Strictly and philosophically speaking, this question must be answered in the affirmative. But this does not mean that there are no advantages at all that the common man can derive from yoga. It is common experience that the postures and breathing exercises, as well as some simple techniques of mental concentration are of tremendous use in daily life, in so far as they can help in keeping the body and mind healthy. Many of our ailments are caused by a loss of tone of ‘Various muscles and tissues, due to a lack of sufficient activity.Yoga can help a good deal in overcoming this. Control of passions and emotions can be achieved through a regular practice of yoga exercises.
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If mukti is the goal of yoga, and if it is true that individuals who attain mukti are very rare, then does it not mean that yoga is without any hope for a common man?
March 29th, 2008 — Yoga
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March 8th, 2008 — Yoga
From childhood through his late thirties, Robin Munro, Ph.D., of Cambridge, England, struggled to cope with chronic asthma and bronchitis. Then he discovered yoga, the 4,000-year-old Indian exercise discipline. As he practiced the gentle stretches and postures, his respiratory symptoms diminished and eventually disappeared. He hasn’t had an asthma attack or bout of bronchitis since he became a yoga devotee.
Dr. Munro’s experience led him to found the Yoga Biomedical Trust. The Trust polled 3,000 British yoga students, asking if yoga had helped them with any health problems. Indeed it had: In varying numbers, students reported that yoga had relieved arthritis, back pain, and migraines; minimized premenstrual and menopausal discomforts; lowered blood pressure; and supported weight loss and smoking cessation. like Dr. Munro, some of the students noticed that their respiratory problems subsided, producing fewer asthma attacks and bronchitis flare-ups.
Of course, the participants were very subjective in reporting yoga’s benefits, so the findings of the survey aren’t scientific. But they do confirm what many practitioners have also observed: Yoga can be amazingly therapeutic.