marți, 29 martie 2011

What Yoga Position Is Right For You?

By Nancy Terence


There are many ways to be healthy. You should eat right, exercise regularly and a whole lot more. As for spiritual and mental exercises, you can pray or do crossword puzzles. But there is one thing you can do that keeps you sharp physically, mentally and spiritually. What I'm talking about here is yoga. An meditation techniques that has been around for hundreds of years. So what is it about it and its various yoga positions? Well read on and find out.

Yoga originated in India, a country whose culture is as rich and diverse as any other. It is the country where Buddhism originated, a religion that is fourth in terms of worldwide denomination. And it is the country that gave us the art of yoga. A country with such a healthy culture should know what it is doing when it started yoga. And with its longevity, you just know that it works. As an aside, yoga was based on the meditation techniques of Buddha himself. Now that's something worth considering.

So, a meditation technique that was established by the enlightened Buddha himself. What now? Well if you are a Buddhist, it would mean a lot of course, but if you are a normal practitioner then it adds to the glorious history of the art. In the beginning, of course yoga positions are not as diverse and numerous as it is today. It all started with the lotus position. What is it? Well if you can imagine the Buddha sitting cross legged, then you have just pictured the lotus position. Of course today the number of positions has grown exponentially. But in the end, the essence of the original lotus position is maintained.

So which yoga position is perfect for you? Well, it really depends on what you are after. If you are just after the meditation aspect of yoga, then the aforementioned lotus position is good enough. But if you want to stretch your limits, meditation and being mentally aware of your surrounding, then there are dozens of other yoga positions to consider. If you want to sharpen your mind only, no spiritual or physical testing of limits, there's a yoga position for you. Basically, yoga is chock full of positions you can use, depending on what you intend to hone. Meditation only? Check. Meditation plus spirituality? Check. Spirituality and physical? Check. And any combination of the three, you can find a position for you.

Now, if you want to learn more about yoga positions, you can visit the nearest yoga instructor and have him or her teach you what you want. But if you don't have the time to go to a yoga instructor, then all you need to do is search the Internet for the best reference material to show you all the positions that you need. So you don't really need to go to an instructor just so you can learn a yoga position or two, all you need is a little click here and there and you will have the best reference material you will ever need for yoga positions.




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