Benefits of Yoga - Why Yoga Exercise is Good for You

I have done the basic course of 'Art of living" by Shri Shri Ravishankar. I practice pranayam and 'sudarshan kriya' a powerful breathing technique, daily without fail, after which I do 'shavasana' for 10 minutes. Yesterday , I saw brilliant yellow light which was getting transformed into orange and red for sometime and then would dissappear and then whithin seconds it would appear again. It was brilliant, I saw with eye closed. What does it signify? please comment.

Hi, I hope that my answer will help you in your quest.
You're the one who decides on how to incoperate yoga into your life. I've done yoga poses, breathing and meditation since I was about 8 years old. I grew up in a military family and was introduced to parts of it from other kids at school. I'm now almost 50 and have shared this with others for years.
I have found that doing the sun salutations first thing in the morning helps to ease me into the day. Depending on what I'm doing throughout the day and how I'm feeling, I will do some seated stretches and breathing to reduce stress and/or pain. (A side note here. I was involved in a horrific collision with a drunk driver that has left me with various limitations.) I have worked in offices and as a professional driver and have developed routines that I was able to do at work to help me stay loose, retain my posture and reduce injuries or pain from sitting and repetetive motions.
Everyone is different so you may feel some benefits sooner. Ability to handle stresses, a more positive outlook, just a feeling of balance can ease into your existance without you really noticing. The release of toxins from your system will improve your immune responce, and your sence of balance and your muscle tone will also get better. Joint stiffness and some of your everyday aches and pains will decrease over time.
Videos are great if the weather keeps you from getting out, just have several so you don't get bored. Classes are wonderful for having a chance to learn new things, get a better understanding of things, and to meet like-minded people. The book "Yoga" by Erich Schiffmann is a great resource as it has pictures of the different poses and different routines based on your level. You can do other exercises as well. Most exercise programs that I have used recommend some form of stretching before working out, sounds like a short yoga session would fit this need. This loosens the joints and warms the muscles so that you are less likely to be suffer injuries. Remeber your breathing. As you exercise, your breathing helps to force toxins out of your system so that you will have less muscle fatigue and pain after your workout.
As you progress in yoga, you may want to look into Ashtanga (Power Yoga) or even try Bickram (Hot Yoga). Just realize that these are very physically demanding and you will want to check with your doctor to make sure that you won't suffer any health crisis from them. I find that I get a great workout from doing my Hatha yoga and I have been creating my own routines to keep it interesting and stimulating. I'm even looking at starting a class for couples sometime this year.

I Think good health come from food benefis and yoka(Exercise)

I felt the difference after 2 months of learning yoga.
If the yoga master is good you can feel the effect from the first day itself.
Right from the first month you can see the results and become part of regular life.

Yoga must learn from a yoga master for the full benefits of Yoga.
Self learning will not be effective.
Learn Hatha yoga, this is my experience.

Start with yoga basic course.

Selecting a good yoga master is very important.

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wow! Yoga is a wonderful path to those who have given hopes for the healthy life. I have taken it very seriously and doing yoga asnas daily for 40 minutes and enjoying the life in its full. Thanks to those who brought awareness to THE YOGA

September is National Yoga Month. This is a great month to increase your awareness of wonderful benefits of yoga.

This article does an excellent job of listing the wonderful benefits from practicing yoga. I hope that it will inspire new practitioners. If you just get started, you can immediately feel energized!

Sometimes I do not understand myself. For the last week or so I have felt terrible. I work 12-14 hours a day in a very stressful busienss and never take any time for me- I spend all day serving others. This evening, I went and did a 1 hr and 15 min yoga practice. I feel great now! All kinds of energy, dullness and listlessness is gone... Somehow I have to make time for this daily! This is a great article and so many of the benefits can be seen by doing just one practice...

your sugestion is very help full for me to stress remove in student life

recently i have watch a new yoga instruments for eyes excerise.