What sense of yoga we can learn from lord Ganesha.

 Heyyyyy guyssssss, hope all the readers are doing well ..... And Yesss it's Monday time for another blog from sync. As we all know our favorite festival is near, so firstly advance our heartiest wishes of Ganesh Chaturthi to all our readers.

As soon as we hear Ganesh Chaturthi what comes to our mind first? Let me guess modak? Dance? Ganesh sthapna in society, at our friend's house, maybe our house too, or relatives? Holidays? Get-togethers? And much more..... All this brings happiness and satisfaction and helps our mind relax and fills it with positive vibes which is very good for our mental health.

We have heard a lot of stories of Ganesh Ji, how he came into existence, why this posture, and all that. so let's see today what this posture of his teaches us.

Ganesha is mostly known as a remover of obstacles both spiritual and physical. According to his character or dharma, he can both places obstacles as well as destroy them and that's his dharma. Now let's have a look at the posture and let's see what posture teaches us ..... Starting from the crown, the crown teaches us to think big.  Ganesha's small eyes teach us to detail and concentrate on any task given or provided. His big ears remind us to listen more and speak less. His big belly point says digest everything that is being thrown on your life, whether positive or negative and the axe in one of his hands reminds us of the ability to cut through all the attachments. So all this helps us face our problems, obstacles, and life all the negativity and this principle fill us with positivity and happiness. Even after having a head of an elephant and a big belly, he is still so approachable and this reminds us that no one is perfect and we need to accept ourselves however we are with all our perceived imperfections.

Now lets us have a look at how Ganesh jii is related to yoga. Does anyone know about the connection between Ganesh Ji and yoga? So to answer this Ganesh is said to be connected to the root chakra out of the 7 chakras of yoga which represents survival and material well-being. We also have a yogic mudra related to Ganesha which is Ganesha Mudra. It helps to maintain the motivation in people to keep going when they strive to break down. Ganesh's relation to the first chakra means he's connected to the seat of one's primordial force and is the manifestation of its divine energy. In kundalini yoga, Ganesh is said to reside in this chakra. In this way, he is the foundation and support for all of the higher chakras. The three asanas of hath yoga are known to be associated with activating root chakra and connecting Ganesha which are - 

1 Sukhasana

2 Balasana

3 Trikonasana 

And this is how Ganesha spreads the sense and importance of doing yoga and his connection with yoga. 

And as Ganesh Chaturthi is near we all tend to have those tasty modaks and sweets but all along with that, it is necessary to be physically fit and so with all these preparations and everything going around do not forget to do yoga every day... Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!! happy n healthy life!! 😊😊

By Honey Shah(Team SYNC)