Yoga is not something that has to be difficult or only works with certain types of people. It is something that you have to want to take part in, something that you have a desire to learn.
Without this desire to learn and the desire to change and heal in the most holistic way possible, yoga will be of no use to you. Yoga can only produce results when you put forth the effort and the willingness to learn. Yoga is easy if you want to learn it. The desire to change is what motivates you to learn and progress in your yoga career. What yoga does is create a positive balance between your mental and physical health. This connection may take awhile to create, but once it is created, you are well on your way to a healthy and happy life.
The routines that yoga bring to your life are not difficult or special, they are just different. These routines carry on throughout your day not just when you are acting out your yoga routine. Throughout your entire day, yoga encourages you to watch everything that you do and every thought that goes through your mind. By watching these types of things in your life you become more and more aware of how you live your life on a day to day basis. You may be surprised at what you see. Many people are completely unaware of the way they live their lives and have no idea that they are allowing their ego and desires to run their lives. When you allow this to happen there is no happy balance between your body and your mind. The more you work on this and watch every feeling and thought that goes through you, the closer you become to the happy balance between your body and soul.
Yoga is something that can remain on one level or you can bring yoga to a higher level. It all depends on how you want to use your yoga. It can be used as just a simple exercise to keep your body in shape, you can take it to the next level and exercise your mind as well as your body to create the healthy balance between the two or you can take it to the highest level of self meditation. Using yoga for any of these levels can be effective if you want it to be. Your effort and desire is what drives this type of alternative healing method. Without your honest and pure effort to want to experience the great results of yoga, your yoga will remain just an exercise whether you want it to or not.
Yoga is easy to learn if you start at the lowest level possible. By beginning at the pure exercise level, you are learning the ways of yoga. You cannot bring yoga to any higher level if you do not have a full understanding of the practice you are taking place in. Yoga is just like anything else, you need to begin at the lowest level before you can progress to a higher level of yoga success.
There are many tapes, DVDs and videos that are available today to help you learn yoga from your own home. Many of these are effective, but you want to ensure that you are purchasing something of quality and legitimate yoga teachings. By learning the “trendy” yoga tips, this will not get you anywhere. Do your research, find out which videos and learning tapes are authentic. Yoga is an alternative treatment that can change your life if you learn the correct forms of yoga.
Yoga is easy to learn if you learn the proper way. Enjoy this alternative method of holistic healing for your self.
By Krishan Bakhru
