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International Yoga Day: Why Yoga Is A Must For All In The Modern Day
Do you know why yoga is a must for everyone? Check this article and know its benefits.
In ancient days Rishi Munis and Yogis used to practice yoga and Dhyaana in the Himalayas, to attain salvation and they were living for more than hundred years!
Today in the modern days of globalization, common man has to practice Yoga and Dhyaana to counter the ill effects of globalization and prevent untimely death at a prime age.
Unlike in the past, today science has shown that the diseases caused by stress and smoking are killing more people than ill health due to infection and contagious diseases!
Modern medicine has antibiotics to fight infection, but has no method to check the suffering caused due to psychosomatic disorders, caused by stress and wrong lifestyle! But ancient Yoga has a way to check diseases and death caused by stress. It is like a 'Sanjeevini' for ailments of the modern world!
What
is
Yoga?
Yoga
is
to
control
the
mind
and
bring
union
of
body
and
the
mind.
With
Yoga
we
can
achieve
health
of
body,
mind
and
also
get
the
social,
moral,
spiritual,
ecological
wellbeing
in
this
universe!
how yoga off helps in keeping headache away.
The "Ashtaanga Yoga" consists of:
1.
Yama-Moral
Code
2.
Niyama-
Self-purification
3.
Aasana-Posture
4.
Pranayama-Breath
control
5.Prtyahara-Sense
control
6.Dhaarana-Concentration
7.Dhyaana-Meditation
and
8.Samaadhi-Transcendence
or
to
be
one
with
the
Universe
or
union
of
Atma
with
Paramatma!
In Ashtaanga Yoga, the first four are for external purification and next four are for internal purification. Gyms help only in body building. Whereas Yoga has a holistic approach to total health.
Benefits
You
Can
Derive
From
Yoga:
Yoga
reduces
anxiety
and
mental
stress.
Nearly
80%
of
working
people
in
USA
are
under
stress
and
taking
medicines
to
sleep.
So
Americans
have
not
only
started
Ashtaanga
Yoga
in
every
gym,
they
have
even
taken
the
patent
for
Yoga!
Yoga not only increases tolerance of pain, it reduces the severity of the disease. The stamina increases and muscles become supple and strong. It is useful in checking obesity, which is a mother of 4 deadly diseases, which are diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart attack!
Yoga brings in biochemical changes to reduce the level of sugar, cholesterol and increases the haemoglobin in the blood. It also increases the efficiency of our white blood cells, which are the soldiers fighting against the infection.
It has beneficial effects on the endocrinal functions and thus thyroxin levels are maintained in euthyroid state. It also improves the function of both the heart and brain. Heart rate and blood pressure both come down by practising Yoga. Both concentration and memory power improve.
Yoga leads to better control of the 5 senses and thus bringing better coordination in the central nervous system. The fluctuations in the moods are controlled; therefore, peace and happiness replace anger and depression.
Hence a yogi is capable of facing the most difficult situation and handle it in a better way and develop good relationships! Therefore, yoga is taught in many corporate business centres and also in schools in Poland.
Once in USA a couple had applied for divorce for domestic violence. The judge asked them to practice Yoga and Dhyaana for three months and come back. After 3 months the couple came back and pleaded that they did not want divorce as both were not fighting and there was peace and happiness in the family!
So the mind is supreme, it can make or break. Yoga not only controls the mind which is faster than supersonic jet plane, it increases self esteem and confidence, thus reducing incidence of suicide, addiction to alcohol, smoking and drugs.
Medical research has shown totally 77 beneficial effects of Yoga and Dhyaana. The best research which was an eye opener to the world was from Japan. In 1993 when many young Japanese women started getting admitted to the hospital with heart failure, the doctors were baffled to see the dilated left ventricle with markedly reduced pumping capacity.
On echocardiography, the bloated heart looked like an octopus caught in the trap, hence they called it 'Takatsubo Syndrome'. The coronaries were normal on the angiogram. But one common thing among all the patients was they were under tremendous stress and some were depressed.
They tried Shri. Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation for 20 minutes twice daily and were surprised to see that the heart had become completely normal in 72 hours! This remarkable research made the world believe in 'Mind heart and body axis'.
What
is
mind,
heart
and
body
axis?
Whenever
the
mind
gets
agitated,
angry
with
negative
thoughts,
the
brain
produces
400
times
more
Catacholamines
and
Cortisol
called
'
Fight
or
flight
Hormones'.
These
chemicals
make
the
person
to
face
the
situation
or
run
away.
The heart rate and blood pressure increases and the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart go into spasm. Hence, the heart becomes weak and unable to pump the blood.
When the heart beats, it pumps blood into blood vessels that stretch up to 60,000 miles! It is like going round the world one and half times! This incredible work is done with every heart beat to supply oxygen and nutrition to 103 trillion cells in the body. When the heart fails, the body becomes weak.
On the contrary, positive thoughts, laughter and meditation release feel good hormones like 'Endorphins and Neuropeptides', which relax the mind and heart and make them function better and the body becomes stronger.
The whole world has realized the good effect of yoga in improving the quality of life; hence, 192 out of 200 countries in the world are doing Yoga on 21 st June, the World Yoga Day and saying Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi. That is peace and prosperity to self, the family and the world!
The article is written by Dr. I.B. Vijayalakshmi, Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Super Specialty Hospital (Pradhana Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana-PMSSY), Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute.
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