Cindy Nguyen

Professor Paige

UWRT 1103-021

31 January 2017

The importance and value of yoga in our life

A healthy body is essential to enjoying life to the fullest and regular practice of

yoga can provide a great deal of health benefits. With that being said, human beings are

made up of three components: body, mind and soul. In correspondence to these

components are three needs: health, knowledge and inner peace. Health refers to our

physical need, knowledge is our psychological need and inner peace is spiritual need;

when all three components are present, a sense of enlightenment is created. Through

yoga, one is able to find his or her path to peaceful bliss within him or her self.

The traditional purpose of yoga has always been to bring about a profound

transformation in the person through the transcendence of the ego. Yoga is said to be

more than just mastering postures and increasing your flexibility and strength. Yoga gives

us relief from countless ailments at the physical level such as stress and body tension.

The practice of the postures enhances muscle strength, coordination, and flexibility,

normalizes blood pressure and also improves cardiovascular performance. On a

psychological standpoint, yoga sharpens the intellect and aid in concentration, steadying

the emotions and developing a more positive mindset.

Any gender at any age or health level has the capability to do yoga because it has

various styles, poses, and tempos at which they are performed. Some people find yoga to

be positively addictive and a powerfully effective substitute for negative habits. Whether
born of inspiration or by trial and error, yoga techniques substitute for the kinds of

activities our early human ancestors must have done in the course of just living out in

their arboreal lives considering that this form of art originated roughly five thousand

years ago. In general, any one irrespective of age, health circumstances of life and

religion can practice yoga for it helps to discipline our sense of power with the power of

our own.

The essence of yoga is to make the process of life as efficient and enjoyable as

possible. In the beginning, it is essential to learn not only what stretches are, but how to

relax and breathe as well. To further pursue in the process of yoga, one must understand

that yoga does not bring away the qualities of genuineness, wholesomeness, compassion,

but rather instills them within us. It teaches us that love heals the giver at least as much as

it does the recipient. In addition, therein dwells the sacred power of community, union,

and harmony.

Through the art of yoga, everyone can experience the divine and enjoy the ecstasy

of freedom from pain and ignorance apart from other gracious rewards like longevity and

happiness. It has taken time for us to wind ourselves up in a knot and naturally it takes

time to unravel. As long as we are still breathing, it is never too soon or late to begin the

practice of yoga.