What Is Purna Yoga
Purna Yoga means ‘Complete Yoga’ and this form of Yoga purifies and incorporates the various aspects of yoga into one invaluable set of tools. They help transform and heal the practitioner. Yoga is much more than a regimen of exercise and Purna Yoga bestows wisdom through intricate and intensive techniques for cleansing and purifying the body and the mind, then uniting them with the spirit into one comprehensive whole. With constant concentration, precision, and awareness, Purna Yoga encourages one’s evolution from the lower to the higher nature. Purna Yoga is, therefore the art of loving oneself by living life to the hilt right from the heart.
Practitioners of Purna Yoga are taught alignment-based postures, breathing exercises, and meditation right from the start. This, together with nutrition and yogic philosophy, is the art of aligning our internal energies for a spiritual makeover. All practices are adapted for modern lifestyles and just like a tuning fork, Purna Yoga helps align the different aspects and facets of our complex selves in line and in tune the vibrations of Divine essence inside of us and all around us.
Purna Yoga is derived from the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother who, in turn, received their inspiration from such ancient, holy texts as the Vedas and Patanjali Yoga Sutras. Purna Yoga is, therefore, grounded in ancient wisdom with roots in the ancient past but with its reach into the future. It is here to help create a better world, the kind we have all dreamed of.
Purna Yoga includes a set of rules and regulations specially designed to cleanse and protect its practitioners from environmental toxins – physical, emotional and mental. They help eliminate toxins from the system through balanced nutrition and a healthy lifestyle together with Yogasanas, Pranayama, philosophy and meditation.
The Yoga postures taught in this school help to open and awaken the body and mind, so in a manner that is comfortable and makes the practitioner grounded in his practices and principles. The breathing techniques, pranayama, are designed to bestow the gift of life to the body and mind by purifying it of toxins and imbuing it with fresh Prana, Vital Life Force.
Purna Yoga Meditation teaches simple day-to-day techniques that help guide the aspirant’s mind to the heart center, where the wiser voice is palpably felt and heard. This helps to unite the body, mind and emotions with the spirit in one complete whole.
