Living A Yogic Lifestyle: Incorporating Yoga Into Your Life

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Good Morning!

 

This week I am dedicating my writings to the power of yoga! Yoga has

been a huge influence in my life and has given back to me in so many

ways! So this week, I am introducing the power of yoga and how it may

have an influence over you.

 

Living A Yogic Lifestyle: Incorporating Yoga Into Your Life

 

1. Creates Discipline: Discipline is a necessity in life. Discipline

is essential for achieving any kind of success in your life! It is

the secret to the most effective, efficient and well strategic plan

you can give yourself! Being successful, losing weight, maintaining

relationships are not tasks that come easy for most people. They are

all things we must work hard on creating, keeping and maintaining!

 

2. Improves Circulation: Poor circulation is the cause of over 1000

diseases! From a healthy heart to a good sex life, the proper flow

and circulation of blood in our arteries is one of the most important

things we can do to maintain good health and push back the aging

process. There is a common denominator between good arterial health

and disorders such as heart attack, obesity, diabetes and high

glucose levels, as well as sexual health. That common denominator is

blood circulation.

 

3. Increases Flexibility: Yoga is the way to a more pliable, flexible

body. It creates a supple and more resilient muscular structure

suited to react quicker to falls, accidents or in any kind of sports.

As we age, the flexibility improved by doing yoga has shown to be a

deterrent in injury related accidents.

 

4. Quiets the Mind: A disciplined mind is a free mind. Gain control

over your thoughts and you maintain control over your life. Retrain

your mind and you regain your freedom. Calming the mind is a

behavioral technique used to interrupt, minimize and

eliminate " psychological noise " . Obsessive, repetitive thoughts,

anxiety and fears are all apart of negative, self-destructive

patterns that can benefit from the power of yoga and mind quieting.

 

5. Improves Breathing : Breath is life! Exchange of electrons. Flow

of energy. Air is the primary nutrient. Survival without it is

measured in minutes. It is so important that you do it without

thinking. Your breathing is the voice of your spirit. It's depth,

smoothness, sound, and rate reflect your mood. If you become aware of

your breath and breathe the way you do when you are calm you will

become calm. Yoga helps us to practice regular, mindful breathing and

can be calming and energizing. With the addition of music and it's

rhythm, the " musical breath " can even help stress-related health

problems ranging from panic attacks to digestive disorders. Fall into

the rhythm of the music and breathe. Focus on your breathing as you

move through your yoga poses.

 

6. Brings Awareness: Through your yoga practice, you can gain a

broader perspective in self awareness. Being able to open up your

mind, allowing a free flow of thoughts and ideas can be liberating.

Welcoming a new opinion or way of doing something can bring new

meaning to your life. If you give up your closed thoughts and make

way for a different opinion, you may be surprised at the outcome.

Through your yoga practice, you learn to strive to meet difficult

goals as you are pushed to stretch the horizons of what you think is

impossible. You can then share the ways in which obstacles and

challenges have made you stronger, and given you confidence to

continue setting goals and dreams in your adventures, your business,

and in your day to day life. This is conscious living.

 

7. Improves Nutrition: The source of fuel you find to nourish you on

a daily basis changes as you become a yogi. The demands for a

healthier diet make your journey more important. The Ayurvedic

science of food is based on incorporating the 6 flavors (pungent,

salty, sweet, bitter, sour and astringent) into each meal. The Three

Humours or Tri-dosa are Ayurvedic body types that tailor a diet and

digestive routines that are best for you.

 

8. Betters Your Sex Life: As mentioned earlier, a healthy heart and

the proper flow and circulation of blood in our arteries is one of

the most important things we can do to maintain good health and a

satisfying sex life. Not only that, just think how much more limber

you will be. Not to mention, stamina.

 

9. Improves Your Quality of Life: You are now breathing better, are

more flexible, have found a new sense of purpose, drive and direction

in your life. Welcome change! Through this gateway, your idea of

nourishment has changed. Not just what you put in your body, but what

you allow or don't allow in your life any more. Yoga is like the

lotus flower. It teaches us to unfold one petal at a time in order to

reveal the raw beauty underneath.

 

10. Brings You Closer to Nature/Spirit: Finding spirit and a higher

sense of purpose comes to you as you evolve in your yoga practice. It

can show us what is truly important in life. Allowing all those

things that monopolize our time, to begin to have less value and

stress inducing effects on us. Especially as you grow as a yogi.

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac

http://www.peacefulmind.com/sanskrit.htm

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