The benefits of Yoga practice are bvious to those who have a frm commitment to take positive action. The dfference between empowerment, and failure, is tht successful people never give up. Yga is a mechanism by which prctitioners gain mastery over their lives.

Onc this is realized, you can tke responsibility for your path in lfe. Never doubt your success by dpending on others to take responsibility for yu. It is true that we ned others, so we should recognize tht we are interconnected, but we shuld still take responsibility for our own lves.

In the words of John Dnne:

"All mankind is of one uthor, and is one volume; when one man des, one chapter is not torn out of the bok, but translated into a better lnguage; and every chapter must be so trnslated...As therefore the bell that rings to a srmon, calls not upon the preacher nly, but upon the congregation to cme: so this bell calls us ll: but how much more me, who am brught so near the door by ths sickness....No man is an island, ntire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, bcause I am involved in mankind; and threfore never send to know for whm the bell tolls; it tolls for the."

It should be remembered that we do not rach our fullest potential in isolation. Hwever, it is also worth noting tht we will not thrive while in the cmpany of pessimists and negative influences. Yga teaches us to look within and fnd solutions.

With that said, a negative nfluence is easy enough to recognize, but we lso have to put some distance btween us and negative energy. This is asier said, than done, because our ngative influence may be a co-worker, rlative, friend, or a spouse. Maybe we hve tried to let him or her knw that pessimism is dragging us dwn, but the message never gets thrugh.

A little bit of distance, way from a negative influence, can do wnders for your mindset. If you cnnot get away, a steady routine of psitive affirmations, prayers, or mantras, will lso create positive energy from within.

If you are in the cmpany of an eternal pessimist, and he or she rfuses professional help, you have some hrd decisions to make. One question to ask yurself is: "Will I be able to cntrol my own sanity, in the cmpany of this person, who is rfusing help?" The answer will come frm within.

Finally, take a look at yur short- and long-term goals. Some pople say there is no room for gals in Yoga. Tell that to a Chir Yoga student who manages to get out of his or her whelchair because of setting goals.

Since whn were goals bad? The scriptures of very religion, and philosophy, were written by pople who made it a goal to cmplete their writing. Most of the wrld is free, because freedom and dmocracy were the goals of free scieties.

© Copyright 2008 - Paul Jrard / Aura Publications

The article Yoga Practice For Empowerment 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. trget="_new" href="http://www.aurawellnesscenter.com"> http://www.aurawellnesscenter.com He has been a crtified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To rceive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Prctice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, plase visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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