Yoga Myth - Yoga is Not a Spiritual Practice
... you want instant results, you will not have the patience to practice for years. The impatient person, who is quick to judge everything, and wants to instantly lose weight, should find a liposuction surgeon. The mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of Yoga will be missed, but this person would not appreciate them anyway.
Getting back to the spiritual aspect - It is part of the Yogic package; if you continue to practice Yoga - spiritual health will reveal itself to you in the form of the religion you are most comfortable with. For those who say spiritual health is a bad thing, I am sorry they have tunnel vision. It is a shame, when people cannot live in harmony with other people and the world around them.
Intolerance has caused many wars, holocausts, and witch hunts. The intolerant person needs Yoga more than any of us.
Copyright 2007 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publicationsmore
Yoga and Pranayama For Applied Energy
...change for the best and those who willingly listen to you. If you want to develop the skills for hard selling, by all means try to teach a pig to whistle It will waste your time and annoy the pig.
At a certain point in life, all of us realize that energy should be conserved and applied toward the best possible potential. So, dont waste your breath.
Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / Aura Publicationsmore
Yoga for Pain
...acher as you can.
The most important component in a Yoga teachers personality, who helps students with ailments, is compassion. If you dont see, feel, or hear any compassion, this is the wrong match for your needs. Yoga can be customized for the specific needs of students. The Yoga teacher, who has not yet felt any pain, is going to have less empathy for students who are in pain. So, an elite Yoga teacher, who can perform every asana imaginable, and has the body of a competing Olympic gymnast, may not exactly understand your pain.
What style of Yoga would be best, if you are constantly feeling pain? There are a number of styles to consider that can be easily customized for your specific needs. Here are a few to consider: Restorative Yoga, therapeutic Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and Tri-Yoga. Please keep in mind that these styl...more
Yoga - Achieve Mental And Physical Sanity
...ILOSOPHY
It unites the Individual Self (Jiva) with the Universal Self (Brahman). In fact, the Jiva is just a microcosmic reflection of the Brahman.
The term 'Yoga' has its roots in sanskrit. It means 'union'. Therefore, it helps an individual to achieve the ultimate goal of human life. In fact, all our activities are targeted towards the realization of this supreme mission.
HOW DOES YOGA HELP?
Yoga is the spiritual path through which one will have to tread to reach one's destination. And, to reach that goal, obviously one will have to dedicated...more
