Yoga Can Make You Healthy AND Happy....Western Science Strives to Understand Happiness
One of the 3 major styles of yoga that we teach at Yoga Yoga is Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Yogi Bhajan believed that 'happiness was our birthright', something he said over and over again.
As yoga teachers, one of the most important things we strive to give to our students is a sense of well-being and happiness. This sense is a natural outgrowth of practicing yoga.
Here's a fascinating article that provides some insight into the western scientific approach to understanding happiness. No small feat, or insignificant action, one point the article makes is the strong evidence that being happy increases your life expectancy dramatically!
So...do yoga, be happy, live longer....and be around to serve others...
Yoga seems to be emerging as an 'industry' here in the west. As a yogi who is a business owner, responsible for managing 5 large yoga centers and other related activities, I am constantly exploring the 'razor's edge' that allows us to successfully balance non-attachment (aparigraha) with paying the rent. I want to share the journey towards integrating a spiritual depth into our workplace, and tools and information I find along the way that can help.
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