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Vyayam is a type of dynamic yoga directly related to the dance, the martial art and the Hindu theatre. From its ancient origin has been done as a base for the physical training of warriors and by persons related with dance and theatre. We can fin diverse references about Vyayam in classical texts such as the Malla Purana and Vyayam Dipika and in others more actual such as The Yoga Tradition in the Mysore Palace. There is no doubt that they were two great contemporary masters belonging to the Vedic Tradition (Vaidika Dharma), who gave a strong impulse and rescue from the darkness this exercises system which search for the bodily energy development throughout the effective control of breathing in movement, Dhirendra Brahmacari y Swami Shankara Tilakananda. The ultimate aim as any Hatha Yoga practice learnt in a traditional way, it means in the guru disciple relation (see Hatha Yoga Pradipika) it is not other than help to the yogi in the process of control the fluctuations of the mind to reach the Samadhi [|Samadhi] state.

 Definition and Origin 

The word Vyayam is a sanskrit[|Sanskrit] term very old. It is composed in two words: Yama [|Yama], which means "to tame" and Vyu means "to push the air or the internal and external breath". According to his followers, Vyayam is the art and discipline by which it is learnt to tame the energy coming from air through the breath. Today, in some places is practiced under dravidic names (non sanskrit) as Maipayat, that is aerobic exercises of energy and harmony preparing for the practice of KalariPayat, or "gymnastic of movement mastery". Vyayam is the Sanskrit and ancestral denomination and Maipayat and Kalaripayat are dravidic, recent names. The Vyayam has its origin in the training received by vedic warriors, specially in the Arquery and Internal Energy Art, called Dhanur Vidya Dhanur Vidya. Its applications were extended from the ayuverdic traditional medicine, the therapeutic massage, the India dance and the mystic and magic yoga [|yoga], called Tantra [|Tantra]. Its teachings are inside the Tantra teachings and it is an ayurvedic[|Ayurveda] therapeutic application, Traditional Medicine of India. We know its origins are in India and expanded to different Asiatic countries inspiring other Energetic Gymnastic and Martial Arts. Nowadays its practice is extended to all around the world and day by day there are more and more practitioners benefited by this ancestral practice. Its movements are charged with strength and harmony and always are coordinated with the breath[|breathing], fundamental base of this practice. It can be said that if there is not breath there is not Vyayam, so this practice is based on the breath and body movement. In such a way the Vyayam plays a very important role in relation with breath, body and mind [|mind], being a practice of internal balance and stress elimination to the person.

 Benefits 

The Vyayam is an ideal complement to the high impact practices, as the balance of the organism and to remove its oxidation wastage, and for Yoga practitioners, Tai-Chi, Qi-Gong[|Qi-Gong], massage therapy, psychodynamic therapy, psycho energetic, passive energies, to the seniors, pre-post a birth and different dance class, being on that point very illustrative and beneficial.

The dance [|dance] can express esoteric concepts which are impossible to describe through words or statics drawings, and that are useful for the initiation in a non verbal level of comprehension. The dance includes all the spectrum of emotions, in such a way the subtle body of the person can be revealed with all its dimensions. The dancers need to control in a notable level the normally automatic impulses, such as the breath, the balance and the emotions[|emotions].

The Vyayam Practice has a liberator effect because it works the vital energy centers, which at the same time are psychic somatization centers, allowing the person to practice other disciplines, abandons his inhibitions and permitting the maximum expression of his creativity and spontaneous. The Vyayam gives fortress to the tendons [|tendons], elasticity to the muscles [|muscles], flexibility to the joints [|joints] and liberates the backbone [|backbone]. Eliminates the tension and muscular pains, caused both by any discipline intense practice or the inactivity body. The body becomes compact, strong and regenerates the entire organism by its specifically work over the breath.

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 REFERENCES 


 * What is Vyayam Yoga
 * www.vyayam.org
 * 'Subtle YogaYoga Sukshma Vyayama of Dhirendra Brahmachari'
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhirendra_Brahmachari
 * Vyayam as medicine
 * Yogic Suksma Vyayam