| Yoga is an excellent vehicle for slowing
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| | time as part of an extensive education in
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| the mind and getting in touch with the
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| | Hindu philosophy. It is also very likely,
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| true nature of things. While you can
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| | given the rapid growth of Buddhism after
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| achieve these benefits with no
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| | his death and before the Bhagavad Gita
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| accessories, sometimes having the right
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| | was composed, that Buddhism had some
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| equipment can aid in your comfort and
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| | influence on that work. There is a
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| enjoyment of your Yoga practice.
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| | considerable overlap between the Hindu
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| Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual
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| | yoga tradition and Buddhism.
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| practices originating in India. It is one
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| of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.
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| | In yoga, you ease into stretches, never
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| In India and across the World, Yoga is
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| | forcing yourself. The saying no pain--no
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| seen as a means to both physical health
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| | gain simply does not apply. You do only
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| and spiritual mastery. Outside India,
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| | the best you can at the moment, and at
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| Yoga has become primarily associated with
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| | some later moment you will do more.
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| the practice of asanas or postures of
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| | All yoga poses demand balance. And since
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| Hatha Yoga.
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| | you can't balance if you're thinking
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| Yoga, which means discipline, was
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| | about last night's TV show, yoga also
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| developed by an Indian Hindu named
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| | demands concentration. Learn to
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| Patanjali. Its purpose is to stretch the
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| | concentrate in yoga, and you will be
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| muscles, strengthen the body and increase
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| | better able to concentrate in baseball,
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| concentration. It can also an excellent
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| | tennis or even school.
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| means of relaxation.
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| | Yoga exercises copy nature. Many yoga
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| It's no surprise that with all of the
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| | poses can be traced to the shapes of
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| stress floating around that this ancient
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| | creatures, such as the cobra, cat, dog,
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| discipline has become so popular.
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| | tortoise, crab and eagle.
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| Depending on your approach, yoga can be
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| | In the cobra pose, for example, you ask
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| simply a set of exercises or a total way
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| | yourself, What would it feel like to be a
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| of life.
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| | cobra. You lie on your stomach with your
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| Some who practice yoga, called yogis,
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| | forehead to the floor. As you inhale, you
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| try to use the discipline to reach a high
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| | slowly roll your head back, supporting
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| level of consciousness. They respect
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| | yourself with your hands. You hold that
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| certain abstentions (things not to do),
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| | pose, then come down slowly, trying to
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| such as not lying, stealing, being greedy
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| | move as a snake would move.
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| or harming other people. They also
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| | All yoga exercises promote strength and
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| practice certain observances (things to
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| | calmness. Each move's effects on a
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| do), such as being clean, content,
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| | muscle, a gland or a nerve center are
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| self-controlled, studious and devoted.
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| | carefully thought out.
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| Physical control is also important in
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| | You can choose certain exercises to rid
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| yoga. Yogis train themselves to take
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| | yourself of particular pains, such as
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| full, deep breaths. They consider
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| | back pain from back-packing or leg pain
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| breathing a life force, counting a
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| | from jogging. Yoga can help condition you
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| lifespan not in years but in the number
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| | for skiing or help you control feelings
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| of breaths taken.
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| | of depression or fear.
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| Unlike exercises that work only on
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| | Any good book on yoga will describe
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| strength, yoga also helps the body become
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| | various asanas and tell how each works.
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| flexible. As a result, some yoga
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| | You may even have done yoga exercises
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| exercises (called asanas) look a little
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| | already. Ever done a handstand, or the
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| strange, and you may think you need to be
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| | wheel. Many exercise programs borrow from
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| a human pretzel to do them. Not so. You
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| | yoga.
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| just have to relax.
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| | Practicing yoga is an excellent way of
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| | breaking down the barriers that prevent
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| Did you know?
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| | us from truly experience reality. It is
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| Buddha, who is estimated to have lived
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| | one of the meditative practices that can
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| 563 to 483 BC, is believed to have
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| | increase the prosperity and abundance in
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| studied what was known of yoga at that
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| | your life.
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