Japa And Ajapa Japa For Everyone Overview And Practice Capsules

Following its Golden Jubilee in 2013, which celebrated the conclusion of 50 years of yoga propagation, Bihar School of Yoga embarked upon the '2nd Chapter of Yoga'. Yoga is to be experienced and lived as a sadhana and lifestyle. The series of Yoga for Everyone offers an overview of various branches and practices of yoga, and includes practice capsules for different groups and conditions. Japa and Ajapa Japa for Everyone: Overview and Sadhana Capsules describes the practice and process of jopa, repetition of the mantra So Ham, which is the natural sound of the breath. Awareness of breath and sound leads to a calm relaxed state of mind. The culmination is ajapa japa which is not a practice, but a state when the mantra repeats itself spontaneously and without effort. The sadhana capsules provide ways to integrate the japa practice into one's daily routine so that a wholistic yogic lifestyle can be lived and experienced.