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Paramahansa Yogananda, the timeless yogi, is known for his magnetic charm. He emphasized that true beauty is magnetic, & to reach your highest expression of beauty, vitality, and power, you must selfcare holistically, for the body, breath, mind, and the subtle energy within. His teachings mention, Yoga refines the inner world so deeply that the outer form naturally becomes radiant.
Yogananda’s own sadhana was so profound that even after he entered mahasamadhi (willed demise), his body remained untouched by decay for days, and the state of his vitality reflected even in a still body, which is a testimony of his deep inner work.
Yogananda connected physical attractiveness to a higher state of inner consciousness, inner balance & strength, free flow of energy in a purified body and a calm, peaceful mind. He recommended Yogic practices to cultivate prana, build a conscious body, and awaken natural radiance. He taught, selfcare is a sacred discipline, and a radiant persona emerges from a strong, purified, energetically alive, balanced body. Yogananda also emphasized beauty as a frequency, a vibration that radiates from purity, peace, joy, and inner balance. He stated, radiance is not something you chase on the outside, it is something you cultivate on the within.
Yogic youth is for real! However, Yoga was never devised to beautify the body. In the process of purifying the body & mind with dedicated Yogic practices, the deep-rooted inherent beauty potential reveals itself.
Yoga deeply appreciates the fact that everything that shows in our appearance externally is influenced by various aspects of the body & mind internally.
The traditional Yogic methods preserve beauty & youth, deeply simulate, nourish & protect the internal factors essential to remain beautiful & youthful, to attain a well-toned, well-proportional trim body, for flawless glowing skin, for lustrous hair & bright eyes.
Yoga is the potential art & science of controlling the decay of body & mind, & pacifying the inner factors that cause quick aging. The Yogic practices create a state of deep inner balance from where natural beauty emerges naturally.
Immense beauty potential reveals itself when prana, posture & meditative state unites to create inner harmony. Muscles define true physical beauty, shape our body, add plumpness to the face and make us appear beautiful & toned. Unexercised muscles begin to lose firmness & the force of gravity pulls the tissues down, making the physical structure shapeless & unattractive. Skin losens, jawline disappears, bust sags, arms get flabby and abdomen protrudes. Yoga counteracts muscle sagging. Feminine beauty is controlled by hormonal system & nervous system. Hormones control skin texture, collagen levels, body fat, mood and pace of aging. Agitated nervous system releases excess cortisol, creating an inner environment of early aging. Yoga is the antidote to balancing hormones & nervous system. Internal organs hold the root to radiance and vitality. Shallow breathing & compromised lung capacity causes dullness on the face and sinking of the cheeks. Compromised digestion is the root cause of acne, pigmentation & various chronic skin conditions, toxic liver is behind early aging, underperforming kidneys cause severe hair fall and sluggish heart activity causes sluggish circulation and dullness in body, face & mind. Yoga beautifully massages the abdominal organs healing the root of beauty & skin concerns.
Asanas is skincare practice at the layer of physical body, the 'Annamaya Kosha'.
Asanas create an ideal environment in the body that activates digestion, nourishes body tissues including the skin, strengthens the muscles & skeletal structure, stretches the connective tissues & fascia, massages the vital organs, aids free flow of energy, detoxifies via lymph & blood circulation, lifts up the spine, improves posture, tones the muscles that support youthful structure, aid natural facial lift, pacifies the fluctuations of the mind & removes the cobwebs that dull our consciousness. Asanas support internal organs & their function deeply impacting how we look & feel. All these factors are imperative to cultivate magnetic radiant beauty from within.
Yoga asanas lead to lifted features, reduced puffiness, brighter under-eyes & healthy skin elasticity.
Standing Asanas such as Tadasana, Virabhadrasana improve posture and make the body look taller. They enhance blood circulation imparting a natural glow on the face. Backbends such as Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana improve that enhances glow on the skin. They activate the spinal energy centers enhancing vitality and radiance. Forward Bends such as Paschimottanasana & Uttanasana promote detoxification and enhance hair health by improving scalp circulation. Abdominal twists such as Ardha Matsyendrasana & Marichyasana detoxify internal organs & simulate liver and kidneys to clear toxins that affect skin. Inversions such as Sarvangasana & Adho Mukha Svanasana reverse the blood flow and redirects the flow of blood and oxygen to face, imparting a radiant complexion. Core (Abdominal) Asanas such as Navasana & Dhanurasana improve Improves digestion and metabolism, helping with clearer, radiant skin. Balancing asanas such as Vrikshasana & Garudasana improve body symmetry and impart an elegant appearance. Restorative asanas such as Supta Baddha Konasana & Viparita Karani relax deeply & stimulate parasympathetic nervous system reducing stress-induced skin issues.
Pranayama is skincare at the layer of energetic body, the 'Pranamaya Kosha'. The closest reference to prana is oxygen, a little-known potential beauty enhancer from the Yogic tradition. Oxygenation improves skin brightness, supports cellular renewal, tightens facial muscles, lowers inflammation, slows down the aging process, improves skin elasticity, brightens dull skin, make the eyes sparkle & unveils inner light, the magnetic radiance that penetrates outwards through the layers of the skin! Believe it or not, Pranayama has the potential to turn every breath into a micro-facial! In Yoga & Ayurveda, the life-force (the force behind eternal beauty) flows through the naḍis, the energetic pathways that carry prana. When these channels are blocked, it manifests as skin dullness, bloating & puffiness, uneven skin tone, breakouts and feelings of stagnation. Pranayama is the most subtle yet transformative way to clear this pathway, allowing prana to reach the skin tissues (rakta, rasa, and ojas). Gentle breath practices increase microcirculation in the facial muscles, under-eye region, cheeks & jawline. The result is a natural lifting and toning effect that no external tool can fully replicate!
Meditation is skincare at the layer of subtle body, the 'Manomaya kosha' - the sheath of the mind & emotional beauty. When the mind is stressed, the body produces cortisol, which weakens digestion, increases inflammation, and accelerates aging. Meditation instantly shifts the body from sympathetic mode (fight/flight) that causes cortisol, which weakens digestion, increases inflammation, and accelerates aging, to parasympathetic restoration that activates beauty enhancing hormones, balances digestion, lowers inflammation and slows down aging.
A dedicated meditation practice reduces fine lines, slows down premature aging, brightens the eyes, softens facial muscle tone.
Most facial wrinkles start as emotional tension when eyebrows tighten in worry, jaw clenches in pressure, lips tighten under stress. Meditation dissolves these patterns at the root which smoothens the forehead, relaxes the jawline, reduces frown lines and 'stress lines'. From the Ayurvedic lens, meditation balances the vata, pitta & kapha doshas that collectively are the energies at the back of dryness, wrinkles, dullness, pigmentation, inflammation, acne, puffiness, congestion & oiliness Meditation stabilizes the mind, and the mind stabilizes the doshas.
Along with a dedicated outer skincare ritual, Svarasya highly emphasizes focusing on keeping the body internally clean, digestion optimal, muscles strong, hormones balanced, circulation free flowing and nervous system calm to attain a state of timeless luminous beauty that glows from within and attain a mind that is serene.
With the Yogic approach, beauty becomes a natural state of being. Yoga unites the body, mind and spirit, and from this space of unity the natural beauty emerges naturally.
Dedicated yogis age slow and this is quite evident from in the personalities of yogis who walk the path of Yoga sadhana. Most yoga practitioners bear the proof of how youth & beauty can be preserved with a dedicated yoga practice. The magnetic appearance & luminosity in the personality of yogis is beyond their glowing skin. A dedicated yogi attains a lean muscular structure, which is a mark of physical beauty, they emit light & radiance from within, their skin stays smooth and hair lustrous irrespective age. This is because the art & science of yoga is known to slow down biological aging & supports the physiological functions of the body that keep the inner organs in a state balance.
The esoteric teachings of Yoga and the impact of a dedicated Yoga practice and Ayurvedic lifestyle on beauty & wellness deeply defines Svarasya’s beauty philosophy.