A Simple Red Book About Yoga and You : A Quick Read about Yoga

Whether your goal is greater enlightenment a more toned and muscular body or relief from disease there’s a yoga for you. This book will serve as a guide. Yoga is something different to most people. It’s quite diverse and practitioners have different expectations when they start. That’s perfectly okay.          The philosophy of yoga has been around for 5000 years. That’s an undeniable staying power. “Yoga is not just an ‘exercise’ it is a philosophy a way of thinking rather than a religion.”In ancient India the word yoga meant union. It refers to a union of the entire self – mind body and spirit. This union is achieved through physical poses frequently called asanas although asana is just one of the many types of yoga. These poses are meant to heighten awareness of mind and body which makes yoga a natural corollary to meditation. Today’s researchers are discovering the many benefits of yoga. While it can increase spirituality it also has the ability to heal many ailments and diseases especially stress immune system disorders and heart problems. It also provides increased flexibility which can reverse the aging process. The more vigorous yoga practices are considered cardiovascular exercises. Along with a proper diet you will be able to lose weight. The gentler types of yoga do not have cardiovascular benefits so remember to do additional exercises.