Meditation Benefits: Physiologically,
meditation has been found to reduce stress, strengthen the
immune system and help in the body's healing process. During
meditation, the breath and the brain waves slow down, blood
pressure and metabolic rate decrease and circulation and
detoxification of the blood increase.
Meditation focuses ands clarifies the mind
better than any other activity. It improves creativity,
concentration, mental alertness and memory. Practiced on
a daily basis, it will enable you to think more clearly
and positively, and to be at peace with yourself.
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Community
Service
We are involved in teaching Laughter
Yoga and Yoga at a children's home in B lue
Downs, Western Cape, South Africa.
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General
Centre Activities
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Yoga
Classes
General
General yoga classes are
for beginners and more experienced yoga students. Our
classes focus on the imprtance of the breath and include
some time for total relaxtion.
GentleYoga
The Gentle Yoga classes are ideal for people who want
to start yoga later in life or for seniors. During these
classes, gentle yoga stretches, breathing and relaxation
are practised.
Pregnancy Yoga
The Pregnancy Yoga classes are specialised Yoga Coaching
for mother's-to-be. Pre- and post-natal classes are
available. These classes help the mother to bond with
the unborn child and help to prepare the parents for
the next step in their lives.
Yoga Coaching
Yoga Coaching session are one-on-one coaching with a
qualified Yoga Therapy Teacher.They help the students
to create balance on all levels of being. It is also
for students who want to work seriously in developing
their own yoga practise.
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Laughter Yoga
Laughter Yoga (Hasya Yoga) is a physically oriented
technique that uses a blend of playful, empowering and
otherwise "tension-releasing" simple laughter
exercises. With gentle yoga-breathing and stretching
exercises, rhythmic clapping and chanting of Ho Ho
Ha Ha Ha in unison a simulated laughter turns into
real laughter.
A typical Laughter Yoga session lasts about
20 to 30 minutes. The session may be adapted to suit
the needs, abilities and motivations of the group participating.
The Laughter Yoga method is the brainchild of Dr.
Madan Kataria, a family physician from Mumbai, India
who started the first laughter club in 1995. He has
been the catalyst for the creation of over 5,000 Laughter
Clubs in 55 countries.
More
information on Laughter Yoga and Clubs in South Africa
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Laughter
Yoga is done as a way to improve health, increase
well-being and promote peace in the world through
personal transformation. It is non-religious,
non-sectarian, and non-political.
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Meditation
Meditation is one of the most natural and yet profoundly
rewarding of all human activities. Practiced on a daily
basis it produces astonishing results on all levels
of being: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
Meditation is not a practice to achieve blank space
or blank thought by blocking, suppressing and neglecting
our concerns. It is the feeling of happiness, fulfillment,
contentment and peace within when we close our eyes
and integrate our body, mind and spirit. Meditation
is - directing your consciousness inward - to find the
source of all life's manifestations.
At Ananda Sanga, we teach beginners and more
advanced meditation courses. The
meditation teachings are based on those of Paramahansa
Yogananda. They emphasise that every soul must seek
inward upliftment and Self-Realization.
Contact
us for our various Meditation Courses and
Training. We also offer Corporate Meditation
Programmes.
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Meditation
is natural and universal and does not belong to
any culture or religion, just as sleep does not
belong to any group of persons. It is an innate
gift and we need to re-learn this art.
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Science of Ayurveda
What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda is a system
of healing which evolved on the Indian subcontinent
some 5000 years ago. It was established by the same
great ancient sages who produced India's original systems
of meditation, yoga and astrology. Ayurveda has
both a spiritual and a practical basis, and according
to this system of health care, we need balance and harmony
in all three aspects of our lives, body, mind and spirit.
Ayurveda is a Sanskrit word which derives its
meaning from two roots - Ayur meaning life or
daily living and Veda meaning knowledge or science.
Ayurveda was first recorded in the Vedas, the
world's oldest extant literature. It emphasiss that
all beings come out of nature, that we are an integral
part of a whole universe and therefore have a responsibility
to our source. We are a microcosm, of the universal
macrocosm. Therefore we need to live in ways that respect
and honour our bodies and our environment to maintain
health and well-being.
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The
purpose of Ayurveda and Yoga is to help the individual
to achieve longevity, rejuvenation and Self-Realisation.
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Ayurveda is the
mother of all healing systems. It consists of
eight principle branches, as well as many modern
healing modalities including massage, diet and
lifestyle counseling, herbal remedies and meditation.
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