Thursday, November 19, 2009

Yoga - a start

We always hear about benefits of yoga and how it influences our mind positively, provides physical strength and a whole 'fitness' package. Nevertheless, for folks who haven't exercised for years, it is difficult to 'get out of the mental block' that they need to start somewhere and yoga seems difficult (especially looking at the difficult postures). For those folks, some facts,

1. The yoga gurus say that it is never too late to start practicing yoga.

2. Yoga brings energies into the 'chakras' located on our spine, thus supplying more energy, oxygen and blood flow in those areas of the body that are rarely used. The chakras control specific mental & physical functions of the body and simple yoga asanas helps our body perform these functions efficiently. The more these areas of our body are not visited, the muscles get tightened, less blood flow to them and leads to physical and mental pain.

3. All that one needs to do is to start with simple asanas. Even the simple asanas bring great results (that is beauty of yoga). As days go by, you will feel that it is a self massage that you are providing to yourself.

4. Yoga also helps to develop will power, discipline and brings clarity & calmness to our minds. As one grows old, one loses balance (physically) and practicing yoga (balancing poses) prevents this.

6 Comments:

At 8:05 AM, Blogger Donrahi said...

Lovely! I started practicing a few years ago and feel it has changed my life. No I try to go everyday when possible. My doctor, who is also from India, say while yoga is great, that I also need aerobic exercise. I don't want to spend too much of my exercise time away from yoga, but maybe biking works?

 
At 8:44 AM, Blogger GS said...

Hi Donrahi,

I am trying to get more awareness on how I feel when I do yoga as well as aerobic exercises. You are right. In a way, both help each other. The days I work out in gym, I feel more flexible to do some yoga poses and vice versa. They say that Power Yoga helps to lose weight as it is aerobic in nature, also reducing the unwanted cravings.

Cheers.

 
At 11:21 AM, Blogger Donrahi said...

Thanks! Need to figure out the balance of aerobic and yoga. Not sure how effective yoga is strengthening the heart and circulation.

 
At 4:21 PM, Blogger GS said...

Hi Donrahi,

Read this article.

http://www.sunandmoonstudio.com/Articles/headstand.html

Explains how one particular pose strengthens heart and circulation. I am sure there are others too.

 
At 8:36 AM, Blogger Donrahi said...

I'm glad I am doing something for my heart in more ways thank one! Thanks for the link!

 
At 2:19 AM, Blogger ecstatic cafe said...

When you start a new exercise regime, then it is very important to learn a few things about it before you commence with the program. Similarly when you start a yoga program, you need to know a few tips that can help you to benefit from the program. For instance, yoga is performed on an empty stomach and the best time for this program is early morning. Likewise, there are some other basic but useful tips that need to be considered before joining yoga classes. Choosing the right classes with a certified yoga instructor is one of the most important thing.
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