A common man thinks that only the Sages, Saints and Brahmacharies who have renounced the worldly affairs can lead yogic life. This is a misconception. Any individual married or unmarried can make his life pleasant by fallowing the yogic way of life, irrespective of his age occupation, religion, sex, caste and creed.Yoga is for everyone. Some people think yoga is a religious practice that deals with rituals. It is not true. Yoga is a basis of all religions. It educates the practitioner on self understanding, love, selfless service, management of pain and peaceful living. When yoga practice starts in childhood, it is a great blessing for the children. Their systems function well, posture and mental abilities improve, there will be awareness of right and wrong, children will develop positive thinking and emotional stability. Their immune system get strengthened and will be free from disease.
Yoga's central theme remains the highest goal of the spiritual path, yogic practices give direct and tangible benefits to everyone regardless of their spiritual aims. Physical and mental therapy is one of yoga's most important achievements. What makes it so powerful and effective is tha it works on the wholistic principles of harmony and unification. Yoga has succeeded as an alternative form of therapy in different diseases such as asthma, diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, digestive disorders and other ailments of a chronic and constitutional nature where modern science has not. According to medical scientists, yoga therapy is successful because of the balance created in the nervous and endocrine systems which directly influences all the other systems and organs of the body. .
Yoga also cures behavioral disorder, nervous breakdown, and manic depression. Yoga improves posture, increases the intake of oxygen, and enhances the functioning of the respiratory, digestives, endocrine, reproductive and execratory system. Its effects on the emotions or equally beneficial by calming the mind. The benefits of Yoga are numerous, including improved physical fitness, stress control, mental clarity, and greater self-understanding. Regular practice of Yoga helps to keep our body fit, controls cholesterol level, reduces weight, normalizes blood pressure and improves heart performance, enhance muscle strength, flexibility, improve circulation and strengthen the immune system. Yoga is not only as a way to get into shape on several levels but also as a tool for self-healings.