Being Healthy With Yoga

Can you imagine how great your life could be if you had all the energy to do the things you love? What would you do? How would you fill your time?

Sometimes in life you feel stuck and in a rut. No matter what you do, you just can’t seem to move forward. It feels like your feet are stuck in concrete and every which way you turn doors are closed, friends turn their back and you feel lost and alone.

During these moments, when you are going through a difficult patch what can you do? Who can you turn to help you find the inner strength, courage and determination to rise up and stop yourself sinking further into murky waters?

Maybe you have tried to seek professional support or gone on line and joined a support group. Perhaps your manager has recommended you seek counselling or even suggested you take a few days rest. When life gets to you, what else can you do to see beyond your immediate situation and feel better again? You may be surprised to know that the ancient system of yoga provides you with the solution you are looking for.

Here are three ways yoga can help you feel better and well when you are going through a difficult period.

1. Yoga Exercises. This has a positive effect on your nervous and endocrine systems which influence all the other systems and organs of the body. In addition, regular practice, especially a gentle Yin Yang Yoga sequence, which enhances the flow of energy in the tissues around the joints where energy often stagnates, can leave you feeling energised and soothed at the same time.

2. Yoga Breathing Exercises. From a yogic perspective, your breath is the link between your body and your mind. Have you noticed that when you are stressed, anxious or even tired you tend to hold your breath or take short grasping breaths?

Yoga with its emphasis on slow, steady, deep breathing is a simple yet highly effective way of releasing tension, toxins and pain from your body. For example, sit in a comfortable upright position, close your eyes and breathe out slowly and fully. Observe your breath and then gradually allow your breath to flow in and out through your nose for a count of three in-breaths and three out-breaths. Do this for 5 – 7 rounds then slowly open your eyes. You will be amazed at how calm and clear your mind feels. Try it now and see for yourself.

3. Healthy Eating. Traditionally a yogic diet emphasises the use of a whole grain, vegetarian diet. Where possible, food should be eaten in its natural state, for example lots of fresh salads, nuts, seeds and fruit. Research has shown that the closer food is eaten to its natural, whole grain state then more enzymes are retained and used by the body. This has a naturally revitalising effect on the body. So instead of indulging in sugary, high fat fast foods, doughnuts and candy when you feel low, try to snack on a couple of oat cakes, a handful of blueberries or almond nuts. Your body will feel lighter and appreciate it.

So if you are feeling low or going through an emotionally draining and tiring time, then I am sure you will find something with yoga to help and support you to release sadness and feel uplifted, relaxed and happy.

Yoga has proved it’s efficacy in almost all aspects of health. Sexual health also happens to be an essential aspect of being healthy. And Yoga has not bared sex from its holistic health planning.

In fact yoga practices have laid great emphasis on healthy sexual life. A good number of asana and exercises are specifically meant to enhance your sexual energy.

Yoga’s sexual philosophy says that for getting sexual pleasure your mind and body should remain in a rejuvenated state and this rejuvenation could be only brought about by various yoga practices. These practices include all forms of yoga- be it asana, pranyama or dhyana.

Various sexual dysfunctions could be effectively cured by yoga. It even offers cure for male impotency. Because of yoga’s efficacy in improving your sexual life, it is being practiced by a good number of folks with the sole purpose of enhancing sexual drive. But Yoga never advocates excess of sex. It sticks to the conventional concept of sex that the act of sex is primarily meant for procreation.

Among various types of Yoga, Tantra is said to be very much linked with sex. Tantra Yoga was a preferred practice in ancient India to better you sexually. Ancient Indian guide of sex Kamasutra have advocated usefulness of Tantra Yoga for enhanced level of sexual pleasure. This practice of Tantra Yoga has recently gone through a renaissance as more and more folks prefer it over Viagra and other medications to gain desired level of erection.

Asanas of Tantra Yoga bring in required physiological changes to propel more secretion of sexual hormones. These hormones in turn help gain desired sexual potency. In addition to that Tantra Yoga also contributes to increased flexibility and freshness. These factors combine together to serve a unified purpose that is your better sexual life. Kamsutra offers around sixty yoga positions for ideal sex. These sexual positions have been proved effective in solving marital discord arising out of sexual dissatisfaction. Thus Yoga could be a very effective way of improving your conjugal relationship.