Yoga and health

Health is the basic goal of each of us, and everyone wants to live a healthy, long and high-quality life.

In modern society, people rely more and more on science and technology. Mobile phones, computers, televisions, cars, elevators and other means of communication, entertainment and transportation are playing an increasingly important role in daily life, affecting our sleep and our health. Therefore, people need more effective physical exercise and healthy lifestyle to maintain basic functions and health.

Yoga is a treasure left by ancient India. Ancient Indians found that animals in nature were born with self-regulating methods to treat, relax, stay awake or sleep. They observed the posture of animals, imitated and experienced it by themselves, created a series of beneficial exercise systems, and started yoga practice. Yoga embodies the harmony and unity of spirit and body, thought and action, restraint and satisfaction, man and nature, and is a comprehensive interpretation of health and happiness.

Many people think that yoga is a stretching exercise. In fact, yoga has the same effect as traditional health preservation in China. Yoga not only emphasizes "adjusting the heart, adjusting the breath and adjusting the body", but also includes moral norms and diet conditioning. Practicing yoga can not only prevent diseases, but also treat some common diseases. In addition, yoga practice also helps to keep fit, improve mental state and develop healthy living habits. The health concept of yoga is comprehensive, including both the physical level and the inner world. The method of yoga promoting health is three-dimensional and multi-channel.

The health concept of yoga is holistic, including body, mind and emotion, and people's adaptation to society and natural environment. The idea pursued by yoga is not only to adjust the body and mind to the best state, but also to include the harmonious coexistence of human beings with animals, plants and other ecological environments.

The earliest history of yoga can be traced back to 3000 years ago. A group of practitioners meditate and meditate in the virgin forest at the foot of the Himalayas in India, thinking about the root causes of human suffering and troubles. They believe that only by returning to their true selves can they get eternal peace. During the long meditation, they accidentally found that animals can recover naturally when they are sick, so they imitated the postures of various animals to prevent and treat diseases. These movements are the origin of all kinds of yoga. At the same time, they found that controlling breathing can calm the nervous system and purify the body, so yoga breathing came into being.

The word "yoga" comes from Indian Sanskrit "yug" or "Yuji", which means "correspondence", "combination" or "connection". The original meaning of yoga is "yoke-cow's", which refers to the rope that passes through the cow's nose and is put on it. Ancient Indians believed that human desire is like an uncontrolled horse, which must be conquered with superb skills. Therefore, the yoke originally used to control cattle and horses is a way to subdue desire. Niu Gengdi, who has a stubborn temper, can make him listen to people through the yoke of an ox, and the initial motivation of yoga practice is to "regulate the body and mind", that is, yoga can make our body soft and inner peace. Primitive yoga means controlling the body and respecting the forces of nature, as well as regulating human emotions and will, balancing the spiritual world, so that a person can not only live a long and healthy life, but also live in harmony with nature.

In the Yoga Sutra, the earliest classic of the Yoga School in ancient Indian philosophy, yoga is defined as "yoga is to control the fluctuation of the mind".

The word "yoga" used in modern times is a comprehensive translation of Tang Xuanzang, which means "combination" and "combination, connection and correspondence". Yoga is the carrier connecting the body and the inner world, and it is the corresponding channel of body and mind.

Modern yoga is defined as:

Yoga = personality (body, emotion, spirit, society) integration, yoga = combination → body+mind+spirit.

Yoga is the integration of body, mind, emotion and social environment, which not only adjusts the body and mind to the best state, but also includes the harmonious coexistence between man and natural ecological environment such as animals, plants and minerals.

Indian traditional yoga is neither a sport nor a religion, but one of the six systems of traditional philosophy (number theory school, yoga school, victory school, rationalism school, Mimancha school and Vedanta school, collectively known as the "orthodox six schools" of ancient Indian philosophy).

The meaning of "integration into one" in early yoga is to combine spirit, wisdom and body perfectly, so as to make inner peace and physical health more harmonious and unified, thus combining life and nature to the most perfect realm. Modern yoga is a branch of slimming, shaping and relieving stress, and it is a part of complementary alternative medicine.

Today's yoga has been a human science practice summarized by the Indian people for thousands of years, and it is no longer limited to a few hermits. It not only belongs to the category of philosophy and religion, but also has a broader meaning.

Since the 20th century, yoga has gradually become a trend in Europe and America. Yoga can not only promote physical health, but also be a system to help human beings fully develop their potential. Yoga is also regarded as a means of self-cultivation and auxiliary medical treatment.

Many people regard practicing yoga in their spare time as a way to relax, calm their nerves and nourish their qi, and indulge in it.

Yoga, from the initial consciousness control, gradually developed to consciousness and liberation, and then to physical fitness and health promotion, is a constantly changing process with social development and changes in human needs, which embodies the social adaptability and inclusiveness of yoga.

Yoga and health, under the guidance of yoga theory and practice, is to explore the role of yoga in promoting health, and to study the ways and means of yoga to support body and mind, enhance physical fitness, prevent diseases and prolong life, so as to achieve the purpose of physical and mental health care, health and longevity.