Benefits of Yoga?  

I am by no means an expert and I have not been practicing for quite some time, but I do hope to get back into it. When I did Yoga every day I did not need to take medication for my stomach problems, I was almost completely stress free, and I did not have trouble sleeping. Those three factors had a huge impact on my life - it was after I had my second child and began working outside of the home that I no longer had time for Yoga anymore. I could benefit from it so much during this time in my life...

I've been doing Yoga for over 30 years.I can't say enough good things about it. I'm 76 and still working, Haven't had a medical checkup for 28 years. Never take any over-the-counter drugs, (not even an aspirin.) My explanation for this is that Yoga training leads to meditation, which enables the Yogi to "look within." This allows the Yogi to choose the diet that is right for him. I've also seen some of my Past lives, which has led me to a belief in Reincarnation. I practice Yoga for 45 minutes immediately I get up in the morning, (before Breakfast) 6 days a week. I am a Apiarist, and am currently looking after 400 Colonies of Honeybees. Yoga is a series of slow stretching exercises, that strengthen the muscles, while lubricating the Joints. My avatar is myself doing a seated forward stretch.Some of the postures in my routine have taken me years to perfect. Do not be discouraged when beginning yoga, just be patient and get into a routine, and your stiff joints will gradually become flexible once again.

hi vince I would like to know a lot more about it from an elderly woman's point of view. would it help my semi insomnia as I do need some kind of help to relax, I am overweight and a diabetic and I do think
practicing some sort of yoga would help my health. need some direction in this.

Very clever VinceMcMahon, at this stage you alone wants to reap the benefits of Yoga while Marginalizing the the YOGA/MANKIND it self,you are yet to start it that too only after getting all the feedback's its very very mean to not only to the whole of Science of Yoga even not providing enough respect for the then culture which is even older then the Indus Valley Civilization.

At this juncture one must not get carried away that this IVC was the present day India sub-continent in fact,Our history depicts/states that it was the first such civilization on the earth,Its the womb of everything what we see today all the bad as well as the good,It had given birth to many of the rough-states by inflicting/sacrificing deep cut on its soul, but still smiling.

So its not only YOGA its all about the then world or culture the religion,the mankind and their thoughts and the present day generations from the past.Its Too Big to be understood one has to take birth but not one but if not thousand at least 100+ to get it a bit.......

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