One of the best things about the times we live in has been the spread of the practice of yoga from India to almost every country in the world! It starts with the physical aspects, but very soon the spiritual, mental and emotional benefits come to the fore as well and then the practitioner is hooked for life.
It is said that yoga was introduced to the western world in a well thought-out plan by the Himalayan masters, whereby they deputed Paramahansa Yogananda, who introduced the concept of Kriya yoga along with his talk on the ‘Science of Religion ’ in the USA.
A learned Guru had predicted that ‘the message of yoga will encircle the world and aid in assisting the brotherhood of man.’ He has been proved right. There is many a centre de yoga in Europe, the French term for yoga studio, where people can go and learn yoga with others.
Yoga opens a person’s individual consciousness to a greater universal field of consciousness. The physical asanas or practices called hatha yoga is the doorway for the common man to enter the world of yoga. These prepare the person for higher experiences like meditation . With the practice of yoga, we come to know we are connected with everything and can relate to everyone and everything in our environment in the knowledge that they are part of ourselves.
Benefits of Yoga :
- Apart from the true essence of yoga outlined above, there are numerous benefits to the human body and psyche.
- Yoga helps to recover from mental, physical and emotional ailments. It is used to help addicts get over their addiction to alcohol. There are reports of having cured cancer with the practice of yoga. Back problems that plague professional football players and war veterans, have been cured as well.
- Yoga improves academic performance in children and simple breathing exercises taught to them helps them to slow down and ground their activities.
- Yoga can help one to rewire one’s brain and this has been known for centuries before the term neuroplasticity came into being.
It is no wonder then that corporate yoga has become widespread these days. Corporate yoga is a program offered by companies for their executives to take up during office hours, in which an instructor teaches them asanas and meditation with the aim of reducing work related stress and increasing their well being. Certain work related rules and regulations have to be followed in any practice in the work environment and for yoga it is no different.
Brussels is an important center for yoga and the practice of yoga there over the years has earned it the moniker of yoga bruxelles .
So if you have not started yet, get going on a cours de yoga. The benefits will soon begin to show in your life.
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