Thread: Yoga Don't know Much...

Since noone has replied here, I'll put my two cents in and hope that it's useful!

Many people approach yoga as a physical exercise (which, by the way, I believe is a perfectly valid way to approach it). Physically, yoga affects the entire body - bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, connective tissue, nervous system, glandular system, circulatory system etc. etc. The physical aim of yoga is to get everything working together in harmony to create bodily health. Yoga increases strength and flexibility, balances all the systems of the body so they work together well, and generally makes you feel physically better.

The biggest thing I'd like to say in relation to that is that this is true SO LONG AS you practice with compassion towards your body, without any competition either with others or yourself. If you can practice from a place of complete acceptance of your body as it is in each moment, then you are a long way to practicing effectively and, I might add, beautifully.

This kind of brings me to the next point - that yoga helps to train the mind. This occurs in so many ways when you practice yoga. Firstly, when you train yourself out of the 'no pain, no gain' mentality that we often have when we approach physical exercise and into a practice that is founded on self-acceptance and compassion towards your body, it starts to affect your entire perspective on life and I found that I started approaching myself with compassion and kindness and self-acceptance in my daily life - and it's awesome! It genuinely increased my happiness! So, besides that attitude causing you to treat your body better during a yoga practice, it can also just make you feel better about yourself in general.

Another thing about yoga practice and how it affects the mind is that the foundation of a yoga practice is the breath - and where the breath leads, the mind will follow! By learning to breathe properly (i.e. deeply, using the whole lungs, not just the top section as most adults do) you no only learn to nourish your body better with oxygen etc., but you also experience the connection between the mind and the breath and how you can then use the breath to control your mind. Slowing the breath, taking long, slow, deep breaths, will also slow the waves of the brain, taking you to a more calm, focussed state of mind. This is the first breath you learn when you start practicing yoga and is the foundation of all other breathing techniques also.

The breathing techniques that you learn in yoga work for everything from a generally scattered mind to using the breath as a tool to manage anxiety and stress, to taking you to deeper levels of meditation and spiritual experience.

So, I haven't gone into the more 'spiritual' and energetic benefits of yoga, but I hope I've at least contributed a start .

I with you all the very highest good and a joyous journey to get there!

Namaste,
Emily

Thank you very well written and informative, Now I know a bit about Yoga.

There are many ways and measures how yoga is taught to different people across the world.

There are formal classes, and those that are done online. Online classes also abound. There are basic and helpful books that

generally offer simple tutorial to people who want to learn yoga.Online yoga Relaxation and a quick in touch with the mental

and spiritual aspect of one’s personality and life makes
retreat yoga a worthwhile and distinct type of exercise done by people of all ages around the world.

Yoga has previously been exclusive to the Hindu and other Indian religion. But nowadays, it is to be noted that the practice

has also become very popular to everyone world wide.

Thanks

JSR Solution

Yoga very well compensates for the long hours spend in the gym; practicing the yoga body postures will actually keep the muscles in the best of conditions, and will help to the elimination of the fat deposits under the skin. Furthermore, by the gentle tissue and organ massaging, yoga stimulates the blood flow towards specific parts of the body. Hence, a good circulatory system means a proper elimination of the toxins as detoxification is among the most well-spoken of benefits of yoga too. The consequence of the matter is the clear delayed aging process and the incredible amount of stamina resulting from a clean body.

Yoga Girl

I think -Yoga is much more than stretches and poses. In the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain traditions, yoga is a word used to describe a spiritual path that eventually leads to enlightenment. Strenuous stretches and poses are only a small part of that path. Still, when a westerner encounters the word yoga, it usually refers to the asana of Hath Yoga