Intentions Continued

An example of this within my own journey was when I decided it was time to make a commitment to improve my health.  I had some health concerns with my blood pressure, insomnia and stress.  I had to make some major changes in my diet and exercise program. 

My yoga teacher advised me to do yoga daily.  I did not realize in the beginning that inorder to really see results, you have to practice yoga on a daily basis.  Once I made that commitment, I began to see enormous results.  My physical and emotional health improved greatly, which in turn allowed me to enjoy a greater quality of my life and my relationships.  I learned how to relax and meditate; which really improved my sleep.  Yoga is so wonderful.  You have to try it for yourself.

Intentions

I believe that the experience of each moment presents an opportunity for a new life.  Many of us go through the motions in life without fully realizing our potential for greatness, let alone true goodness or even basic kindness.  Passing routinely through the events in one's lifetime, from one to the next without honest reflection or examination of the meaning in them and how each experience shapes us personally, denies us that potential.  We fill our days with commitments and obligations to others, but often forget to think about ourselves.  Focusing on thy self may sound selfish or egocentric when, in truth, it can at times be one of the most generous things one can do for others.  As we come to a deeper understanding of the self and our own actions, we are more likely to understand those of others.  And in doing so, we are brought together in purpose and spirit, which ultimately defines the human condition.

Vision and Hearing can Improve with Yoga Stretches

Normal vision and hearing depend to a large extent on the eyes and ears receiving a good nerve and blood supply.  The nerves and blood vessels which supply the eyes and ears have to pass through the neck.  As we get older, the neck becomes less flexible, like the rest of the spine, and there is a tendency for nerves and blood vessels to be encroached upon as they travel through the neck.  Yoga postures and yoga neck exercises improve the condition of the neck, resulting in better eyesight and improved hearing.

Mental and emotional benefits-because of yoga's rejuvenation effects on the glands and nervous system, including the brain, yoga results in a positive mental/emotional state.  It will help you to feel more confident, enthusiastic and generally optismistic.  You will also become more creative in your everyday life.

Health and Beauty Benefits of Daily Yoga

1.  Live Longer

Yoga affects all the important determinants of a long life: the brain, glands, spine and internal organs.

2.  Increased resistance to disease

Yoga produces a healthy strong body with increased immunity against disease.  This increased resistance extends from the common cold to serious diseases like cancer.

3.  Look and feel younger

Yoga reduces facial wrinkles and produces a natural face-lift.  This is mainly due to the inverted postures.  By doing the inverted postures for a few minutes each day, we reverse the effect of gravity and use it to our advantage.  The result is firmer facial muscles, which cause a reduction in wrinkles, and a natural face-life.  Yoga will take years from your face and add years to your life.  As you get older, you will take on an ageless appearance.

Renew with Yoga

1.  Increase emotional and physical well being

2.  Improve concentration

3.  Ease stiffness of muscles and joints

4.  Improve sleep

5.  Relieve backaches, headaches and fatigue

6.  Improve balance, strength and coordination

7.  Promotes calmness of mind and body

Relaxing at Home

• Keep elevated music playing softly throughout the day and night.
• Recognize when you are beginning to feel out of balance emotionally and mentally.  Excuse yourself for a few minutes, drink some water; and go to a private place.  Sit and breathe long and deep, or do Breath of Fire.  Talk to yourself as your own best friend.
• Eat a few raisins in the late afternoon for energy.     

Staying Relaxed Throughout The Day

At The Office

• Type with the pads of the fingers, not the tips, to protect the sensitive tips and the brain areas they reflex to.
• Get up every few hours and stretch down to your feet.  Breathe deeply and hang forward or hold onto the desk and stretch.  Roll your head around on your neck slowly in both directions.
• Anytime during the day that you feel tired or depressed, drink a full glass of water.  After working for a few hours on the computer, take a break and put a cold wet paper towel on your face, eyes, and back of neck, and wash your hands in cold water.  This is to protect your nervous system from the effects of the magnetic field of the computer.
• At least once a day, move 8 feet or more away from the computer and eat fruit for rejuvenation.