Advantages: physical and mental improvement Disadvantages: must be practiced every day
I practice Yoga for three years and here you will read what my impression is.
Yoga is a way of life. Yoga is for people who want to improve their selves physically and mentally. If your goal is to lose weight and improve physical condition only and you don?t want to change anything related with your mind then you will find that Yoga is boring.
There is a big difference between doing something with and without awareness. Yoga helps us to aware our actions, our body and our mind.
One very easy example so that you understand the difference between the ordinary physical exercise and Yoga:
-turn your right ankle ten times on the left as fast as you want .. this is ordinary physical exercise
-close your eyes, feel your right ankle, take a deep breath, turn it tem times on the left very slowly, take a breath when it goes up ...
nadia71 23.10.2009
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Advantages: Useful for everyone regardless of age Disadvantages: None
Yoga was Developed in India, it is a psycho-physical discipline with roots going back to more than 5,000 years...The word "Yoga" means union.
Yoga has four paths according to the Shastras or the Knowledge books...JNANA (knowledge or wisdom), Bhakti ( Devotion)
Karma ( Action) , and Raja ( Self control)...
ABOUT THE DVD
If one is interested and serious about taking up Yoga then this is the right DVD to get one started..The video demonstrates the basic postures or asanas clearly and gives tips on getting them right....
This DVD is perfect for Beginners and especially for those over 40, as many of the other 'ASANAS or Postures, mentioned in most other DVDs are meant for younger and fitter people...whereas the Aasanas shown here are easy to follow for anyone regardless of age...
The instructions by the Yoga Master is very helpful ...
Advantages: Good for health Disadvantages: Possibility of injury
I started practising yoga last January. Geri yoga was the first yoga DVD that I brought, and it offered a good introduction to many of the yoga postures. The introduction is useful to learn the breathing, and principles behind yoga. For the first few weeks (and months) flexibility was a major obstacle. However, if you listen to your body, and only do as much as you can without pushing yourself, then your overall fitness level will improve from yoga. Last year, I was unable to do many of the postures. Through regular practice, I can now achieve all of the poses. After practising yoga about 2 or 3 times a week, I soon began to feel the difference. Never force your body to do anything in yoga, if it hurts then stop. If you don’t listen to your body you will cause yourself serious injuries.
Yoga can be practised everyday. If you do ...
