Discover Yoga to Manage Stress

Yoga is at last coming into its own in the Western world. After many years of being dismissed as a bizarre cult attractive only to eccentrics, it is today recognized as a fundamental art and skill. More than that, many of its most bitter opponents have now embraced it as a way of life.

The ancients who formulated the science of Yoga were way ahead of us in our modern world of stress and hurry. Thousands of years ago, they recognized man’s basic need for discipline to counteract the physical and spiritual deterioration caused by the mere fight for survival and evolved a science which is as ancient as it is modern.

Yoga embodies the secrets of successful living and combines profound and age-old truths with a way of life acceptable to the modern mind. It is a philosophy which integrates the individual life and the world surrounding us to achieve a basic harmony and equilibrium in the heart and mind of man.

To function on a higher level, either mentally or physically, the first step must always be to rid the body of the impurities that cause disease and which impede spiritual development. One can draw the analogy of the window which must be cleaned before one can see the light clearly through it.

This basic principle of purification underlines all Yogic practice. At the same time, it aims to establish a balance in the body so that it functions, as it were, like a perfect machine. When this state of physical balance is achieved, one realizes the ultimate in pure thought and reason.

Many Westerners, moving as they do in a world of hurry and stress, feel that Yoga holds nothing for them and that the whole philosophy is rather remote, vague, and impractical. They fail to see how the ancient system of Yoga provides an effective answer to the many problems of modern life and can act as a protection from the numerous stresses of the environment.

If you …

• Are overweight and lack the will-power to diet
• Sometimes find yourself unable to cope with the tumult of everyday life
• Are irritable, worried, and nervous
• Are plagued by indigestion and other stress symptoms
• Are simply seeking something, you know not what, that goes above and beyond the superficial level of everyday living …

Then it may be time to investigate the art of Yoga. Discover how it can influence and help you in your daily life. Discover how it will gradually invade every part of your life, from your attitude towards your fellow humans to the way you sleep, breathe, think, and even eat.