miniature life which controls its action. These lives on the other hand have small bits of intelligence which allow the cells to do their work in a proper manner. The small cells of human body are under the control of the central system and readily obey their orders consciously or unconsciously. The process of digestion, assimilation, etc shows the intelligence of the cells either separately or collectively in groups. Each atom of a living body according to the Yogi is a living being which has its own independent life. Cells in human body are the ones which carry on the work of continual regeneration. It has been said that in order to perform all the different actions the cells need a supply of Prana. The cells are able to get the supply of Prana from the nourishment they derive from the food which they have.In order to supply adequate Prana to the cells it is necessary that the body is kept in a proper condition and the yogis believe that Hatha Yoga is a way to keep the body in a healthy condition.
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