Saturday, August 2, 2014

The Importance And Practise Of Yoga Culture

The Importance And Practise Of Yoga Culture


by Annabelle Holman


This practise has been trending world wide over the past few centuries. Culture is used to show the values, norms, procedures and methods of doing things that a certain community or a society accepts as the right way of living. It therefore shapes how people relate to one another. Yoga culture enables a person to unite his body with his mind. The individual learns to completely relax their nerve system which in turn results to good health.

Like all other cultures, this too can be traced historically. It bears its roots from India around five thousand years ago. It was built on Buddhist and Jainism teachings that stood on the foundation of three elements. The first was controlled breathing. Second was meditation and third was exercise. The teachings were passed on by a teacher to a student who had to master discipline as the first virtue.

Classified under a type or form of a physical exercise and a philosophy. A philosophy is more than a theory as it contains more proof and less criticism. Kindly note that although it has a religious foundation it is not categorised as one. With time it lets the body repair and prevent some diseases especially the ones associated with the nervous system. The student is able to learn how to control the bodily desires too.

It can be practiced for various reasons. Important in attaining a goal as it enables a person to focus, controlling your body, attaining consciousness and self awareness happens when the body is still and silent, that is when the soul speaks.

It has medical benefits. Recommended for cancer patients as it helps them to relax and control the pain. It is also administered to people struggling with addictions like alcohol and other drug abuse. Good in reducing stress, depression, fatigue and sleep disorders. Its also helpful in combating digestive disorders like constipation.

In the twenty first century more people have realised the benefits of being physically fit. This practice enables the body to maintain an upright posture. An average weight and a good respiratory system as it exercises the lungs.Due to these reasons, it is taken up as a sport.

The spinal bone and the abdominal diaphragm are where the body gets its energy. The art separates the body into three segments and five strong sheets. Jainism is one of the schools. It is the most popular, focuses on enabling the soul to be free by separating it from the body completely. Controlling thoughts, emotions and feelings is the centre of this practise.

Buddism is also another school that concentrates on attaining knowledge. Hinduism focuses on enabling the student to reach a critical stage of separating the mind from any form of emotions. Some students who have mastered the art can feel pain and withstand it as they have learnt that their emotions can be controlled. The opposite of hinduism is the shavaism which unites the body with the entire universe. Although this practise is beneficial to everyone, expectant mothers and young children are advised to stay away from it.




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