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What is Yoga all about?

Two men meet on the street.
One asks the other: “Hi, how are you?”
The other one replies: “I’m fine, thanks.”
“And how’s your son? Is he still unemployed?”
“Yes, he is. But he is meditating now.”
“Meditating? What’s that?”
“I don’t know. But it’s better than sitting around and doing nothing!”

But now the serious part

Yoga exercises have become a great way to treat various health conditions related to a stressful life style. To begin with the yoga basics, lots of people get to practice yoga out of the sheer desire to grow their spiritual side and get distracted from the very material grip of our reality. Yet, there are others for whom yoga exercises become a way to alleviate ailments or body disorders; this is the case of people who suffer from sleep problems and don’t manage to get a good night rest. How can yoga exercises help for the matter? The very essence of yoga is relaxation, if you come to develop mind control and relax, the ability to fall asleep becomes a skill.

Among the yoga exercises that help induce a good night rest we should mention neck stretches, shoulder movements, complete muscle relaxation techniques and breath control. The health benefits of yoga are widely advertised and they usually represent the main attraction and trigger that makes people take up yoga classes in the first place. Some think they’ll get slimmer, others that they’ll grow muscular mass, and there are even some people who expect to increase their sexual performance by the practice of yoga exercises.

Find some audio books on Yoga below:

Yoga Basics
Michael Hawkins
Yoga Basics – All you ever wanted to know about yoga, but where afraid to ask about.

Yoga Stretch for Fitness
Beth Shaw
A one-hour stretch program of basic stretching, toning and strengthening movements. Written and read by Beth Shaw.

AM & PM Yoga Meditations
Gael Chiarella
These guided Yoga Meditations can open up a whole new dimension of your life. They are easy to follow and bring positive results from the very beginning.

Balancing Meditation – Yoga Nidra .. A Guided Relaxation Exercise
Marianne Laug
This relaxation exercise utilizes conscious breathing and body awareness methods to enable a relaxed and meditative state of mind.

Yoga Meditations
Various
Based on the teachings of The Kripalu Center, these guided meditations attune you to the ever-present life force flowing throughout all levels of your being…

Yoga Meditations Collection
Various
A powerful guided meditations master teachers lead you into the depths of your heart and mind…

Yoga of Sound, The
Russill Paul
Russill Paul masterfully blends the tremendous power of ancient chants with an ensemble of traditional indian and contemporary instrumentation…

Nevertheless, this kind of perception of yoga exercises is very far from the origins of this art of body and spirit harmonious growth. Yoga is more about inner than outer training although the latter is fully reflected and influenced by the former. Thus, according to the original meaning of yoga exercises, a person who manages to discover the richness inside of himself/herself while eliminating negative emotions will enjoy a better life, an incredible health and the peace and harmony of superior spirits. Yoga exercises are just the path to something nobler than the immediate weight loss: spiritual freedom in its purest form.

Therefore, the yoga exercises we embrace so open-heartedly are just a lower, more accessible variant of the real yoga practice. This doesn’t mean that all yoga practices follow this down-to-earth, immediately functional trend, but rather that it is more accessible for the average person to find a purpose and an understanding in this so-called art before getting to reach superior states of self-awareness. Therefore, the necessity of a good trainer as well as a clear objective in the practice of the yoga exercises keep people on the right track and prevent disillusionment as well as accidents.


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