योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाधनञ्जय :सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्चतेः
Meaning:- Be steadfast in the performance of your duty, O Arjun, abandoning attachment to success and failure. Such equanimity is called Yog.
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Glory of Yoga
Yoga is a sutra that teaches humans to live a healthy life. In the present era, all humans must understand and practice yoga. Recognizing the benefits of yoga for all humans, International Yoga Day has gained global recognition.
If we practice yoga regularly and methodically, no disease will attack our body quickly. The character of the person who practices yoga and meditation is built. By consuming sattvic food (pure vegetarian and healthy), he shows sattvic or truth behavior, charity, love, harmony, discipline towards society, and can transform his personality development.
Not only that, but he also leaves an immortal mark on society and reaches his soul before the Supreme Soul and realizes his soul with God. Today, there is a lot of talk about yoga in this world, because yoga is a life-giving practice that keeps the body and mind healthy. Yoga philosophy, which is also included in Shadarsana in our Eastern philosophy. Yoga philosophy is considered very ancient. It is considered a divine gift that came with the creation of mankind.
Yoga is the act of stabilizing an unstable mind. Yoga is a spiritual journey from ignorance to knowledge, from unconsciousness to consciousness, from weakness to strength, and from limited to unlimited. Regular practice of yoga can control and manage all non-communicable diseases.
Yoga is a sutra that teaches humans to live a healthy life. In the present era, all humans must understand and practice yoga. Recognizing the benefits of yoga for all humans, International Yoga Day has gained global recognition.
If we practice yoga regularly and methodically, no disease will attack our body quickly. The character of the person who practices yoga and meditation is built. By consuming sattvic food (pure vegetarian and healthy), he shows sattvic or truth behavior, charity, love, harmony, discipline towards society, and can transform his personality development.
Not only that, but he also leaves an immortal mark on society and reaches his soul before the Supreme Soul and realizes his soul with God. Today, there is a lot of talk about yoga in this world, because yoga is a life-giving practice that keeps the body and mind healthy. Yoga philosophy, which is also included in Shadarsana in our Eastern philosophy. Yoga philosophy is considered very ancient. It is considered a divine gift that came with the creation of mankind.
The benefits of yoga for healthy life
Physical fitness
The physical and mental health of those who practice yoga is strengthened. It also helps in being social. People who practice yoga regularly can develop positive thinking. They also become intellectually strong. According to the World Health Organization, “Health is not only freedom from disease and infirmity but also complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
Spiritual aspect
People who practice yoga and meditation are mostly spiritual in nature. Yoga develops spiritual thinking in them. This adds positive energy to the body. Physical, mental, social, and spiritual health are the pillars, and only when all four of these are healthy and strong can a person be completely healthy.
Easy digestion
After doing yoga, the intestines and other organs of the body get enough exercise, which facilitates the digestive process. Only when the digestive process is good, all the elements that we get from our food easily absorbed.
For a healthy body
Doing yoga makes the body agile. There is sufficient oxygen supply, and blood circulation is good. The body parts become mobile, fresh. Similarly, it brings a glow to the face.
Feeling of youth: Regular yoga makes a person healthy. Due to this, he always looks young and fit. All the organs and parts of the body are active.
Caution and patience
Important things to consider while practicing yoga:
Physical condition and mental state
While practicing any yogic subtle exercises and asanas, one should be aware of what kind of reaction is being generated in the body and mind. If any difficulty arises, one should start practicing again only after consulting a specialist. While practicing asanas, one should be careful about the position, order, and duration of the body to be kept in. Initially, one should practice any asana for a short time and only a few times until one gets used to it. Gradually, the duration and quantity can be increased as it becomes easier.
Breathing and practice coordination
While practicing yoga, one should practice breathing in harmony. It is very important to know in which position to inhale and in which position to exhale. If the rhythm of breathing is not right, it can also cause harm. For example, chest and back problems (stinging, stabbing, chest/back pain). Fast or slow breathing, breathing in/holding/exhaling by making a sound or subtly. The breathing speed should be adjusted according to the rules.
Patience and Joy
Time, patience, and continuous practice are required to achieve perfection in yoga practice and achieve the desired results. For example, one should not rush to learn quickly and should not try to do difficult asanas all at once out of impatience. It is more beneficial to practice patiently while being happy and joyful while practicing.
Complementary and Opposite Practices
Some asanas have opposite or complementary asanas that must be done before/after, right/left. After performing an asana, it is necessary to do its opposite and complementary asanas to get the proper benefits and maintain balance in the body.
Need for Rest
Yoga practice generates energy in the body. To prevent that energy from being depleted and to prevent fatigue, Rest is necessary between and at the end of the asanas to avoid strain. Restful asanas can be done lying down, sitting, or standing up.
Autosuggestion
Every practice of yoga benefits directly and subtly. It is important to develop the ability to feel this benefit sensitively.
Autosuggestion gives effective results in sensitive situations, which further deepen the feeling of lightness, joy, and refreshment gained from yoga practice. You should feel that this practice is giving me refreshment, joy, and health, freeing me from diseases of the body and mind and infusing new energy within me. By doing this, you will get more mental happiness from it.
Conditions that are suitable and unsuitable for practicing yoga asanas
Asanas can be practiced in any condition. There are relaxing, meditative, easy, and complex asanas. These asanas can be practiced at any age, sick, healthy, or normal, abnormal, and in all conditions, choosing them according to the capabilities and needs of your body. Asanas can be practiced even during unwell conditions, weakness, pregnancy, maternity, etc. Can be done.
But special asanas that can be done in those special situations should be done only after consulting a specialist. In cases of fever, weakness, chills, acute stage of cold and cough, acute infection of any disease, acute pain/soreness/injury and trauma, etc., completely relaxing asanas should be practiced. Or, other necessary yogic measures can also be adopted on the advice of a yoga doctor and specialist. When practicing yoga in situations other than normal conditions, it should be done only on the advice of a yoga doctor or specialist.
Summarize
I told you that practicing yoga is the way to stay healthy and fit. I am right, but caution and patience are essential! Practice that is not in harmony with the mind and practice is not yoga. It can even be harmful. Do not do it rashly or based on what you see without the advice of a yoga guru. I will explain the rules for practicing yoga properly in future articles. I want to take a break from this article.
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