I Thursday, September 6, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Fifteen _hrdyepebr6 17 H IHIA AL Pg ite Yoga: By PETER La FRENIERE Part a Ann Arbor hosts an incredible the fact amount of activity concerning yoga ha one of the most useful of all suitable Eastern disciplines: yoga. For ties andt most of its students it becomes a and intel whole new way of life. To beg The Sanskrit word "yoga" has yoga is; become a household term word its throughout the West today. Un- it mean fortunately . misconceptions pre- it has" vail, and the word has taken on English many different meanings. a unioni 'The ancient art of living f the confusion lies in well as the idea of to "place one- that various types of self under yoke." ve evolved which are for individual personali- psychological, emotional, lectual makeups. gin to understand what one should inspect the elf. In common parlance s "method." Technically the same basis as the word "yoke," signifying or "joining together" as Thus yoga is a methodical dis- cipline designed to release (vi- yog) the individual from the illusory (maya), and unite him with the real (Brahman). It therefore implies the search for the transcendental and divine essence latent, not only in man, but in every living entity. YOGA IS THE ancient art of living. We learn from the Bhagavad-Gita, often called In- dia's Bible, that Krishna (the Supreme Person or God) re- spoke this ancient practice of yoga to his friend and disciple Arjuna around 3000 B.C. The other authoritative source for understanding yoga is Patan- jali, who expounded the system in his Yoga Sutras sometime before the Christian era. Of the six ancient schools of orthodox Indian thought, yoga, along with Vedanta, remains rel- evant today. The Bhagavad-Gita mentions as many as 18 systems of yoga but basically deals with four main types of yoga, all of which blend together to create a har- monious unity. Quite simply, karma yoga is for the active, jnana for the intellectual, raja. for the meditative, and bhakti for the loving and devotional. Actually it is not as foreign as it sounds. Christ, for instance, taught what is called bhakti ac- cording to yoga terminology. ASTANGA YOGA or the eight- fold path taught by Patanjali is more ,strenuous, and the result, though not as surely achieved (because of the difficulty in- volved in practice), is virtually the same. Ann Arbor is ideal for pursuing one of these paths, for practically every well known system and modern master of yoga is repre- sented here. At the Rudrananda Yogashram (an Indian, monastary) there are experienced teachers of both hatha and kundalini. In hatha (will power) yoga, a part of Pataij ali' s system, the student learns control of the body as a means of stilling the mind. Ac- tually hatha aims at perfecting the body as a means for achiev- ing higher types of yoga. Kundalini or "serpent" refers to the energy lying dormant at the spinal root-center. The aim of this type of yoga is to awaken and bring into full play this energy eventually gaining full control over it. THE UNIVERSAL Great Brotherhood, founded in 1948 by Serge Raynaud de la Ferriere, is represented on campus by Bob Levy. It is a South American- based spiritual group which unites astrology, yoga, science, art, religion, education and hu- manitarianism in order to pro- mote intellectual betterment and spiritual re-education. The group regularly holds classes in hatha yoga and as- trology and takes an active in- terest in the Esoteric Studies Group of Ann Arbor. The Krishna Yoga Society is a non-sectarian local group dealing with the four main yogas set down by Krishna in the Gita. The activities range from chang- ing, dancing, and feasting to lectures and discussions. Occasionally the society will sponsor different teachers who stop over in Ann Arbor or hold classes in Indian dance, drama, music, or cooking. The discipline also involves mantra meditation, as taught by Swami Bhaktivedanta of the Vaisnava tradition, stemming from Lord Krishna himself. MEETINGS OF the Ruhani Satsang group consist of the practice of Surat Shabd Yoga or "the yoga of the celestial sound current." Activities in- clude listening to tapes and read- ing the works of their reknowned teacher Kirpal Singh, who gives a comprehensive account of com- parative yoga. The Integral Yoga Institute will begin anew in Ann Arbor in September. Their teacher, Swami Satchidananda, incorporates the different practices of yoga in an effort to create a healthy body, selfless service, a dynamic will and a realization of the Higher Self as an aspect of the Divine. The Students International Me- ditation Society is solely dedi- cated to making available to more people the practice of trans cendental meditation as . taught by Maharishi Yogi (the Beatles') former teacher), along with his theory of the science of creative intelligence. Using the techniques of karma and jnana yoga, Dick Ahern is proceeding with the planning stages to form an ecologically and spiritually sound community named Arborvitae (Tree of Life). FOR THOSE who are interest- ed in discovering more about themselves through contact with these groups, the Office-of Ethics and Religion on the third floor of the Michigan Union provides a source of up-to-date information. THRU THE \ . ~ ~ -- 3 -1 1 11 Welcome Students. 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As the' introductory brochure announces, "Any student who be- lieves his resources are inade- quate to attend the University should request financial consid- eration and, if necessary, seek the advice and counsel of the Office of Financial Aid." The of- fice counsels and disburses funds itself and puts students in con- tact with other financial aid pro- grams. ALL AID GIVEN by the finan- cial aid office is based on need- grades don't play a role. The student is asked to fill out a fi- nancial statement (Or, if claim-, ed as a dependent, his parents fill out the statement.), and these figures are contrasted with the average student's expenditures estimated by the office for an academic year. If the student's resources are found deficient, the office can offer three kinds of aid: gift aid (scholarships or grants which re- quire no repayment or employ- ment), loans, and work-study programs. Students can opt for one or all of these forms of aid, but the of- fice suggests they consider all forms of aid so as not to be left with unmet needs. Last year the Office of Finan- cial Aid. assisted almost 70 per cent df applicants. But, as with most bureaucratic.set-ups, treat- ment often depends on the quality and punctuality of the paperwork to be done. BECAUSE THE OFFICE puts its maze of figures throught a computer to come up with equit- able aid programs, Thomas Butts, Director of the Office of Financial Aid, stresses the im- portance of handing in the neces- sary forms by the deadline dates. Though these deadlines are long' passed, information can be ob- tained at the office., The financial aid office can also act as a referral service for more specialized types of aid. For example, athletes qualify for athletic grants-in-aid. Informa- tion can be obtained by writing to the Director of Athletics, Ath- letic Bldg., at the University. Academic scholarships are available to enrolled undergrad- uates through various schools and colleges of the University. These are usually based on academic performance, and are available by contacting the dean's office of the particular school or college, IN ADDITION to other re- ferral points, some financial aid is available especially for wom- en students. Those interested should contact the Center for Continuing Education for Wo- men, 330 Thompson St.; Dr. Laura Williams at the Commis- sion on Women (1302 Student Ac- tivities Bldg.); or the Alumnae Office at the Michigan tnion. And for minority and under- privileged students, information about the Opportunity Program, which- offers counseling as well as financial assistance, can be obtained at the Admissions Of- fice through Armando Lopez. Finally, for timely considera- tions, the University offers short- term loans up to $500 and emer- gency loans up to $50 for enrolled students, with mandatory inter- views. 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