The Purpose of Yoga - Overcoming Fear
...Could Yoga really empower you enough to conquer your worst fears? Very few people are able to overcome fear, without a serious effort. Fear holds us still, stifles our progress, and distorts our view of reality. Worse yet, some of our fears stem from childhood - whether they are rooted in reality or not.
Yoga offers every practitioner the gateway to self-realization. This newfound awareness allows anyone the opportunity to help focus his or her mind. In turn, a focused mind can separate fact from fiction - much easier than a confused mind.
This Yogic formula is a logical and rational method for determining imagined fears from justified fear, but fear can take on many different forms. Phobias, panic disorders, and anxiety attacks, are various types of fear, which are commonly stress related.
Every day, we fear poverty, the loss of a job, or the loss of a relationship, but sometimes there is no real danger or logical reason for feelings of intense fear, which can take a toll on our...more
Yoga - Balance Your Mind and Body
...ness on emotional level by recognizing our worries and habits, on the physical level by being aware of our breathing patterns and on the mental level by controlling our mind. Self awareness is the basis of self esteem that leads to self confidence. The low self esteem affects our psychological and emotional well being.
Struggle and strife are natural to the human state; negative habituation promotes unawareness which prevents us from experiencing our true potentials, these negative thoughts get stored in our bodies causing blockages that disrupt the balance of health. By purifying our body and keeping it in good shape, we can enhance our health; we can reduce the procedure of cell deterioration and delay...more
Yoga And Breathing For stress Management
...Yoga is a 6000-year-old form of exercise which not only disciplines the body but conditions the mind as well.
While the various asanas or exercises are the basic building blocks of the practice of yoga, the breath is its very essence of it. Some go so far as to say, "If you can breathe, you can do yoga." One of the main reasons for this is that one of the main goals of yoga is to teach you to still and quiet your mind through the use of your breath.
By practicing yoga on a regular basis, you get to know your breath intimately. Not only will you learn about proper breathing , which will soothe and relax you, but you will to bring your postures to life through the use of your breath.
As human beings, our mi...more
Discover How Yoga Will Help You Reach Your Goals - Part 1
...to carry a plan through.
Yoga and meditation teach you to supervise your mind. Your mind has been allowed to work against you. Much like a back seat driver, the mind is good at second guessing, fearing, doubting, and discouraging new ideas. The mind would prefer to stay in one place, and let the world go by. Leaving you in a deeper state of frustration, by worrying about making a mistake.
You have to cultivate a positive relationship with your mind, through practicing Yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. You can find all this, and much more, in your local Yoga class. All you have t...more
