Yoga - Enlighting the Soul
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Yoga is gaining a lot of popularity these days. Mysore is called the yoga capital of India. Pattabi jois, BK Iyengar are some of the doyens of Indian Yoga. Yoga helps in curing lots of ailments. I, myself, have been practising yoga for many years & even taught yoga to many a lot. I had never imagined I would teach Yoga one day. It is usually done in the morning. Some of the people who were practising with me were cured of problems like diabetes, muscle problems, etc if not completely.I like it very much.Practising Yoga would reduce the process of aging.We would look younger. Many foreigners come to mysore regualrly for learning yoga. It has become a big craze in the US. Some of the Yoga gurus in India would teach only for foreigners.Yoga schools have mushroomed in the US over the last few years.Yoga helps in enlightment of the soul. It helps one to know himself better. The greatest kannada actor of all time Dr. Rajkumar was practising yoga for a long time.He has even shown his yoga in some of the movies. It is suitable for people of all ages. Even elderly people can do yoga . We should not allow for commercialization of Yoga. it is the best medicine for stress. Yoga has enlightned many people. Regular practising of it helps keeping many problems away.