| Discipline of the mind and the body is the essence of | | | | Many who practice yoga for weight loss experience |
| yoga. Many yoga practitioners feel that without | | | | as many benefits from the psychological discipline |
| proper discipline and control over the mind and the | | | | they develop as they do from the physical discipline. |
| body, you can not truly experience the full benefits | | | | To help with regular and sustained practice of yoga, |
| of yoga. Part of the practice of yoga involves | | | | you may choose to join a yoga class or have |
| concentration and meditation, usually on breathing, to | | | | personal instruction from a yogi. Regular yoga |
| clear the mind and ground oneself to the spiritual and | | | | practice at home can also be beneficial. Developing |
| the emotional. | | | | discipline takes place over time. You may even need |
| It is also important to remain disciplined in the practice | | | | to practice certain exercises repeatedly before |
| of yoga. Once committed, regular yoga practice is | | | | mastery is attained. By being disciplined and |
| the only way to tap into yoga's true spiritual and | | | | committed, you can experience the increased |
| health benefits. Regular practice increases | | | | physical and emotional well-being yoga provides. |
| concentration and the blood's circulation and generally | | | | Attaining emotional discipline and control can be |
| creates in one a sense of overall well-being. | | | | trickier for some. That's where meditation and |
| Traditionally, the Hindu religion teaches spiritual and | | | | concentration come in handy. Most practitioners |
| religious discipline in conjunction with yoga. The almost | | | | concentrate solely on their breathing and free their |
| trance-like state experienced by some practitioners | | | | mind from all other thoughts. Developing this discipline |
| of yoga is believed to allow the mind to expand and | | | | allows many people to remain calm during daily crises |
| receive knowledge and enlightenment, an essential | | | | and help them develop self control over temptation |
| element of many religion-based forms of yoga. | | | | (such as those faced when dieting). |
| More widely practiced in the West, yoga without the | | | | Discipline and control allow practitioners of yoga to be |
| practice of a religion focuses more on the physical | | | | at peace when practicing yoga and many |
| discipline. Yoga as exercise helps to increase your | | | | practitioners translate that discipline into their |
| body's control and flexibility. You may find that the | | | | everyday lives. To attain inner peace and overall |
| form of yoga you practice can be enhanced by | | | | well-being, yoga practitioners may even change their |
| heightened concentration and meditation and many | | | | diet and their lifestyle to a healthier one, further |
| instructors (yogis) focus on this as an integral part of | | | | enforcing the disciplines they have learned during the |
| the practice of yoga. | | | | practice of yoga. |
| When intermingled with the meditation and focus on | | | | The application of yoga discipline in your everyday life |
| breathing, yoga also helps to control cravings. The | | | | can help you to become a calmer, more balanced |
| emotional and physical control yoga creates allows | | | | human being and the health benefits caused by |
| one to more easily regulate how their body reacts to | | | | increased flexibility and improved circulation can allow |
| stress and increases the ability to have self-control. | | | | you to live a longer and healthier life. |