| Can the power of yoga really cure us? Is it true that if | | | | of seeing the world. Through meditation, discipline, and |
| you have a medical ailment, yoga could be the answer | | | | a philosophical way of looking at you in conjunction |
| to your prayers? Have you heard about the story of | | | | with the world around you, yoga tries to take you to |
| Sue Cohen? She is an accountant, 54 years old who | | | | higher levels of "maturity." |
| was diagnosed with breast cancer. She claims that | | | | The power of yoga lies in you. You have to practice |
| after her surgery, she could not lift her arm at all. That | | | | and learn how to look beyond what is materialistic and |
| was around 5 years ago. Today, Sue Cohen is | | | | earthly, to see a world that can be peaceful and |
| cancer-free and can move freely. In fact she can | | | | stress-free. Many celebrities endorse yoga as a |
| even stand on her head! Sue Cohen believes that | | | | means of getting in touch with their inner self. It is also |
| what cured her was yoga. She was encouraged | | | | considered by them as a form of mental and physical |
| through yoga to do things she never thought she could, | | | | exercise. These celebrities have made yoga a byword |
| and she did! | | | | in our society. By practicing it and talking about it, |
| Many more have come forward claiming that the | | | | people have come to know, try and appreciate yoga |
| power of yoga brought them back to form. They feel | | | | as a form of release. |
| lighter in spirit, less to no stress, and many, many more | | | | The power of yoga is not in the postures and poses, |
| positive changes in their perspective and physical | | | | but in the meditative breathing techniques that will |
| aspect. Some have even reported having been able to | | | | teach you to develop mental clarity, get you to be |
| lose weight, quit smoking, conquer fears, and improve | | | | happier with life and more relaxed. |
| overall performance. | | | | The reason many famous people have been doing |
| So, what's the actual power of yoga that can effect | | | | yoga is probably because they are in very stressful |
| these changes? Or are they just mere assumptions | | | | surroundings. They needed a release, and they have |
| that have no basis or scientific logic behind it? | | | | found it in yoga. That is the power of yoga. |
| Technically, the power of yoga is in the mind because | | | | It brings inner peace which is seen in the faces and |
| there have been no substantive study that will back up | | | | attitudes of the yoga advocates. So many have come |
| any of these claims. While they may be true, they are | | | | to be a part of the yoga trend, the figures doubling in |
| not confirmed by science, Western science. | | | | the last 5 years alone. If you step into a health club, the |
| There is a huge difference between the Western and | | | | probability that you will find a yoga class is pretty high. |
| Eastern ways. In India, yoga is encouraged because | | | | You should try it because it can change your life. The |
| they believe that it is a holistic way of approaching life. | | | | power of yoga have worked on millions of people |
| Yoga tries to blend all aspects of your life. It is a way | | | | worldwide, why won't it work on you? |