By Er. Rajesh Pathak
Wherever you get a chance to do your physical exercise, you should do it . So assumes the film actor, Anil Kapoor. And he came to limelight a few months back as he did exercise even inside the aeroplane when he had been on his way to the Toronto International film festival a few months back . I do that because I want to look my best, he added then .
What is called being a regular, it is the first requirement to get the health issues resolved through Yoga, as well. Sharing his experience, Yogacharya Dr Chetanya of RSS says that once a Reader of Chemistry of Madurai University told him that he could not have had proper sleep for the last 20 years. Dr.Chetnaya first had him perform Shavasana, and some other Yogic exercises under his guidance for 3-4 days. Later he told him, unless the cause being inevitable, to continue them rest of the life without a break. Now the professor has got back his normal sleep.
Psychiatry and Ayurveda department of BHU medical science research institute jointly conducted a study recently and claimed that through Preksha dhyan( Kayotsarg, Shavasan, Antaryatra) and Yognidra that the depression and several other mental ailments could be treated to a great extent.
Sachin Tendulkar says that once he had been in big trouble due to back pain. One day wicket keeper, Kiran More, took him to world renowned Yoga Guru, late B.K. S. Iyangar. The divine glow and compassion of a heart that emitted through him impressed Sachin a lot. He did Yoga for a one week under his guidance initially. ‘Since then I do Yoga daily at home. So much benefit it went to yield that thereafter I saved from surgery suggested by a team of allopathic doctors!', adds Sachin. He never forgets what Iyangar used to say-‘ Never miss your practice, never for a day . And feel the wonder of Yoga!'
Importance of continuity lies in the fact that every other day we cross a new limit, and fixes a next stage to do better than the earlier one . As such if we miss the regularity or continuity the perfection achieved so far gets lost. It was the view of BKS Iyengar.
And what Yog-darshan says, see- ‘Sthir sukhmasnam'. Means, the natural state of happiness that lies in the balanced body is what is called Aasnas! It is because of being done with a controlled regime of breath, and in slow motion that body, mind and prana (vitality) nourished through Yogasanas. Vata-pitta-kaffa (Anabolism- Catabolism- Metabolism) get controlled as also , bringing about the balance in the either sides of brain. ‘Yoga makes us realize that the remedy lies not somewhere out , but within ourselves. It is medicinal power lying dormant that activates and emanates from our body through Yoga, which ultimately keeps us healthy sustainably. The happy hormones like endorphin also releases through it in the process. And in case of mental upheavals the Yoga integrated in your life, therefore, composes you. '- says Acharya Balkrishna.
