| The human body, which contains imbalances of | | | | character and compassion. While a beginner does not |
| physical and mental level, develops disease either of | | | | realize that they are actually building their mind as well |
| body or mind eventually. Many people if they do not | | | | as their bodies when performing these postures. Many |
| feel any pain or discomfort do not realize this and go | | | | people after practicing yoga for few days experience |
| on with their lives. Yoga has the ability to cure these | | | | feeling light and having a cheerful mood. As long as a |
| underlying imbalances and keeps a person healthy and | | | | person has his health they do not think about |
| also helps the person from contracting any diseases in | | | | developing their mind. But we need healthy bodies in |
| future. | | | | order to get a healthy mind and yoga helps in |
| Many People do not realize that the human body, mind | | | | achieving those. |
| and soul are interconnected with each other and have | | | | Unless we are ready to cross the boundaries and |
| be in harmony for the human body to function properly. | | | | compulsions provided by the human body we will not |
| Any time the imbalance occurs in one of them, it will | | | | be able to cross the known frontiers, that is to |
| eventually lead to developing some form of disease. In | | | | increase our perception and build character, yoga is |
| fact the health of a human body can be categorized | | | | ideal for this. The qualities to unlocking the potential of |
| into the following Physical Health, Mental Health, Moral | | | | human body and mind are purity and sensitivity. Not |
| Health and Health of perception. If the Person has a | | | | only do they just help us becoming a better person but |
| firm body and emotionally stable mind they will gain | | | | also help our surrounding environment. On the other |
| wisdom and eventually lead to freeing the soul. | | | | hand we should avoid the rigidity for it means |
| But a student of yoga never forgets that health starts | | | | becoming impure and will make us insensitive. |
| with the physical body. Health of the physical body is | | | | People must realize that we must maintain a harmony |
| not something you would want to bargain for nor can it | | | | within our body, as well as with the world. For example |
| achieved in the form of taking medicine or health | | | | a man has become used to comforts in life which he |
| supplements. It can be earned only through effort and | | | | buys with his wealth such as a temperature controlled |
| sweat. If a plant or a tree is healthy then the fruits | | | | house and car which he uses to drive distances he |
| yielded by it are in abundance. Likewise, if a person is | | | | can easily walk. By failing to adapt to the surroundings |
| healthy then great things can be achieved by him. | | | | easily he is putting himself at risk, for instance what |
| Practicing yogasana (various yoga postures) for | | | | happens if he loses his wealth suddenly and all the |
| achieving physical health is just the beginning, when a | | | | comfort of life vanishes as he cannot afford them |
| person is performing a simple yoga posture they will | | | | easily anymore? By maintaining a balance with our |
| experience various levels of quest. They are, external | | | | body and surroundings we will be able to adapt easily |
| quest tones the physical self, internal quest helps a | | | | to the changes in life, yoga teaches a person to adapt |
| person attain clarity of mind and gain wisdom, while | | | | easily to anything in life. |
| innermost quest helps a yogi (student of yoga) to build | | | | |