Yoga is not
a religion, it is a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy
body.
Yoga is a way of life. And if we
incorporate yoga in our life slowly and make in an integral part of our life,
we would be in a peaceful state in our everyday life. We would be able to raise
above petty issues and will be able to view everything in a balance way. We
would be able to take decisions without getting clouded by our emotions. We
would think and act with complete attention, focus and awareness.
‘Stress’ is a buzzword of the modern
world. And stress has become and acceptable way of life today, which is surely
not at all good for our physical and mental health. Yoga seeks to replace this
stress with calmness and peace. That’s the importance of Yoga. Yoga opens up
the blockages at our mind, body, breath and emotions level and takes us to a
much higher plane of living. The yogic way of life ensures that every situation
is not viewed as stress and the body is not always in the flight or fight mode.
Yoga paves the way for the rejuvenation, rest and growth of our body.
Man is a physical, mental and
spiritual being; yoga helps promote a balanced development of all the three.
Other forms of physical exercises, like aerobics, assure only physical
well-being. They have little to do with the development of the spiritual or astral
body.
Yogic exercises recharge the body
with cosmic energy and facilitates:
- Attainment of perfect equilibrium and harmony
- Promotes self- healing.
- Removes negative blocks from the mind and
toxins from the body
- Enhances personal power
- Yoga to live with greater awareness
- Helps in attention, focus and concentration,
especially important for children
- Reduces stress and tension in the
physical body by activating the parasympathetic nervous system
- Yoga for better relationships
· Benefits of Yoga
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The art of practicing yoga helps in
controlling an individual’s mind, body and soul. It brings together physical
and mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful body and mind; it helps manage
stress and anxiety and keeps you relaxing. It also helps in increasing
flexibility, muscle strength and body tone. It improves respiration, energy and
vitality. Practicing yoga might seem like just stretching, but it can do much
more for your body from the way you feel, look and move.
· Yoga asanas build strength, flexibility and confidence. Regular practice of yoga can help lose weight, relieve stress, improve immunity and maintain a healthier lifestyle.
At the physical level, yoga asana seeks to remove
blockages and rigidity and build strength over a period of time. Asana seeks to
create new body patterns which enables the body to operate at its potential
best by removing all impurities.
At
the breath level, pranayama seeks to extend our breath so that
prana or the life force, is not dissipated and slowly converges inside our body
leading to high level of positive, clear state of mind.
At the foundation of our daily life
are the principles of Yama and Niyama which enable us to live harmoniously with
others and our own selves. The principles of nonviolence, truth, non-stealing,
purity, non-greed, contentment, self-study, surrendering to a higher being all
result in us having congenial relations with people around us. And this paves
the way for a peaceful state of mind.
Over
a period of time, the deeper practice of mediation brings in complete clarity and
calmness and enables one to step back from momentary pleasures and seek a
deeper truth which would bring in the lasting joy and bliss.
Yoga in our daily lives brings in
greater harmony in our thoughts, deeds and actions. Yoga is all about being
kind to others and to our own selves. It eliminates the very often vein of
judging people harshly or unfairly. It brings down the agitation and
restlessness in us and sets us on the path of a calm, meaningful and focused
way of living.
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