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The practice of yoga

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 | Yoga Basics with No Comments »

Many years back, with reference to anecdote of Bill and Hillary Clinton, it has been known that Hillary had dragged Bill to yoga class. The most surprising thing was that, there he was a single man. Similarly, in many countries, the yoga classes are mostly famous among the women. The likely reason for this trend may be that yoga is mostly concerned for losing weight and becoming more beautiful. Below are some views regarding the role of yoga making person look attractive: 

There is no debate on the issue that yoga can help person to remain fit and healthy. For a person to be fit and look beautiful, one must do proper medication, regular exercise, practice different yoga postures in a proper manner. 

The concept of beauty has always gone along with the biological and evolutionary process. The one having a clear skin complexion is always considered to be in a good health. From the time of our ancestors it has been in practice to choose the partners of good health so that the future generations could inherit their gene and be healthy. 

But, beauty doesn’t solely depend upon the physical factors and appearance. The many internal factors such as proper digestion, functioning of physical organs, and different physiology of body have impact on the outer look of the individual. There is a great role of internal physiology and spiritual factors to make us feel good and look us better. 

The known best part of yoga is the physical practices such as yoga postures (asanas). But the main principle of yoga is a moral code which defines-a life in which a person can live in a harmony with himself and with the society.  And this principle of lifestyle is known as “Yama” and “Niyama.” 

The term “Yama”, which refers to “that which controls”, actually has 5 parts. These five parts helps a person to remain in harmony with his or her external environment. Among the five parts of Yama, the most important part is “Satya.” 

“Satya” is simply what we call “Truth” and there is no exact translation in English for this Term. In reference to a book, A Guide To Human Conduct, My Guru Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, Satya is defined as “an action of mind and right use of words in the spirit of welfare” which means we should contribute whatever we can, for welfare of others, keeping the good thoughts in the mind and speaking in the spirit to help others. 

The one practicing Satya keeps the positive thoughts in mind and will develop power and straightforwardness. This practice is done in subconscious mind and results in an internal effulgence or glaze called Oias. This inner glaze is a vigor that gets reflected outward and contributes to attractiveness of a person. And the glow you find yourself practicing Satya cannot be duplicated and found by any other makeup! 

The time when you’re of twenty, you’re helped by Mother Nature i.e. your body hormones helps you to blossom and make you physically well-being over these years. But this natural way is not enough so it must be supported by practicing living proper way of life. 

Therefore, in order to make the most of the what god have given you in the physical body you need to practice different physical aspects of yoga like postures, dieting, and fasting to name of few. And likewise, the inner aspect of yoga like meditation and balanced conduct gives you an inner glaze and beauty to remain lifelong even after physical body is on its way to wind-down.

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