So how does a 5,000-year-old spiritual practice become today’s hottest mind/body trend?
Yoga’s rejuvenating effects
Perhaps the best way to understand yoga’s popularity is to go right to the people who practice it. If you ask them why the practice, some of the more common replies you might hear are flexibility, increased energy, improved focus, reduction of the symptoms associated with stress and an overall good feeling. The fact is, yoga can have a rejuvenating effect on all systems of the body including the circulatory, glandular system, digestive, nervous, musculoskeletal, reproductive and respiratory systems.
it is considered that there are four components to good physical health: strength, flexibility, balance and aerobic capacity. It is interesting to note that yoga can help you accomplish all these things, and no fancy piece of equipment is needed other than your own body and a yoga mat.
Over the last 100 years, our lives have become very fast paced: cell phones, computers, internet, television. This, along with a strong work ethic, often results in people out of balance – people experiencing a lot of stress. Consequently, there is a strong need to de-stress, to quieten our minds and rejuvenate our bodies. And yoga helps achieve this, helping us return to a state of balance and health.
Yoga brings us into the moment. It is very difficult to practice and be thinking about what happened at work today or the party tomorrow night. Becoming present in itself is a great release from stress. At its best, yoga meets the student where they are, so it is adjusted to the student’s level and capacity. That doesn’t mean it is particularly easy or particularly challenging – it can be either or both on any given day.
The therapeutic benefits of Yoga
Then there is the therapeutic component. Yoga can be used successfully with conditions such as insomnia, back problems, digestion problems, asthma, improving circulation, anxiety and weight loss — just to name a few.
In simple terms, yoga is non-competitive. It is not about winning or losing — you can go at your own pace and can choose your location.
At its simplest level, yoga quietens the mind and opens the body – setting the stage for quality time at a deeper level within oneself. It will take you to a place of peace, a place of balance, a place of health. It is here where the divine within us can be more easily discovered.
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