When I was 21 I suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. I could not sit during the acute phase, only lie or stand, but stand by itself was uncomfortable at the moment. Once the acute phase had passed (with rest, although acupuncture and shiatsu are great), I had the good fortune to find yoga teachers and I started attending their classes. I started out with Oki yoga, which is a Japanese form of yoga, and very good for healing.
I received a series of strengthening exercises to correct my back and specific to the meridians that need attention in my particular case, to improve. Oki yoga has postures classified on how they affect the meridians, which are like energy lines in our body. And that was the only thing that helped my back recover completely in a state that actually better than it was before I hurt myself. If you already have an acute injury, yoga really should not be attempted until this step is complete.
This introduction to yoga ignited a deep love for her, so I started the more subtle benefit is put my life to see. Yoga can help a wide range of physical problems and injuries, but it is also a good alternative to the gym for those who find the repetition and distraction is not to their liking. It is excellent for toning your body while gaining flexibility.
Yoga has a reputation for flexibility, and rightly so. But it can also develop strength. Force in development is particularly important for women. Women tend to be more flexible than men, but not as strong, unless they have been involved in fitness regular. But unlike many traditional forms of exercise, yoga also strengthens muscles and internal organs of our body. This is an excellent preparation for childbirth!
Yoga also develops discipline. This comes in making time on a regular basis either of the categories, or practice yoga in your living room or morning sun in the garden. But there is a more subtle level of discipline. It begins by putting your mind to focus on your breathing, and then feel the effects of posture on your body. This conscious exploration is a very different experience of fitness than usually seen at the gym - where loud music, televisions and other external stimuli competing for your attention. Do not you see people with headphones or read a magazine, and yoga.
This conscious exploration establishes a relationship with your body, and its importance can not be overestimated. So often, the parts of our frozen, or numbness in certain respects. This can express physically the pain, cold or stiffness. Energetic, even if she tries to concentrate on one area, but we can not feel connected to it.
On a more subtle when we feel the points of resistance in our bodies as we do a pose - when we blow the stiffness and sometimes pain, we develop a mental toughness and tenacity. Yoga, of course, aid to concentration. But this process of letting go and go beyond the point of physical limitation is not confined to the body. He developed a quiet confidence and knowledge about their own power is not hindered by borders, we were wrong to believe about us. Practice yoga can be back in contact with Yogi call our dharma, our purpose in life. And we find, based on our growing strength, the courage to follow that path.
And finally, a quote from a yoga teacher from Sydney, Australia, Eileen Hall, printed in the magazine Australian Yoga Life:
"Yoga is about relaxation, it is not losing weight, it is not learning meditation. Is about discovering the divine within us. "
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