Discover How Yoga Will Help You Reach Your Goals - Part 1
Time is valuable and there are a number of successful methods
for goal realization. Yoga will cross train your mind and body
for maximum potential. Imagine being able to optimize your
attitude in one hour, per day, or less. Every day, people attend
Yoga classes for physical or mental health, and walk away with
the tools, to be masters of their own destiny.
How is this possible? Regular attendance to Yoga classes, will
result in a positive attitude adjustment for the student. Many
of us walk around with a "perceived handicap." We blame
everything for our set backs and lack of opportunities. Society,
your boss, and your family, are all easy targets to blame, for
lack of opportunities.
It is true that age, financial status, gender, and ethnic
background, are factors in success. However, these factors can
all be overcome by working toward your goal on a daily basis,
and taking life one-step-at- a-time. Remember, that if you think
you situation is a disability, it will be.
How can Yoga do anything for you? For one thing, you will
appreciate life to it's fullest. You will stop wasting time, by
letting daily opportunities go by. Many of us have
opportunities, but we think it won't work, we don't have what it
takes for success, or we lack the drive to carry a plan through.
Yoga and meditation teach you to supervise your mind. Your mind
has been allowed to work against you. Much like a "back seat
driver," the mind is good at "second guessing," fearing,
doubting, and discouraging new ideas. The mind would prefer to
stay in one place, and let the world go by. Leaving you in a
deeper state of frustration, by worrying about making a mistake.
You have to cultivate a positive relationship with your mind,
through practicing Yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques
(pranayama), and meditation. You can find all this, and much
more, in your local Yoga class. All you have to do is make it a
regular routine. Yoga classes are everywhere, from corporate
health clubs to senior centers. Whether you practice before, or
after, work is not important, and you will start to feel the
mental benefits, right away.
Many Yoga students walk away from their first class feeling
guilty, that it took so long to start. They anguish over the
fact they procrastinated so long. However, the important part is
to start and continue your Yoga practice. There is also a common
feeling of euphoria during and after Yoga classes. The group
support, classroom atmosphere, and the endorphins, will make
your day a much better one.