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The Power of Yoga Far Outstrips Modern Medicine



                                                                Yoga, the ancient bodymind and
                                                                spirit practice, has been known
                                                                mainly for the benefits of this
                                                                system's exercises. But for
                                                                thousands of years, since the
                                                                Ancients themselves explored
                                                                and developed Yoga, it has
                                                                been used as a deeply healing
                                                                process. A systematic process
                                                                which not only helps us to stay
                                                                strong and vital, keeps stress at
                                                                bay but which can also prevent
                                                                disease and promote rapid
                                                                healing.



And all this, where modern medicine can often cause more side effects rather than actually
healing illness and disease.

Yoga is powerful because it “works” on the whole person, on the mind, the body and the spirit.
There is something in Yoga for the body's energy, for all the body's systems – circulation,
digestion, hormones, metabolism, the brain as well as all the vital organs, and very importantly,
the psyche. And along with its “sister” Ayurveda, the nutritional healing system of the
knowledge and wisdom of food and balance in life, the Ancients indeed gave us a great gift of
health and life energy.


                                                                We understand today that most
                                                                disease is caused by three
                                                                things: nutrition or malnutrition,
                                                                elimination (or lack of) and
                                                                toxicity, and of course, stress.


                                                                And Yoga has teaching,
                                                                education or guidance to
                                                                alleviate and counter all of these
                                                                negatives of modern life. Teach
                                                                a person self-control, give them
                                                                positive guidance, and let them
                                                                feel the amazing benefits of
wellbeing and you give a person
                                                                health and vitality for life – to
                                                                enjoy life as we're supposed to,
                                                                to our full potential.


                                                                Personally, as a teacher, I have
                                                                worked privately with people
                                                                living with Athsma, Attention
                                                                Deficit disorders (children
                                                                included), stress-related mental
                                                                health conditions, emotional
                                                                difficulties, in recovery from
                                                                Cancer and heart disease,
                                                                hormone imbalances, Chronic
                                                                Fatigue . . . the list is almost
                                                                endless. And many of these
                                                                people had given up on modern
                                                                medicine and the modern
                                                                system of diagnosing disease
                                                                and disorder in the bodymind
                                                                and emotional system of a
                                                                human being.

Just as an example, I'm often asked which postures are best for weight loss. I always
answer: “That's not how I teach. I only teach the whole of Yoga.” We never do anything in
isolation in Yoga – and everything we do is about discovering more, more about our bodies,
more about our minds and spirits, more about ourselves. You, as a whole person, are a process
to be continually rediscovered!

                                                                Being in a regular Yoga Practice
                                                                usually has the benefit of
                                                                naturally maintaining a healthy
                                                                body-weight.

                                                               For the obvious reasons of
                                                               physical benefits of the postures
                                                               of Yogasana: not only the toning
                                                               and strengthening of muscles,
                                                               or the “fat draining” properties of
                                                               the twist postures, but also the
                                                               metabolism regulating of
                                                               inversions (shoulderstands
                                                               especially) and the internal
                                                               organ toning and nourishing of
                                                               the Surya Namaskara
                                                               sequences (Sun Salutations). A
regular practice of Hatha Yoga brings the balance we need, between the dynamic and passive
nature of our energy; and in the more passive states that we attain during practice, then the
mind and emotions are given the chance for clearing and detoxifying on a regular basis. And
this is so, so important in maintaining balance to your whole system as a human being. I
always think we get rid of more “rubbish” from our systems during the practice of passive
poses, deep breathwork in Pranayama, stillness in Meditation and the deep rest of Savasana,
or deep relaxation.


                                                              Yoga is so relevant today with
                                                              its system of physical exercises,
                                                              Yogasana, its breathing
                                                              practices, Pranayama, as well
                                                              as meditation and philosophy for
                                                              living life. It's a way of grabbing
                                                              some power back for your own
                                                              life and health. It gives us
                                                              control where otherwise we
                                                              would have to give it over to
                                                              drug companies and private or
                                                              public health services – not that
                                                              there aren't some wonderfully
                                                              dedicated family doctors and
                                                              gifted surgeons, of course.




                                                              So, physical and mental therapy
                                                              is one of Yoga's most important
                                                              achievements, and of course
                                                              that power comes from the fact
                                                              that it is working on a holistic
                                                              (whole person) principle of
                                                              harmony and unification. We
                                                              harmonise the body and the
                                                              mind with the breath, the
                                                              emotions, and the spirit. And of
                                                              course our unification with the
                                                              whole, the whole of humanity,
                                                              the cosmos, our universe and
                                                              life force is so important for our
                                                              wellbeing as a human being.

                                                               Just an example of how
harmonising benefits us is, the balance created in a human being's nervous and endocrine
(hormonal) systems directly influences all the other systems and vital organs of the body.
You might think you are just “
                                                               stretching” but there is so much
                                                               going on as a result – you're
                                                               unblocking, your raising energy
                                                               levels, your digestion gets better
                                                               and that positively affects your
                                                               mental health, you start enjoying
                                                               life more and so your
                                                               relationships improve, you're a
                                                               lot calmer and in control, so you
                                                               don't get as stressed! And of
                                                               course, relaxation and meditation
                                                               replace all the vitality that has
                                                               been “drained” out of you due to
                                                               the increasing pace of life and
                                                               less and less free time off!

But for me as a teacher, one of the main benefits that modern medicine could never provide in a
bottle of tablets or an injection is that yoga provides a way of helping people connect with their
true self. And the feel-good feelings that result simply from this connection are impossible to
compete with!

Just to quote Swami Satyananda “. . . yoga is far from simply being physical exercises, rather,
it is an aid to establishing a new way of life which embraces both inner and outer realities.
However, this way of life is an experience which cannot be understood intellectually and will
only become living knowledge through practice and experience.” In other words, in Yoga, we
practice. We do it. Nobody does it to us, like modern medicine. And that is the greatest healing
power of Yoga.
As founder of suzenyoga,
Susan says: suZenYoga has
five precepts: Spirituality,
Understanding, Zen, Energy
and Nutrition and these are the
basis for the Yoga programs I
am currently developing – and
all designed to make our minds
and bodies a more comfortable
place for our spirits to dwell
while we’re on the path to the
potentials of our Souls.

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WEIGHT MAINTENANCE WITH AYURVEDA

  • 1. The Power of Yoga Far Outstrips Modern Medicine Yoga, the ancient bodymind and spirit practice, has been known mainly for the benefits of this system's exercises. But for thousands of years, since the Ancients themselves explored and developed Yoga, it has been used as a deeply healing process. A systematic process which not only helps us to stay strong and vital, keeps stress at bay but which can also prevent disease and promote rapid healing. And all this, where modern medicine can often cause more side effects rather than actually healing illness and disease. Yoga is powerful because it “works” on the whole person, on the mind, the body and the spirit. There is something in Yoga for the body's energy, for all the body's systems – circulation, digestion, hormones, metabolism, the brain as well as all the vital organs, and very importantly, the psyche. And along with its “sister” Ayurveda, the nutritional healing system of the knowledge and wisdom of food and balance in life, the Ancients indeed gave us a great gift of health and life energy. We understand today that most disease is caused by three things: nutrition or malnutrition, elimination (or lack of) and toxicity, and of course, stress. And Yoga has teaching, education or guidance to alleviate and counter all of these negatives of modern life. Teach a person self-control, give them positive guidance, and let them feel the amazing benefits of
  • 2. wellbeing and you give a person health and vitality for life – to enjoy life as we're supposed to, to our full potential. Personally, as a teacher, I have worked privately with people living with Athsma, Attention Deficit disorders (children included), stress-related mental health conditions, emotional difficulties, in recovery from Cancer and heart disease, hormone imbalances, Chronic Fatigue . . . the list is almost endless. And many of these people had given up on modern medicine and the modern system of diagnosing disease and disorder in the bodymind and emotional system of a human being. Just as an example, I'm often asked which postures are best for weight loss. I always answer: “That's not how I teach. I only teach the whole of Yoga.” We never do anything in isolation in Yoga – and everything we do is about discovering more, more about our bodies, more about our minds and spirits, more about ourselves. You, as a whole person, are a process to be continually rediscovered! Being in a regular Yoga Practice usually has the benefit of naturally maintaining a healthy body-weight. For the obvious reasons of physical benefits of the postures of Yogasana: not only the toning and strengthening of muscles, or the “fat draining” properties of the twist postures, but also the metabolism regulating of inversions (shoulderstands especially) and the internal organ toning and nourishing of the Surya Namaskara sequences (Sun Salutations). A regular practice of Hatha Yoga brings the balance we need, between the dynamic and passive nature of our energy; and in the more passive states that we attain during practice, then the mind and emotions are given the chance for clearing and detoxifying on a regular basis. And
  • 3. this is so, so important in maintaining balance to your whole system as a human being. I always think we get rid of more “rubbish” from our systems during the practice of passive poses, deep breathwork in Pranayama, stillness in Meditation and the deep rest of Savasana, or deep relaxation. Yoga is so relevant today with its system of physical exercises, Yogasana, its breathing practices, Pranayama, as well as meditation and philosophy for living life. It's a way of grabbing some power back for your own life and health. It gives us control where otherwise we would have to give it over to drug companies and private or public health services – not that there aren't some wonderfully dedicated family doctors and gifted surgeons, of course. So, physical and mental therapy is one of Yoga's most important achievements, and of course that power comes from the fact that it is working on a holistic (whole person) principle of harmony and unification. We harmonise the body and the mind with the breath, the emotions, and the spirit. And of course our unification with the whole, the whole of humanity, the cosmos, our universe and life force is so important for our wellbeing as a human being. Just an example of how harmonising benefits us is, the balance created in a human being's nervous and endocrine (hormonal) systems directly influences all the other systems and vital organs of the body.
  • 4. You might think you are just “ stretching” but there is so much going on as a result – you're unblocking, your raising energy levels, your digestion gets better and that positively affects your mental health, you start enjoying life more and so your relationships improve, you're a lot calmer and in control, so you don't get as stressed! And of course, relaxation and meditation replace all the vitality that has been “drained” out of you due to the increasing pace of life and less and less free time off! But for me as a teacher, one of the main benefits that modern medicine could never provide in a bottle of tablets or an injection is that yoga provides a way of helping people connect with their true self. And the feel-good feelings that result simply from this connection are impossible to compete with! Just to quote Swami Satyananda “. . . yoga is far from simply being physical exercises, rather, it is an aid to establishing a new way of life which embraces both inner and outer realities. However, this way of life is an experience which cannot be understood intellectually and will only become living knowledge through practice and experience.” In other words, in Yoga, we practice. We do it. Nobody does it to us, like modern medicine. And that is the greatest healing power of Yoga.
  • 5. As founder of suzenyoga, Susan says: suZenYoga has five precepts: Spirituality, Understanding, Zen, Energy and Nutrition and these are the basis for the Yoga programs I am currently developing – and all designed to make our minds and bodies a more comfortable place for our spirits to dwell while we’re on the path to the potentials of our Souls.