Yoga Practice

Yoga is a constant state of awareness. Only when we incorporate it in daily life will we feel the sense of freedom that comes from discipline. This may sound like an oxymoron: discipline and freedom. But yoga marries these two, when it becomes easy to slip in yoga practice as part of daily routine. Though yoga is best done at a specific time, with a calm state of mind, you can still incorporate a meditative attitude in everything you do, thus making your life a yogic flow of awareness. While sitting before the television you can sit cross-legged, even on chairs as you can while working at computers at home. Similarly one can try simple asanas that are quite effective in the long run to keep yourself fit.

Again, while avoiding lift to walk up stairs, you can practice to inhale for four steps upwards and hold the breath for four steps and exhale for four steps. This process is known as pranayam. If you commute by a vehicle (which you are not driving yourself, of course), you may practice eye exercises, keeping your eyes open or shut. You can practice gentle energy-releasing poses, called the pawan muktasana series, wherever you are sitting, standing when at work or at home.

These are easy to practice though their impact is truly phenomenal since they drain out the lymphatic system, detoxify gently, and stretch muscles as well as the surrounding tissue.