Aims of Yoga
Yoga offers both the goal and the means to reach it.
Yoga has a diverse range of things that it can offer.
It could be said that a primary goal of yoga is to gain balance
and control in one's life. To free one from confusion and distress.
To provide a sense of calm that comes from the practice of yogic
exercises and the practice of breath control.
The practice of yoga exercises aims at overcoming
the limitations of the body. Other forms of exercises are good but
good is not enough, they strain the muscles, joints, the entire
skeletal system and cause free radical damage at a cellular level.
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Yoga however realigns and rejuvenates the body
inside and out, yoga frees the mind from the negative feelings
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The practice of yoga installs optimism within you.
It helps you to focus better and overcome any obstacles in your
way while on your road to perfect health, spiritual contentment,
and total well being.
Yoga will teach you that the goal of every individual's
life should be to take the inner journey inside one's self. When
there is perfect harmony between mind and body, we achieve total
balance and control.
Yoga teaches us that challenges that we all face
indicate themselves in either a physical or mental form. When our
physical state is not perfect, this causes an imbalance in our mental
state. The practice of yoga helps us to overcome that imbalance.
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Yogic poses can cure physical ailments and correct the alignment
of the body. By learning the practice of yoga you will become
totally responsible for yourself.
Yoga poses tone the whole body, they strengthen bones and
muscles, correct posture, improve breathing, and increase
energy.
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This physical well being has a strengthening
and calming impact on the mind.
Practicing yoga poses cleanses and detoxifies the
body, by increasing the circulation of fresh blood through the body,
you will be able to cleanse and flush out toxins which are the direct
result of an irregular lifestyle, unhealthy habits, and poor posture.
Regular practice of the stretches, twists, bends,
and inversions - the basic movements of yoga poses - restores strength
and stamina to the body. Poses together with the control of breath,
rectify physical, physiological, and psychological disorders.
Asanas are based on the three basic human postures
of standing, sitting, or lying down. But they are not a series of
movements to be followed mechanically. They have a logic, which
must be fully comprehended if the pose is to be practiced correctly.
The end result of each pose is achieved when all the parts of the
body are positioned correctly, with full understanding of the foundations.
To achieve this, you must look to understand the structure
of the pose. Realize the fundamentals by imagining how you will
adjust and arrange each part of your body, in the given movements.
Then, mould the body to fit the structure of the pose, making sure
that the balance between both sides of the body is perfect, until
there is no undue stress on any one organ, muscle, bone, or joint,
instead they are working together as one.
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