Yoga in Daily Life
To live in harmony with oneself and the environment is the wish of every human being. However, in modern times greater physical and emotional demands are constantly growing on many areas of life. The result more and more people suffer from physical and mental tension such as stress, anxiety, insomnia, and there is an imbalance in physical activity and proper exercise.
Yoga can be practised by anyone regardless of age, ability, or physical condition in daily life for the attainment and improvement of health, as well as physical & mental peace. It gives therapeutic help to people, and it is a process to achieve balance of mind and spiritual harmony, how to purify one’s subconsciousness and finally how to realize one’s Self. A real yogi is a person who radiates love, peace, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion, and who is always willing to offer help and protection to any living being.
Yoga therapy is a holistic system for body, mind, consciousness and soul, based on ancient teaching of yoga can be adapted in anybodies daily life. Through practice you can regain your physical, psychic, social and spiritual health and achieve Self-realization and God-realization. The health of the body is of fundamental importance in life. To preserve and restore health there are physical exercises (Asanas), breath exercises (Pranayama) and relaxation techniques.
Benefits of Yoga
Since according to yogic philosophy the human body and mind are part of the illusory world of matter, with a limited time span, while the soul /spirit is eternal and passes onto another world when this body wears out. Thus, central to yogic philosophy are the concepts of Karma (cause- effect relationships) and Reincarnation.
Preventive Value:
Yoga helps to bring natural order and balance to the neuro-hormones and metabolism in the body.
At the same time, these exercises improve endocrine metabolism, thus providing you with a preventive shield.
It increases the efficiency of lungs (pulmonary functions). The volume of air breathed in increases by up to 4 to 6 times and Regularizes the body weight and contour of body.
Curative Value:
Yoga exercises take care of all the internal systems and special senses. Yogic postures activate the energies that have accumulated and stagnated in the energy pockets of the body – these energies create various ailments.
Yogic exercises cleanse your body, mind and consciousness by venting toxins from the body.
It increases the oxygenated blood circulation throughout the body including brain, gives excess supply of energy and oxygen to the systems.
Yoga increases immunity power, vitality and hormonal balance and gives ageless life and timeless mind to enjoy sound body and sound mind and its co-ordination develops great personality and potentiality.
Dr. P.S. Das Yoga Research & Rehabilitation Centre is located at A-123, Survey Park Rd, Purba Diganta, Santoshpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700075
