Yoga,Food and Everything Else: Four cardinal principles of Yogic practices

Yoga,Food and Everything Else: Four cardinal principles of Yogic practices: "There are four pillars of correct practice of Yoga. If kept in mind while practicing Yoga one can perform these practices with ease and wit..."

Four cardinal principles of Yogic practices

There are four pillars of correct practice of Yoga. If kept in mind while practicing Yoga one can perform these practices with ease and without strain.

1. Prayatna Shaithilya or Slackening of effort: Minimising the expenditure of physical and mental  energy while performing Yoga.
2. Bhedatmak orAnshatmak Shithilata/ Differential or Partial Relaxation: Using only those parts of the body which are required to attain and maintain an asana and consciously  relaxing  all the other parts of the body as much as possible.
3. Naisargik Shawasana or Normal breathing: While performing any asana, one should  keep in breathing  at normal and natural pace however in certain practices like bandhas,mudras and pranayams the breathing is to be regulated as prescribed.
4. PranaDharana or Fixation of mind on the breath: In the final stage of the asana, fixing the mind on the breath makes the asana more stable and easy .It helps in further cessation of effort.