| For those of you still considering the advantages of | | | | lead to a feeling of losingcontrol. |
| yoga andmeditation, let me share with you the | | | | Beyond stress, losing control in one's life can lead to |
| incredible results I haveexperienced since sticking to a | | | | all kinds ofnegatives including substance abuse, |
| yoga and meditation regime of | | | | depression, anxiety, violence andmore... |
| 3 times for 40 minutes each week. | | | | For me, the main advantage of yoga and meditation |
| 1. Digestion - Acid Reflux. I realize I am not alone | | | | is that it re-empowers you - given you control of |
| inexperiencing the painful effects of poor | | | | yourself. By focusing on yourself,you no longer rely |
| digestion,sometimes termed acid reflux. I used to | | | | on the need to control your environment, but |
| keep Tums and | | | | instead,allowing you to control your own reaction to |
| Rolaids antacids in business popping 6-8 just to get | | | | that environment. |
| through atypical night. This was my reality ever since | | | | Not only is this incredibly empowering, but is also the |
| I can remember | | | | ticket totrue happiness, great relationships and clear |
| - even as a teennager. In fact, this condition ran in | | | | thinking in your life. |
| myfamily - so I was resigned to never finding a | | | | Yoga and meditation, by calming the mind and giving |
| treatment, letalone a cure. | | | | you back control,lead to a peacefullness letting you |
| I am amazed to say that after 4-months of | | | | deal with the most intense lifeexperiences. |
| consistent yoga andmeditation, my condition is | | | | 3. Living On Purpose. The two factors outlined above |
| virtually disappeared. I have nottaken a single antacid | | | | result in alifestyle that sees us letting life happen to |
| in weeks, have slept better than everand no longer | | | | us, instead of allowing usto experience and |
| have to be as careful about my diet. | | | | accomplish what we want. |
| Sure - if I go overboard, drink or eat too much, then | | | | Until we accomplish true calming of the mind, we do |
| some symptomsreappear, but not near as bad as in | | | | not have thestate of mind or body to take control |
| the past. | | | | of life and really do with it whatwe want. How many |
| If you live with this condition, then you realize that | | | | of you have thought about things you really wanted |
| this soundslike a miracle, and in fact, I look at it that | | | | toexperience or do and ended up saying "If only..." or |
| way. This certainlyconvinced me of the power of | | | | "I just don't havethe energy..." or "Maybe later...". |
| yoga and meditation. | | | | These are all excuses we use to rationalize our |
| 2. Feeling of Control Again. One of our biggest | | | | inability to step upto a life we really and truly desire. |
| negative stressorsis when we lose control of a | | | | Through yoga and meditation, we can prepare |
| situation or our life. The fast pace oftoday's society, | | | | ourselves better forgetting the most out of our lives |
| focus on material things, race to compete with | | | | and can finally stop having to justifywhy we simply |
| peersand constant media exposure to bad news all | | | | can't. |