Discovering Yoga
by Ayesha Asghar
I was quite ambivalent when for the first time I saw someone on TV practicing yoga. On one hand, it has drawn my attention but on other hand I had never witnessed it before what that man was doing and the kind of energy he had within him.
Different kinds of questions were racing through my mind. Like ‘for what’, ‘why on Earth’. My reaction to it was ‘aficionado’, ‘enthusiastic follower’. But at the same time it had left a deep impact on me, thus fascinating me. My eagerness grew and I was very keen on knowing how come practicing all this is linked with life, God and joy. What exactly was yoga and how was it related to anything? Often a time, we are not aware of facts that how we learn to change when we hadn’t anticipated it.
The simple viewpoint I have been struck with, through hundreds of hours of practicing yoga and meditation since that first revealing, is that it makes you feel great. It releases tension, energizes and makes you stronger. Life runs in a smooth manner once you preserve a firm discipline. You end up finding the real meaning of life, what and how life goes, who exactly you are and about God. Your perspective on looking at things gets different. Resultantly you have peace of mind, great health, great interest in life, and a constantly rising understanding of internal contentment.
Once you start doing yoga and meditation on regular basis, a delicate sensation of feeling wonderful progressively turns so suffusing. It helps in making clear your hidden wishes, inspirations and dreams by bringing back optimism, hope and a meaningful aim towards life.
by Ayesha Asghar