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“Yoga is not eating too much,
Nor is it not eating at all.
Not the habit of too much sleep,
Nor keeping awake, Arjuna.
For the moderate in eating
And in diversion, disciplined,
Moderate in sleep and waking,
Yoga destroys all his sorrow.”
- Bhagavad
Gita, Ch 6. 16,17
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Important
If you are new to the Yoga classes, please
read the
precautions. In a large class, it is not possible to pay
individual attention. You should always seek the instructor’s
advice before practicing. Drop an email before the class or come
in early to discuss.
Yoga at
Plymouth Balvihar
All your yoga teachers at Balvihar spend personal time in
volunteering to teach. Next time you attend a class, make your
appreciation known – walk up to them and let them know your
gratitude. That will keep their spirits up and motivate them
further.
The importance of trying to be healthy
Aching joints, sore muscles all the time.
Sounds familiar? Did this start happening only recently? Are
you thinking gone are those days when I had all the energy and
didn’t feel any pain at all? Time to reevaluate your situation,
especially your sadhana of physical wellness.
When you were young, you naturally used to
run a lot, walk a lot, play a lot. Even when you were attending
college, you kept up by running or playing sports/games. Then
the focus shifts on to settling down – find a job, find a mate,
raise a family, get a house, etc. This transition invariably
takes away a lot of your time and energy. Add to that there is
the 8-5 (mimimun!) commitment of working. Where do you have the
time to come back and attend to your other matters and also try
to keep your activity level the same as before? And if you are a
mom, more likely than not you have two jobs!
With all the challenges to adapting to an
adult life you invariably start to ignore the needs of the
physical body. The body needs to be taken care of or attended
to. Attending to the body should be more of a need than a hind
sight. The negligence of the maintenance of the body is
compounded by not only the lack of physical activity but also
indirectly by providing it with unwanted material. Think of all
the food you have eaten until today and how much of it could
have been substituted with better food; how much of it could
have been just ignored. While the senses were satiated, the Self
wasn’t nourished. I am talking about the sense of satisfaction
you get, the sense of well-being you get when you eat right.
This gross neglect of the body starts to act
both physically and mentally on your self. The not so surprising
fact is you don’t notice the changes right away – like when you
transitioned to college or to work. It take as much as 15-20
years for the body to demonstrate visibly the neglect. By that
time, the damage could be irreversible.
In spite of where you fitness level is now,
the days you can practice the Yoga asanas, you can feel your
body fitter, tighter and healthier. You energy level will remind
you of what it was when you were in your 20s. You can feel that
extra pep in your step.
Yoga asanas are a great way to keep up your
body health. All you need to do is to find 15-20 minutes during
your entire day to practice some of asanas. If you can’t devote
a set time for this, no problem! Just stretch when you can. I
invariably sit on the floor when we watch some TV. On the floor,
I quickly go through the seated bound angle, seated forward
bend, seated difficult side bends, cobra, bow, knee-to-chest and
lying twist. At a later time or right away, I practice
sun salutations and tree or other standing postures.
During another part of the day, I cover lotus and yoga
mudra.
All these would have taken me overall about 20 minutes. Try this
tip and see the difference. If you are not sure what these
asanas are ask one of your Yoga teachers and they will be happy
to cover them in the class. |
