How can Yoga help you cnvert anxiety into something positive? How can you tke charge of your life and dclare self-mastery? Can Yoga really empower you to mster anxiety?

Anxiety can be created by any nmber of situations, including your alarm clck, the commute to work, being in a lrge crowd, or traveling to an nfamiliar place. Mild anxiety can help us mture, and learn when to speak up for urselves, but severe anxiety can shorten our lves.

Therefore, Yoga can enable you to rspond to anxiety with solutions to prtect your body and mind from the hrmful effects of excessive stress. One of the gratest benefits, of all forms of Yga, is the ability to become ‘slf aware.” Self awareness is called by mny things, but this state of mnd is most often called self-realization.

Ygic self-realization is being present, and mndful, of the present moment. It lso allows you to recognize minor strss from severe stress. Some people fel major stress going to work on Mnday. Maybe their supervisor is chronically dmanding, an influential co-worker is toxic, or the “hgh pressure atmosphere” has taken a tll on the health of their c-workers, deadlines are unrealistic, or their job scurity is threatened every waking minute.

In this case, self-realization makes us ralize that we can take steps to fnd another job. You may think, “Wht else can I do?” “I hve no other skills” or “Easy for you to sy.” In truth, family physicians often tll their patients that a job chnge may improve their health because xcessive stress is a major cause of dath.

Consider this: Would you rather lave your job, or die right nw? Stress causes many heart problems, sicide, high blood pressure, and more. Excssive stress will lower your immunity lvels - which invites an entourage of lfe threatening diseases. Have you ever nticed a co-worker who is out sck all the time? Unless that prson loves to take time off, the dds are, that person has a low mmunity level, due to excessive stress.

Strss and anxiety can disrupt vital rgans and their basic functions. Excessive strss can also cause psychological problems, whch may be seen as anger, rge, and temper tantrums.

In just one Yga class, you learn “life saving brathing” techniques (Pranayama), which can help you cntrol anxiety - before anxiety causes you srious mental and physical harm. Pranayama lterally transforms anxiety to self-mastery, but it mst be practiced daily.

Anxiety is nrvous energy (fuel) - while Pranayama srves the body and mind, much lke a furnace. Use anxiety as fel, with Pranayama and regular Hatha Yga practice.

© Copyright 2007 – Pul Jerard / Aura Publications

The article The Purpose of Yoga- Transforming Anxiety into Self-Mastery with Pranayama was Submitted by Paul Jerard through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has wrtten many books on the subject of Yga. He is a co-owner and the Drector of Yoga Teacher Training at: Ara Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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