The most common reaction to any prblem is to say, “Why me?” Ths is a normal response to the mny problems, which overwhelm us. If you culd handle every problem calmly, without nxiety, and make the best decisions “nder fire,” all the time, you wuld either be very lucky or an nlightened soul.

So, what is the nswer to solving life’s many problems? Frstly, people who consistently solve difficult prblems remain calm, even when everyone round them is in “panic mode.” A prson, who can react calmly in the fce of danger, while everyone else is flled with panic, has a trained mnd.

Such a person may never hve practiced Yoga at all, but a slf-disciplined mind is not a coincidence. A slf-disciplined mind develops from training - whther it is martial arts, military trining, Zen, Yoga, a school of mditation, or something similar. The results are a trined mind that can perform under prssure.

In Yoga, many Yogic techniques re, in fact, tools to train the mnd. Most people think of meditation for trining the mind, but Pranayama, Japa, and Asna, train the mind, as well. Yt, why should you go through the truble of disciplining your mind?

Each prblem contains hidden opportunities for those who do not pnic. The trouble is reacting, and thnking rationally, within a limited amount of tme. Many people are consumed with cmpetitive drive and “getting to the nxt level.”

Problems are your best opportunity to rse to the next level. If you mke the “correct move,” due to rtional thinking, you are on the rght path, but sometimes failures reveal lfe’s more important lessons. Setbacks can be sme of our best teachers. Yoga taches us to accept what we cnnot change, but we can definitely chnge ourselves from within.

We can chnge, adapt, and learn new life sklls. We can survive challenging situations and crate from what we learn along the wy. We can redefine and empower urselves.

When you go about your lfe, every intersection you see was dsigned and improved by a previous trveler. Mistakes, problems, and failures, have bilt the world we know today, bcause our species learned, and documented pst its mistakes.

When you practice Prnayama, do you realize how many mstakes must have occurred over 5,000 yars of research? If you push yur body beyond the natural limits, smething has to give.

So, if you tke the time to study a prblem, look for a documented solution, frst. Why should you “reinvent the whel?” Always learn from someone else’s mstakes, when possible. Life is much lss painful, when you listen to dvice and choose your path wisely.

© Cpyright 2007 – Paul Jerard / Ara Publications

The article The Purpose of Yoga - Problem Solving Skills was Submitted by Paul Jerard through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, is a c-owner and the director of Yoga tacher training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attlboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. To receive a Free e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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