The Best Personal Development System in the World - Yoga
General, Physical Fitness, Spirituality, Yoga, Meditation No Comments »Having realized that such a wonderful personal development system is right here under my nose, I decided to enroll myself in a Yoga class. India being a land of Yoga, there is no dearth of Yoga teachers and Yoga classes. In recent times due to popularity of Yoga many so called “experts” in Yoga have mushroomed. So the first task for me was to find out and ensure that the Yoga class I enroll myself in imparts the best yoga training, and has excellent Yoga teachers. With little search, I found one. The training is completely FREE.
One obstacle, however, stood in my way. The Yoga training classes were to start in the morning at Six AM sharp. The place of Yoga training is Eight Kms away from my home and takes approx Thirty minutes to reach there. This meant that if i was to reach there sharply on time, I should wake up at 5 AM. Tough task hmm..
Finally I gathered all my mental might and made a determination to join Yoga training and to reach the place 10 minutes before the scheduled time. While writing this I feel proud to mention that today was the third day in succession (the course will finish on the last day of this month) that I made it. I actually woke up at 5 AM; performed my morning chores including bathing, and reached the Ashram at 5.50 AM. I pray to Lord to continue to give me such motivation day by day, every day and even beyond that.
The teaching there is doubtlessly wonderful. By now they have taught me Utthit Vivekasana (standing pose in which one performs mental prayer, and also relaxes one’s body), Sharir Sanchalan (bodily movements, which frees your body and prepares you for performance of further Yogasanas), Tadasana (a standing pose in which one stretches one’s body where a slightly so as to make it energetic).
Yoga basically has eight limbs. Therefore Yoga is called as Ashtanga Yoga. And here lies the reason why I call the Yoga is a holistic personal development system. The eight limbs of Yoga are:
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Yamas
Niyamas
Asanas
Pranayama
Pratyahara
Dharana
Dhyana
Samadhi
Yama and Niyama constitute that part of the training which takes care of one’s social well-being. It teaches the individual those principles which helps him improve his social relationships, develop good conduct so as to make them trustworthy in the eyes of people, develop character.
Asanas and Pranayamas constitute that part of you a training which develops one’s physical health, and develops superbly. Asanas are certain bodily movements and postures which are to be performed very consciously and slowly so as to achieve the desired effect. The best part of these is that practice of Asanas and Pranayamas automatically helps and motivates the individual to practice and go for other limbs of Ashtanga Yoga.
Pratyahara and Dharana constitute that part of Yoga training which develops one’s mental and intellectual faculties.
Dhyana and Samadhi at that part of the Yoga system which take care of one’s spiritual needs. In fact, if one achieves Samadhi, then there is no need to go for anything else, for achievement of Samadhi results in gaining a self-knowledge. It helps the individual to achieve union with God.
Western management gurus and leaders have, on and off said that if one is to achieve total success in one’s life, then he needs to master for basic areas of his life. These areas are social, physical, mental and spiritual. Exactly this is what Yoga helps one to achieve. If all the four things fall in place, material prosperity automatically follows. Sometimes it so happens that because of acquisition of divine knowledge through practice of Yoga, the need for slowly and automatically subsides.
This is how one can understand the importance of practice of Yoga in one’s life. As I undergo more trading in Yoga, I will be sharing with you my experiences through these posts.
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