Guest guest Posted June 27, 2001 Report Share Posted June 27, 2001 Are you saying that exercise in general, or just martial arts, might interfere with the benefits of a yoga practice? I enjoy exercising my body hard (taking several aerobics classes and doing weight training) as well as practicing yoga. I really like the contrast. Both, I feel, are beneficial to me in very different ways. Namaste, Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2001 Report Share Posted June 28, 2001 Hi Myra, > Are you saying that exercise in general, or just martial arts, might > interfere with the benefits of a yoga practice? No, quite the contrary. Martial arts and other forms of exercise will complement your yoga practice. Feel free to practice any form of exercise that makes you feel better. The only thing you should be careful about is not to do so many different things as to forget what you are doing. Doing too many things at one time might prevent you from getting serious benefits from any of them. Any manageable number (maybe 3-4) would be fine. > I enjoy exercising my body hard (taking several aerobics classes and doing > weight training) as well as practicing yoga. I really like the contrast. > Both, I feel, are beneficial to me in very different ways. Wonderful, then keep doing them. The way they make you feel is the best indicator of whether you should continue or not. Let us not forget that yoga, at its origin, is not essentially a physical art (same is true about some of the martial arts). Its ultimate goal is not to give you nice muscles (not that there is by any means anything bad about that) but open the doors of the spirit for you. KY works on the body / mind / spirit connection, so it is very well rounded. There are other yoga paths (with the same purpose) that emphasize a certain aspect (meditation, devotion, chanting, physical postures). It is good to complement your practice with other techniques that might be beneficial in different ways. This shouldn't sound like any of the yoga paths is incomplete - they are all complete in themselves. Simply repeating a mantra can give you the experience of spirit all by itself, so does meditation, so does selfless service. KY is an excelent combination. While KY is complete in itself, like other yogas, you can of course complement it with other exercises - so please do if you wish. Many blessings, Satsang Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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