YOGA
Drive tension away with Yoga
The Tribune, December 01, 2005, Chandigarh, India
Yoga is a process of refinement. As in any other refining process, impurities are bound to be released depending on the individual practitioner.
These may surface as allergy, excess mucus, sweat, headache, constant yawning, sneezing fits or sleep disorders.
Other emotional and mental symptoms such as anger, grief, frustration, doubts, fear etc may also arise. |
Many practitioners at this stage give up the training not realising that it is the body ridding itself of toxins.
Of course, all these symptoms need to be medically examined and proper care taken to cure them wholly.
Indian systems such as ayurveda and diet treat without side-effects creating a climate in the body that leads to healing.
Regular practice of yoga and meditation can tremendously support all forms of medical systems. Awareness is aroused that breaks all boundaries of rationalisation and cures the most stubborn of all diseases.
Imagine the body as a network of wires carrying electric current. |
An exercise in awareness
Sit comfortably in a chair or on a mat. Take a few deep breaths and relax the body. Then, with closed eyes and breathing normally, scan the body from head to the toe.
Identify the areas of stress by checking if there is any stiffness or pain, feeling of heaviness etc.
When you have identified a spot, take a deep breath directing it to that area of discomfort, allow the breath to circulate there and then exhale through the mouth releasing the tension. Do this as many times as you need to. |
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As long as the energy flows freely, the body suffers from no ailments. But when a person undergoes any physical, emotional or mental trauma it causes blockages interrupting the easy movement of energy.
Each individual, dictated by his genetic, social, environmental and behavioural factors, tends to store tension and stress in various parts of the body. If care is not taken to release this stress in a positive manner regularly, it usually translates into an ailment. Regular practice of yoga helps to relieve stress held in different body parts guiding the practitioner towards better health.
While people fine tune and align their vehicles, have its oil checked and changed regularly; pay attention to the external cleansing and beautification of the body; take care of the premises where we live and our surroundings, scant attention is paid to the organs in our body, the muscles, the tissues, the skeleton that support and works for a lifetime.
The body needs the same constant care and detoxification. Generally, notice is taken only after the onset of disease leading to discomfort. To feel ease in the body and mind, a yoga programme of 30 to 40 minutes, four times a week, can do wonders for a beginner.
The joie de vivre that a sincere and adept yoga practitioner knows cannot be expressed in words but can only be experienced. |
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