Clients often ask my opinion on Yoga as a form of exercise. I'll state unequivocally that for the exercise_Yoga is really really amazingly good for you. Especially if you have little or no stretching in your movement life. However, with a good teacher to help you understand the deeper philosophy Yoga can become a whole path. One quite unique as a form of personal growth_beyond the fitness-craze and well into the realms of the transpersonal. To begin to understand what Yoga is about one must read Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Click on the post title to go there. If you want to know what the effects on the body are then read The Anatomy of Hatha Yoga below. I have many anatomy books but this is one text that I refer to often. The chapter on breathing alone is priceless. Om Shanti.Sunday, December 04, 2005
Alex on Yoga
Clients often ask my opinion on Yoga as a form of exercise. I'll state unequivocally that for the exercise_Yoga is really really amazingly good for you. Especially if you have little or no stretching in your movement life. However, with a good teacher to help you understand the deeper philosophy Yoga can become a whole path. One quite unique as a form of personal growth_beyond the fitness-craze and well into the realms of the transpersonal. To begin to understand what Yoga is about one must read Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Click on the post title to go there. If you want to know what the effects on the body are then read The Anatomy of Hatha Yoga below. I have many anatomy books but this is one text that I refer to often. The chapter on breathing alone is priceless. Om Shanti.
