Yoga : Path to Rejuvenation

Yoga is more than a breathing exercise, it unites body and mind. A wonderful way to spend time with yourself.

It was in 2007 when my mother introduced me to Yoga before I become a hostler. At first I felt awkward doing Jal neti and Vaman as first thing in the morning whose importance is being felt after a long time .All my family members learned yoga asanas in ashram in my hometown which was free of cost and all were taught different asanas as per age, height , bodyweight etc.

My routine was not disturbed till I joined Infosys in 2011. My dincharaya was replaced by late night movies, pizza parties, exploring restaurants in the evening and getting up late after becoming an IT professional. For long time I had been away from Dincharaya and Yoga.

But post-partum pains made me realized the mistakes that I made all along . I had shoulder pain and upper back pain in the early morning. I lost my strength, stamina, flexibility and gained lot of weight in 2019. Even physiotherapist couldn’t help me out.

Then came the Corona Virus and Lockdown period gave me the window to rejuvenate myself. I started with Surya Namaskar followed by stretching asanas. To know more about yoga I went through the books like

Vagbhata’s Astanga Hrdayam ebook, ” Women and the weight loss tamasha,The PCOD thyroid book,Pregnancy Notes, Notes for healthy Kids all by Rujuta Diwekar” , Everyday with Ayurveda book by Dr. Bhaswati Bhatacharya. B.K.S Iyengar’s ” Yoga : The path to holistic health”

All the above books are very informative and helped me a lot. I still in the process of getting more and more knowledge. Authentic and multiple source of information creates wonder and is like magic. I attained flexibility, mobility and strength which helps me manage both house chores and office work in a better way. Also, few minutes of morning routine of yoga gives a sense of fulfillment,It’s my time ,with me ,for me. Early morning hours are calm and pleasing replenish me with freshness.

At first my motive was just to lose weight which is converted to stay fit, healthy and calm. I forget PCOD , I started listening to my body. Deep breathing and stretching is revitalizing. I started enjoying new kind of asanas and stretching especially strength Yoga and learning Pilates. I am in learning phase and wanted to know more about this wisdom.

Yoga is way to live life in a sustainable way which is for everyone and different asanas for different age and condition, Whether Pregnant, diabetic, older or children there are set of asanas for everyone. I felt the magic of Yoga which worked on me. Yoga, Ayurveda and Ancient way of cooking and eating food really a blessing for Indians and India deserve to be recognized world wide for this wisdom. Thanks to all ancient saints for leaving behind such a great legacy and wisdom for us.