📘 Notes – Learn Yoga from Animals (Class 7)

✨ 1. Important Words with Meanings (Simple Hindi)

📖 2. Summary of the Chapter (Simple English)

The chapter “Learn Yoga from Animals” explains the importance of yoga in our daily life. Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that keeps our body, mind, and soul healthy. It improves flexibility, balance, strength, and concentration.

The chapter also talks about biomimicry, which means copying nature to solve human problems. In yoga, many asanas (poses) are inspired by animals, such as cobra, lion, cat, eagle, and camel.

Some asanas described are:

• Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose): Strengthens the back and spine.

• Simhasana (Lion Pose): Builds confidence and releases stress.

• Marjaryasana (Cat Pose): Stretches back and abdomen.

• Garudasana (Eagle Pose): Improves balance and flexibility.

• Ustrasana (Camel Pose): Strengthens back, chest, and improves digestion.

The lesson also gives precautions: beginners should learn under a teacher, practise in clean airy spaces, and the best time is early morning or evening.

📖 3. Summary of the Chapter (Simple Hindi)

इस अध्याय “पशुओं से योग सीखें” में योग के महत्व को बताया गया है। योग प्राचीन भारत की विद्या है जो हमारे शरीर, मन और आत्मा को स्वस्थ बनाती है। यह हमें लचीलापन, संतुलन, ताक़त और एकाग्रता देता है।

अध्याय में बायोमिमिक्री का भी ज़िक्र है, जिसका मतलब है – प्रकृति से सीखकर समस्याओं का हल निकालना। योग की कई मुद्राएँ (आसन) जानवरों की नकल पर आधारित हैं, जैसे कि नाग, शेर, बिल्ली, गरुड़ और ऊँट।

कुछ मुख्य आसन हैं:

• भुजंगासन (नाग मुद्रा): पीठ और रीढ़ की हड्डी को मज़बूत करता है।

• सिंहासन (शेर मुद्रा): आत्मविश्वास बढ़ाता है और तनाव दूर करता है।

• मार्जरासन (बिल्ली मुद्रा): पीठ और पेट को खींचता है।

• गरुड़ासन (गरुड़ मुद्रा): संतुलन और लचीलापन बढ़ाता है।

• उष्ट्रासन (ऊँट मुद्रा): पीठ, सीना और पाचन को मज़बूत करता है।

सावधानियाँ: योग हमेशा शिक्षक की देखरेख में शुरू करना चाहिए, साफ़ व हवादार जगह पर करना चाहिए और सबसे अच्छा समय सुबह खाली पेट या शाम को है।

📝 4. Important Questions & Answers

Q1. Where was yoga perfected?

Ans: Yoga was perfected in ancient India.

Q2. What does yoga involve?

Ans: Yoga involves physical, mental, and spiritual discipline.

Q3. What are the benefits of yoga?

Ans: It improves flexibility, balance, strength, concentration, and keeps body and mind healthy.

Q4. What is biomimicry?

Ans: Biomimicry means solving human problems by copying nature.

Q5. How is yoga a form of biomimicry?

Ans: Yoga is biomimicry because many poses imitate animals and nature.

Q6. Which day is celebrated as International Yoga Day?

Ans: June 21st is celebrated as International Yoga Day.

Q7. What is Bhujangasana and its benefit?

Ans: It is the Cobra Pose. It strengthens the spine and back muscles.

Q8. What is Simhasana and why is it special?

Ans: It is the Lion Pose. It helps build confidence and relieves stress.

Q9. Which asana is called the Cat Pose?

Ans: Marjaryasana is the Cat Pose.

Q10. What does Marjaryasana do for our body?

Ans: It stretches the abdomen and back muscles and reduces body ache.

Q11. What is Garudasana?

Ans: It is the Eagle Pose that improves balance and strengthens legs.

Q12. Which asana improves digestion?

Ans: Ustrasana (Camel Pose) improves digestion.

Q13. What precautions should beginners take while doing yoga?

Ans: Beginners should practise under a teacher, in a clean and airy place, and at the right time (morning/evening).

Q14. What does the word “asana” mean?

Ans: Asana means a specific body posture in yoga.

Q15. Why should yoga be practised in the morning or evening?

Ans: Because the body is fresh and light at that time, making practice more effective.