7 Tips for Remaining Young and Maintaining Youthfulness: Rejuvenation Techniques of Yoga and Tantra

There are many forms, styles and schools of yoga like Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin yoga, Hot Yoga, Isha yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Himalayan Yoga, etc. There could be many reasons and purpose to practice yoga and tantra methods. Yet a universal intention behind any yogic practice could be to remain young and healthy in the mind, body and spirit until death.

There are many forms, styles and schools of yoga like Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin yoga, Hot Yoga, Isha yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Himalayan Yoga, etc.  There could be many reasons and purpose to practice yoga and tantra methods. Yet a universal intention behind any yogic practice could be to remain young and healthy in the mind, body and spirit until death.

 So here are some basic tips for rejuvenation based on the wisdom of Hatha Tantra and Applied Yoga Therapy:

●     Spinal Alignment:

One of the basic fundamental to remain young and youthful is to learn the proper techniques of holding the spine. It is the vertebra alignment, movement and patterns which defnines the outlook. The strength and flexibility of skeleton structure is the heart of any movement. The heart of skeleton structure is spine and vertebra. If one learns how to hold the spine in alignment while sitting, lying down, or in any movement then the tiredness and exhaustion process gets slow. It works as an anti-ageing tool to keep one energized.

●     Softness of the Joints:

Softness of joints is responsible for the flow of energy. A child is always bubbling up with energy and looking around to explore new things, yet it all disappears with aging. It is the stiffness of the joints that doesn’t support the idea of the mind to explore. Hence the second thing to learn from any styles of yoga and tantra is how to make the joints soft and supple again to maintain youthfulness.

●     Breathing Pattern:

René Descartes stated I think, therefore I am, to prove God in a philosophical way. But to experience God in yogic and tantric tradition the fundamental axiom is ‘I breathe therefore I am’. That is why correcting the breathing pattern is one of the most fundamental learnings of yogic and tantric methods.

●     Classical Hatha Postures:

Classical hatha postures are the mirrors to check the overall health, alignment and interconnectedness of body, mind and breath system. There could be millions of asanas based on the animal forms. Though only about twelve to fifteen traditional classical hatha asana are considered enough to prepare the body for enlightenment. So it is important to always keep on checking one’s progress in relation to some of the classical Hatha postures.

●     Following the Sequential Progression of Asana:

One should never jump for the perfection of all classical asana but rather accept and admire the body as it is in now condition and learn with dedication under proper guidance to achieve sequential progression in the classical poses.

●     Flexibility and Strength:

The asana sequences is for transforming weakness into strength. If someone has less flexibility and strong muscle then with the proper technique one can learn how to use strong muscle to gain flexibility and how to use flexibility to bring strength into the muscles.

●     Conscious Relaxation (Yoga Nidra):

An on going learning to relax consciously while moving in and out of an asana as well as practicing Yoga Nidra is the most vital key point of classical style of teachings.

The rejuvenation process could also be supported by other lifestyles habits, though these are most vital points of genuine Yoga and Tantra Practices.

 Yogi Shri

(Founder Applied Yoga Research & Training Centre)