Yoga Sutras and the value system it provides, it can be a guide to healthy living.The Yoga of today has definitely changed a lot from its initial beginnings of Yoga Sutras. Although I believe that the mental exploration involved in Yoga Sutras in deeper than in todays Yoga, it does not include as much physical movement that is also beneficial to ones health. I found it so interesting because, although I definitely consider myself a spiritual person, I have drifted from the religious background of my familys upbringing. I have noticed, however, that sometimes I lack the fundamentals that religion provides as a guide. With these teachings, it provides the spirituality of religion and the fundamentals of living a good honorable life with out a lot of the other stuff that pushed me away from religion.Yoga is considered a significant form of therapy in helping to combat a number of health problems by slowing breathing, improving overall fitness, lowering blood pressure, promoting relaxation, and reducing stress. Research shows that because Yoga is a mind-body exercise, it produces a positive psychological change in the body, including the alteration of brain activity reflected by relaxation. Yoga is also known to improve coordination, posture, flexibility, concentration, sleep, and digestion. Yoga is known to also improve circulation and memory in some people. It can also be used as a supplementary therapy to help patients suffering form cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, migraine, and AIDS. It has also been said that it can help fight additions such as smoking. Although there are already some unquestionable benefits to practicing Yoga, a lot is still unknown about it so there will be more research in the future.Overall, I think the practice of Yoga is great. The breathing, meditation and stretching provide for healthy improvement in ones lifestyle. I know that meditation is beneficial to get centered and be best prepared for each day and...
