CBSE Class 11 Physical Education Chapter 5 Yoga

Class Notes of Chapter 5: Yoga

Class 11th Physical Education

Yoga 

      Topics:

• In India                                                                           
• Meaning
• Importance
• Periods in Indian Heritage
• Yoga Includes
• Asana
• Pranayam
• Meditation
• Shatkarmas
• Prevention of Diseases         

In India

• Main part culture.
• Even written in Mahabharata and Ramayana.
• Also written by Tulsidas and Kabir Das.
• Yoga originated in India.
• Patanjali wrote about yoga.

Meaning

• Unification of Atma and Paramatma.
• Unification of physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual quality.

Importance

• For physical purity.
• Cure and prevention of diseases.
• Reduce mental tension.                                    
• For beatification of body.
• Provide relaxation.
• Reduce obesity and improves health.

Periods in Indian Heritage

• PreVedic period- before Vedas means during Harrap and Mohenjo-Daro civilization.
• Vedic period-during time of Vedas at that yogas are written in Rig-Veda.
• Upanishad period- the real base of yoga found in this period.
• Epic period- it time when Mahabharata and Ramayana are happening.
• Sutra period- during Patanjali.
• Smriti period-during smriti culture.           
• Medieval period-during saints.
• Modern period-during swami Vivekananda and now Baba Ramdev.

Yoga Includes

• Yama-it includes – ahinsa, Satya, asthya, brahmacharya, and aprigrha.
• Niyama-it means rules. It includes saucha, santosh, tapa, and swadhyaya and ishwara pranidhana.
• Asana-it is just position and posture of the body.
• Pranayam-control process in the breath. It includes inhalation, retaining the breath and exhalation.
• Pratyahara-self control.
• Dharana-concentration of mind.
• Dhyana-constancy of mind
• Samadhi-checking and destructing the impulse of mind.

Asana

• To sit in a comfortable posture and position or in general word comfortable sit. They are of three types:

1. Meditative (peacefull)
2. Relaxative (relaxation)
3. Cultural (provide energy)

Pranayam

• Control on prana (life).it has three parts:

1. Inhalation
2. Retaining the breath
3. Exhalation

• There are three types of pranayamas:

1. Ujjayi
2. Morchha
3. Suryabhedi
4. Plavini

Meditation

• The concentration of mind.

Shatkarmas

• Cleaning of body

Prevention of Diseases

• Regular exercise
• Play games
• Yogic exercises
• Taking a healthy diet
• Maintain healthy weight
• Mange from stress
• By taking medicine regularly.