The Natural State of Body and Mind is to be Healthy.
Yoga is a teaching that deals with health, unlike modern western medicine which deals with sickness and cure. Yoga teachings are based on effective and specific information to ensure the healthy functioning of the body and mind.
It provides health, vigor and a constant freshness to the person who practices yoga techniques.
When you practice yoga in your daily life, you will always keep your body in top condition for many years and make your body shine like a new vehicle, just like the car owner who maintains and maintains his own car. Without yoga training, you will look like the owner of a car whose car runs hard in the morning, requires high service costs, regular repairs, and eventually breaks down with serious consequences.
The natural state of body and mind is to be healthy. If you pay attention, the smallest part and function that makes up you always has the purpose of seeking and renewing health. Wounds caused by any reason heal, broken or cracked bones boil, rising fever decreases, accumulated toxins are removed, fatigue goes away.
It is as if there is a miraculous bio-engineering that will allow us to spend our whole lives healthy and peaceful, beyond our control.
This extraordinary life system has many diverse but distinct features that work in harmony.
E.g; strong and flexible structure of muscles, bones and connective tissues; nutrient cycle of the digestive system; respiratory and circulatory system that heals every cell and tissue; such as the nervous system that balances our physical, emotional and mental responses, and the sensitive activity system of hormones…
Unlike the fitness systems practiced today, yoga keeps the body working in harmony with all its parts and ensures that it is in a perfect condition.
It also makes it work in a systematic, balanced way. Being fully healthy after childhood is rare in the modern world. We use this body entrusted to us negatively as if nothing will happen to it without thinking.
However, we should provide our body with free movement, relaxation, fresh air and natural fresh foods. What has been done is the exact opposite. We stay for hours in stuffy, sun-drenched environments, sit uncomfortably, attack hastily cooked meals, and take no time for exercise. If our body complains about this, we often use painkillers without asking an expert, harming the body's natural healing system and silencing the signs that warn us of trouble. Yoga, on the other hand, starts to work these natural systems in harmony again, such as stress, hypertension, fatigue, insomnia…
It offers a healthy life even after unhealthy months or even years resulting in diseases.
Most of the diseases and energy loss that trouble us are caused by the incomplete and inadequate use of these vital functions and the long-term weakening of the body systems. Today, exercise is advocated by all health teachings, but the practice of yoga has a special place. Principled yogis thousands of years ago understood that regular exercises were created not to develop muscles or drain our energy, but to relax the body and stimulate the entire circulatory system down to the cells. In this way, vital organs will work at full capacity, wastes will be destroyed, tissues will be nourished and metabolism will renew itself.
The physical body is only one part of health in Yoga teaching, the soul and mind are just as important.
While yoga in the east combines the science of body, soul and mind, the western approach has been to evaluate them separately. Now Western medicine has discovered that the healing of the mind and emotions is very important for the healing of the body. This discovery quickly created a desire to meet and get acquainted with Yoga in our country and in the world. The best thing to do after this meeting is to include Yoga practices in your life in a disciplined way in order to experience the benefits of Yoga.
Hoping that we can open our hearts to new awareness...
How to İmprove Quality of Life
Our body has a perfect functioning system that surprises us. We live with the perfect combination and harmony of many systems such as the nervous system, skeletal system, circulatory system, endocrine system, muscular system, digestive system, respiratory system and lymphatic system. They work quietly, in harmony, like an orchestra. While they look after us very well with this harmony, can we show them the necessary care?
Especially if you live a city life; It is not easy to protect our health when the negative effects of industrial chemicals, electromagnetic pollution, toxic substances used in agriculture, heavy metals, unconsciously used chemical drugs (not to mention cigarette alcohol, caffeine).
As the years pass like water, our body gradually begins to wear out and lose its functionality as normal. However, when there is a problem in one of these systems we have, we can understand its importance and show the importance it should always be only in these times.
Health is one of the things I care about in my life.
Since my young age, I have had many problems with my health, especially when I was an athlete, and I overcame the problems by paying attention to my life. Living correctly and in a balanced way and improving my quality of life has become a way of life for me. I think that a few simple measures to overcome all these negativities will play a very important role in improving your quality of life.
Three elements are very important for our quality of life.
In order of importance, we need breath, drink (water) and food to continue our lives. We can stay without "breath" for only 1-2 minutes, we can stay without "water" for only a few days, and we can stay without "food" for the longest few weeks. Three very important issues for us. It seems to me that we sometimes forget the importance of these issues.
You ask why? I want to ask you a question! “How many times do you breathe a day?”
Few people can answer this question right away.
Let me tell you, we breathe about 22,000 times a day, and most of these breaths are shallow and inadequate with the upper 3/1 part of our lungs, called collarbone breathing. While we are running, talking and sleeping, we are always breathing, whether we are aware of it or not. Do you think we can increase our quality of life if we consciously take deep and regular breathing from time to time and get more oxygen to our body?
Well, almost 70% of our body is made up of water. If we can adjust the amount of water we drink according to our needs and pay attention to the quality of the water, can we increase our quality of life?
And on the topic of food, I would like to share a quote that I love very much.
B.C. Hippocrates, 'the most important name of medicine' in the 400s, declared the importance of food thousands of years ago by saying, "Let what you eat be your medicine, and your medicine be what you eat". If we, too, can be selectively permeable to the foods that enter our stomach on nutrition discovered thousands of years ago, can we bring about an increase in our quality of life?
Of course, yes to all of them… Small but important details in your life will make a big difference for you. It's about your quality of life, the choices you make, and your conscious living. If you put these issues, which are vital for staying healthy and alive, in the first place in your life and show the necessary care, you can achieve positive changes in your health. I think we owe this much care to our body that has carried us for years. Treat your physical body with love, not as an enemy, but as a friend you love very much, and you will definitely get in return.
Wishing you healthy days…
The Flow of life is not Clear, Sometimes you hit the Bottom, Sometimes you hit the top
From time to time I ask my acquaintances;
"How's it going? Are you satisfied with your situation? How are you feeling?" saying.
“Usually the answer comes like this;”
They say, "How can you have fun, up is a down".
How come I don't understand, I say.
They say, "Whatever, we hit the bottom, we hit the ceiling, so it passes."
And they add, “There will be such blows so that life can be tasted, my dear, otherwise life would be monotonous.”
I'm thinking, is it really fun to hit rock bottom and hit a ceiling? How can it be fun to hit here and there without stopping?
Or do you accept it without thinking because you've always been told that from the past?
Do you say and confirm to those who say these things (I wonder if you are shooting too) that you are right?
Let's try to look at the subject from a different point of view. Body and mind are parts of the same system. This situation is now accepted by science in recent years. In fact, the medical world says that the cause of most physical diseases is mental.
Let's take this case in the direction of the physical body. Suppose that strokes to the bottom and ceiling are necessary for our enjoyment in the body. Let's see what would happen.
I would like to give a few examples;
If your blood pressure is at a low, how do you feel at the top?
What would happen if your blood sugar drops once and then jumps up?
Your heart rate is one low, one high, and you feel palpitations?
Sometimes you go to the toilet twice a day, sometimes there is no sound for 3 days?
These examples go on and on. How would you feel in such situations? How would you like it? You would feel unhealthy, uncomfortable, and sick. It's unpleasant to even think about. As soon as possible, you would go to a specialist doctor to balance your blood pressure, blood sugar, bowel and pulse. Even when you have a blood count, whether your counted blood values are within the reference range on the far right of the paper you are given gives information about your health.
Then there is a balance, a sweet fluctuation, a fluidity for a healthy body.
We mentioned that the Body-Mind are parts of the same system.
So, how mentally healthy can it be to hit more or less constantly? Just like the body, a balance in the mind, a sweet fluctuation will create a much healthier you. Then your pleasure will not be on the bottom or the ceiling. Strokes are now replaced by harmony and caress. Like masters, like yogis, like masters, your body-mind health will be very good and your peace will always be in place.
If you are physically, mentally and spiritually whole and healthy, life will be a happiness in itself.
Love…
People Exist By Being Patient in Life
When you opened your eyes to the world, you were unaware of everything.
Life dragged some like leaves. Some are content with the life they live, some are rebellious. Everyone entered a road, unaware of each other. Everyone's problem is different.
Have you ever thought why you are in a hectic rush?
A crazy endless run, so crazy that you forget where you went in that rush. Only aimless running remained. You have to catch up, but it doesn't matter where or what.
Everything that comes your way in a hurry disturbs you. You want to consume in a short time and see the result. In that haste, all your expectations must be swift for you. And now the impatience has stuck with you. Red lights are always on for you, the cashier you are waiting for in the market works hard, you complete the sentences of the other person during the conversation, you lose weight the slowest on a diet, you go to a yoga class, you want to jump to the letter "y" before you learn the letter "a"...
*Easy gains are easily lost.*
However, some beauties require patience. Yoga also shows this path, patience. But patience is a big time for you. What will happen to be patient? If the result is not obtained in a short time, it will not be obtained in a long time!
Since I know what I have gained with patience, I do not want to lose what I have gained by continuing to be patient, and I try to offer a different way to those who do not know what patience gives, so that they do not lose it instead of getting impatient.
They say the root of patience is bitter and its fruit is sweet. The one who is patient with troubles and pain, finally attains beauty. The end of patience is salvation.
Patience may take time, and it may seem like nothing is happening, but when the moment is right, there's an explosion. This is the gain of patience. It should not be opposed to patience.
*Do you know the Moso tree?*
A tree species of bamboo, originating from China. When this tree is first planted, it does not grow at all for five years. After five years, he suddenly grows 70 cm a day. This extension lasts six weeks. Even when the tree is 29 meters, it does not grow anymore, it always stays at that height.
There is no magic in this. For those five years, Moso was rooting for miles under the ground. This rapid and sudden growth is the result of five years of preparation!
Outward and inward growth is calm and quiet. You only realize it when you reach a certain level. And it will come as a surprise to you. Because when I thought for a long time that nothing was happening, it did. Maybe not right away, but it will happen.
It is up to you to have great patience and the confidence that the entire existence is on the side of those who are trying to grow spiritually.
The way of existence is patience. The mind will call it laziness.
Don't listen, relax.
The greatest treasure in life: BREATH
Breath is life. The vitality of all living beings depends on respiration. We live for 3-4 weeks without food, 3-4 days without water, but in 3-4 minutes if we are out of breath. The first thing we do when we come out of the mother's womb is to breathe, and the last thing we do when we die is to exhale.
For example, a few questions for you…
How many times do we breathe per minute?
How many breaths do we breathe in a day?
I guess it's not easy to answer questions right away. From this perspective, it is surprising how little we care about proper breathing in our daily lives. Fifteen times a minute, and about 22,000 times a day, yes, you read it right, we breathe twenty-two thousand times. How many of this number do we use effectively and correctly? Perhaps the first thing that needs to be changed when we want to change our quality of life is our breathing.
Most people forget to breathe properly. The diaphragm that we used to breathe as babies, we use little or nothing when we become adults. We take a short breath through the mouth, raising our shoulders and contracting our bellies. In this way, we take in very little oxygen without realizing it. Only the upper parts of the lungs work, which leads to a lack of strength and a weak immune system against diseases.
Yoga exercises allow us to reverse these habits. correct breathing; Inflating your abdomen (diaphragm) means breathing through your nose and exhaling through your nose. In this way, your lungs work fully and you can breathe correctly. As you breathe out, the abdomen goes in and the diaphragm goes up to massage your heart, while you breathe out, the abdomen expands and the diaphragm goes down to massage your internal organs.
People often think that breathing is more important during breathing. However, breathing is the most important. The more used air you can expel, the more fresh air you can breathe in. In yoga breathing practices, the exhalation time is kept longer than inhalation.
We have mentioned that in yoga, except for special studies, generally breathing through the nose and exhaling through the nose. There are several important reasons for this. When you breathe through your nose, the air becomes warm and clear. But from the perspective of Yoga, the most important reason for breathing through the nose is Prana. In the classical teaching of Yoga, this concept is used in the sense of "life energy". Prana, the life force, is at the center of all yoga exercises. Prana is in matter, but not matter. It is present in the air but not oxygen. It is an invisible type of energy that is carried in the air, food, water and sun rays, giving life to all substances. To increase the amount of Prana entering your body, you should breathe through your nose.
Your brain is affected by the way you breathe, you can control your brain by controlling your breathing. This is why breathing exercises have recently been used frequently in methods of coping with stress. In times of stress, you breathe short, irregularly and quickly. When you're scared, you hold your breath. On the contrary, when you are relaxed, you take long, regular and slow breaths. Also, by controlling your breathing, you can not only inhale more oxygen and prana, but also prepare yourself for focus and meditation.
Hoping that we can open our hearts to new awareness...
Spend your Life with Yoga to be Happy
Are you healthy? Is your mind at peace? Do you have a good balance inside and out?
If your answer is yes, that's great because you have to be happy. But how many people can truly answer yes to these questions, without any limitations?
Happiness is a small word, it's actually a huge phenomenon that people seem to ignore.
Open your newspaper; wondering if the word happiness is found in this newspaper (apart from the advertisements). I am sure that you will either find that word very difficult or not at all. In general, there will be negative news that I do not want to write about the topics you will read here one by one. But isn't happiness the purpose of life? So, how is happiness achieved?
Civilization and technology do not seem to have helped us much in our success in attaining happiness. Undoubtedly, there are mobile phones, computers, internet, automobiles, airplanes, the amount of which is increasing day by day, around us. But take a good look at faces on the street, on the train, on the subway, in sports and shopping centers. Those faces are sullen, anxious. Because life is a constant struggle that consumes the organism. Material development did not serve human happiness, but turned its back on it. I wonder if happiness means climbing the ladder of success in the business world without stopping, and reaching a hill by spending a lot of energy? I do not think so. Because how to reach a non-existent hill with endless stairs?
Humanity often yearns for a simpler, more genuine life that is truly in line with its nature.
That's when the West appeals to the East, which is the place of almost all teachings, for a lesson in wisdom, a useful discipline in life. This is YOGA, which is one of the most well-known and practiced teachings all over the world recently.
Haven't you already bought the Yoga and Health magazine for almost this kind of reason?
You must have heard that YOGA is mentioned by hearsay, without knowing exactly what it is or even practicing it at all. They will even say that Yoga includes subjects such as sleeping on a nailed board as if lying on a feather bed, crossing the legs over the head, standing on the head for hours, piercing the tongue without pain and bleeding. There are, of course, the poor, especially in India, who have devoted themselves to this kind of demonstration. Some of them have acquired some of the power of body and mind discipline through the learning and practice of Yoga. But these are people who demonstrate as a means of subsistence, taking advantage of the goodwill of patriots and foreigners.
True Yogis do not manifest themselves that way. They are the custodians of a slowly evolved knowledge of life over thousands of years.
Yoga is neither impoverishment (asceticism that sees body torment as necessary for the salvation and happiness of the soul, since the human body is considered the source of all evil in Indian philosophy), nor is it magic. It doesn't matter that much. Because yoga class is experiential. You can easily make your own decision after attending the Yoga class with an expert trainer. I am sure that you will feel the physical and mental peace and happiness at the end of the lesson. This teaching develops both the body and the mind with physical and clarified intellectual exercises, and presents the knowledge of life and unique powers to those who practice it.
No matter what age you are, Yoga will bring you well-being. If you are young, you will prepare yourself a beautiful life. If you are not young, it is not necessary to say, “It is too late to start, I am too old, it has passed me”. While a 40-year-old person was called old in the old days, now the human being is forty years old, in the fit of his age.
Many years of experience have proven that Yoga gives health, peace and vitality to everyone, regardless of gender and age, and instills the happiness of living.
The discipline of yoga does not require any unexpected skill or extraordinary ability from you to restore the health of body and soul. Between the daily stresses of your life, you do not need to spend long hours learning and practicing Yoga. You won't be asked for strict rules, which will quickly discourage you. Apart from the lesson, you will make a daily effort for only 15 to 30 minutes, and then you will adopt the order that will come naturally to you. As long as your work is uninterrupted, continuous. The important thing is not only to start Yoga, but also to persevere on this path.
You will now see the right path, bright moments and a beautiful future, freed from bodily ailments, regaining self-control, mental health, free from doubts, anxieties, fixed ideas and complexes, and a clear way of thinking with the development of will and decision power.
Whatever your profession, it will have been successful and finally what happiness means.
This is your life not anyone else's…Remember!You are unique and special…
Why do people always have a direction in people's lives in the same way?
Why does everyone have to live the same fake lives?
The same type of people are created, as if carbon paper was placed between them. More or less the same diseases, the same pains, the same troubles, the same goals, the same haste, the same impatience, the same ups and downs, the same imbalances...
There are many directed people around you who are trying to manipulate you.
All this means they make you live a conditioned life, not the life you should have originally lived. This means that you are doing other things that you do not want to do, that do not suit you. You are in a mold and you are no longer free.
How could anyone else know the life you are meant to live better than you? As usual, people know little about your thoughts, feelings and emotions, but have a lot of opinions against it..!
With this superficiality, they are in a constant direction. They come upon you with many sentences like "Don't do it like that, don't wear it like that, don't wear it like that, don't say it like that, don't eat that, don't go there, go here, it's not for you, it's for you...". At every opportunity, others imply that they know everything very well.
Stopping at you for a while; “I wonder? Could it be true?" You can't help but think. Because most people confuse you. There are too many of the same sounds. Because you have been exposed to so much manipulation, you are unable to do what you want to do. Also, you may have unwittingly been involved in this manipulation game.
Now you, too, begin to interfere with directing everything that comes your way as directed, without being aware of it. You interfere with the lesson of your teacher, whom you voluntarily attend, you direct the driver of the car you are in, you enter the kitchen, you direct the cook, you interfere with the game of those playing games, you go to your neighbor, you interfere with your house... You become unable to stop without intervening.
There is no compass, but everyone says they know the direction. This creates confusion, and you seem to be going wherever you want in the ocean, and you go back and forth without seeing the land.
The first point of view is that everything has a solution. I'm not talking about death and incurable diseases. If you are alive and healthy, I think that a solution can be found in many issues, but first of all, it is necessary to believe in it from the heart.
The second perspective is to give ourselves the freedom to make mistakes. If we want to lead our lives, we must give ourselves this freedom. We need to change the way we look at making mistakes, making mistakes is an essential part of the learning experience. One of the greatest achievements in life is to keep learning and improving ourselves, please let's not forget that. If you learn from your mistakes and don't repeat similar mistakes, you can make mistakes. You cannot possibly give a new direction to your life without making any mistakes.
A third point of view is not to lose awareness of the present moment. To be able to balance between making plans to give direction to life and living in the moment. For this, there is a simple method that I created with the advice of a client, I take notes in my little notebook every night before I go to bed. What was the event that affected me the most today, who was the person that most affected me, what was the emotion I felt most intensely, why did I feel intensely, did I feel one step closer to my dreams, if so, what was the cause? These short notes allow me to live my days with greater awareness.
The fourth perspective is about understanding the essence of planning. Planning is good if you are managing your plans. If your plans are starting to rule you, I'd say there's a problem. You have to be flexible. It is not possible to plan everything in life, but I do not think that a life without a plan is very beautiful.
A fifth perspective is to be curious. You may always need some courage to lead life. One of the most important parts of courage is curiosity, if you want to be more courageous, be more curious about your life and what you want to do. Do your research, find a way to talk to people who do what you want to do.
The sixth point of view is to understand that there is no general formula for managing life. I experience this every day when I coach. We produce personalized management prescriptions. The purpose of this article is to inspire you to create your own perspectives rather than just applying the stories.
The seventh and final point of view is to understand that it is the simple things that make us happy and that most people can be happy by appreciating what they have.
This is your life not anyone else's...
Others have less influence on you and you are the only one who directs your own life as it should be.
This is what should happen.
Do not forget!
You are unique and special…
Whether big or small, screams are not to be taken lightly…
If you are brave; You can really fall in love, if not, you're just deceiving yourself.
You play games all your life, no matter who you come across...
Because if you don't have the courage, you'll never know what it's like to really fall in love...
What you see is as much as you know, what you experience is as much as you see...
Maybe one day you will gather all your courage and love someone and you are truly in love now...
This is where the difficulty begins.
Love wants courage; Because in the end, there is definitely pain, there are tears and if you are brave enough, you will fall in love despite all this, you really love, and then you will be buried in your endless loneliness...
You continue to love yourself inside, but you live only with yourself...
You love, you miss, you cry, you laugh… There is only you in this game now, there is no one else…
If there is no hope, it is a dungeon, if there is a challenge
Just search…
You are the devil, you are the angel
You are the prosecutor and you are the judge.
You're the lie, you're the truth
The choice is only in your hands,
The key is in your heart...
Listen to your heart and hear only the good
That voice hands you the key
It's the only way to get you out of there.
Gather your courage. Replace your fears with love.
Advance, come and evolve.
Put yourself at the center of your evolution.
Be in harmony with life.
Don't be dull, be fluid.
Most importantly, have a heart.
and a big heart.
Take one more step to smile with love.
The rest comes naturally.
There is a guru in everyone.
keeping the Buddha silent,
Returning ,who made the sky…
Who knows what it will do with you?
If you dare,
get out yourself...
And explore!
Maybe this is the action that will get you moving.
what am i doing
who am i with
what am i doing
I'm not looking for power, I'm looking for power.
I seek the wise, not the learned,
I'm looking for the truth, not the good
I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for myself.
I'm not looking for words, I'm looking for myself
I'm afraid to find what I'm looking for
I don't know if I have the courage
If you're ready to be an apprentice to become a master, I'm in...
If you're there to be a sapling flower, I'm in...
If you're ready to be a caterpillar to be a butterfly, I'm in...
If you want to be yourself I'm in
If you want to be mine I'm in
If you're brave enough to come out of your shell, I'm in.
If you're going to respond when I extend my hand, I'm in.
I'm always here..
If you have all these
One day you will see;
Neither you nor me...
Whether human or tree, lives are not taken lightly...
Whether big or small, screams should not be taken lightly…
No matter how little or how much, hearts should not be taken lightly...
Don't underestimate anyone, it could be more than you think
Do not fall for this mistake.
Did you ignore and underestimate them?
Then there is a price…
Did you think there would be no penalty? How did you come to this conclusion?
This price is bigger than you can imagine,
It will be too heavy for you to lift...
The thing called change
Author Gerald Jamposky; defines love as freedom from fear. According to him, there is either fear or love. If we are afraid, there is no room for love in our hearts.
Being alone creates the syndrome of separation, anger, guilt and fear. We want to get rid of fear and take shelter in love and to have love for us all the time.
Whether we want change or not, it will definitely happen, life is an opportunity to learn. What do you do every day to feel good about yourself? You cannot change by blaming others or playing the victim role.
We always hear that the world is changing rapidly. Change is a part of life, just as every beginning and ending is a change. Although the change in life is constant, its reflection in people is far from being rapid and rooted. The reason for this is that there is a lot of mental confusion and the resistance mechanisms in humans. Positive change is difficult for a mind with prejudices and conditioning. The healthy functioning of the mind, heart and behavior centers is very important for personal change and progress.
Every moment, everything changes from being old to something new. So what are you doing?
Do you still want to keep complaining about what you didn't get in life?
Are you saying it came like this and goes like this?
Or has it passed me by now? What else could this system be like?
Will you continue to deliberately make excuses? If you really want to change, you can change.
Will you start creating your physical health, harmony and peace within you now?
If you haven't started action now, do you intend to?
You can also ask yourself the following question; Do I really want to change?
Don't you want a change that will lead you to attitudes and behaviors that will make your life meaningful and enthusiastic by not getting caught up in details, not getting caught up in complexes, noticing your shortcomings, not neglecting yourself, leaving your unhappy and unsuccessful attitudes and behaviors?
If we want a healthy society, we should not forget that a healthy society consists of healthy individuals. For public health, we must first realize our own health, in all respects at every level...
If you really want to change, you can change. If you are willing to do the necessary work in this regard, the changes you will make will make your life even better.
One, life is an opportunity to learn, change that will happen whether we want it or not.
You are free to be who you want to be. Individual development; It is a phenomenon that everyone wants, but few have the courage to do something about it with patience.
If you are willing to do the necessary work in this regard, the changes you will make will make a difference in your life.
I have no power over you. I cannot do this for you.
You have to constantly remind yourself that the power is in your hands.
And when you really want change, you will find a lot of information that will give you a variety of ideas.
The universe does not withhold its extraordinary help from you.
It lays out everything you need right in front of you.
If you can change a little, you will soon start to feel great. However, the changes brought by new and positive influences in your life will carry you to other awarenesses. At some point, it will create the option to leave the past behind and start a new life, a new world.
And change will happen whether you want it or not. Life is an opportunity for positive change for those who are aware…
@polux
