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Existence or Life is an intricate dance of oscillation between two ideas: Renunciation & Rejoice.
In everyday life there are many things that you would like to renounce and numerous aspects that you want to celebrate and rejoice in.
At the core, it is with these two goals you might be approaching Yoga. Let us understand these two ideas through the lens of Ashtanga & Hatha Yoga.
Ashtanga Yoga as the path of Renunciation:
Renunciation in simple words is a conscious and constant rejection of a particular thought, emotion and action in life.
Unfortunately, people misunderstand renunciation as rejecting Life as it is and aspiring for a life what we call as “Sannyasa”. If you dwell deeper into Patanjali’s Yoga or even Vedanta, you will seldom notice any advice of rejecting Life. Rather Renunciation according to Vedanta or Yoga is achieving a state of detachment from the Sufferings of Normal Life and not Life itself.
Sufferings are nothing but the way we react to pain or certain unanswered expectations. But can we experience pain without Suffering? According to Vedanta Yoga, yes! Because it’s a choice. You can choose the way you react to pain and dissatisfaction.
How can I choose not to suffer while I am in pain must be your next question? This is exactly where the 8 dimensions or aspects of Life have to be understood in detail.
Suffering is the reactions to our attachments with expectations from 8 different aspects of Life. We expect our Personality, character, Body, Energy, Senses, Thoughts, Emotions, Ideas and Habits to function in a particular way. But we hardly operate with these aspects in such a way that they don’t become the source or cause of pain.
Hence, we need to unlearn a lot to learn how to operate with these 8 aspects of Life so as to renounce or be detached from sufferings in Life.
The 200hrs Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Course at Samyut Yoga is all about learning this Art of Renunciation through the Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga and practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. The secrets of this art will be revealed in such a way that you will step out with all the tools required to rejoice Life.
Hatha Yoga as the path of Rejoicing Life:
Rejoice in simple words is a sense of delight, celebration and gratitude. Rejoice is choosing to celebrate the sources of happiness in Life. Unfortunately, people misunderstand the source of rejoice as being in a state of high, partying around and owning things.
Life is all about celebrating the richness of human experiences. To celebrate your experiences, you need to engage with your life to the fullest. This means you have to choose to embrace the dualities of Life. To embrace life is spirituality and not the opposite.
Every moment of your life is an opportunity to grow and celebrate. This celebration is only possible if you are interconnected with yourself and the world around you. This is the only way to rejoice in Life. Hatha Yoga is all about Rejoicing Life.
To rejoice you need to negate all that can stop you from celebrating life. Hatha Yoga prescribes 4 methods to nullify the sources of suffering and disorders in Life. the 200hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course at Samyut Yoga will reveal these 4 secrets and the techniques to follow the 4 methods. You will step out with your life filled with celebration and gratitude.
The Conclusion
By now you should have understood that renouncing Life and Rejoice Life are not the opposites rather the two sides of the same coin. Hence Ashtanga Yoga and Hatha yoga will help you renounce sufferings and rejoice Life to its fullest.
