Never Give Up!

“Just because I can’t do it today doesn’t mean I’m not going to be able to do it SOMEDAY…”
“Never underestimate what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself!”

A Pro wrestler turned yogi – espousing Yoga For Regular Guys, Diamond Dallas Page. Here’s one of his students, Arthur, the not so regular regular guy:

Arthur:There was a man with a MD behind his name… said that I should pretty much accept where I was at. That I will never walk normally again. At a certain point, I kind of accepted that which is the single biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my entire life. I let somebody else tell me what I couldn’t do.

So Boys and their parents – Yoga is not for girls only. Originally Yoga was intended for boys seeing that they had SO much energy and for some, unable to sit still. All that misdirected energy had to be harnessed positively and channeled to bring about calm so that they can focus better and think clearly with logic and reason. All this talk about ADHD, ADD – or aspergers syndrome these days as though it’s some modern day malaise – it’s nothing new. In the old days they were just called eccentric or full of curiosity and energy… rather than making these kids takes drugs, they should be allowed to try yoga or some form of body-mind-spirit therapy first. They can’t just sit around and play intense stimuli-rich computer games and expect to master focus and concentration! Get Authur or Diamond Dallas to teach them?

Today, looking around at the school aged children, there seems to be a misinformed notion among some that yoga is mostly for girls. Yoga, historically was intended for boys – girls were not even allowed to practice it, much less, teach it. It is said that first recorded yoga by a woman for women was Lady Niguma’s yoga from 1000 years ago and yoga has been around for about 5000 years…Books on philosophy and theories have been around for centuries prior, but it is said that Lady Niguma was apparently the first yogi to actually write down the asanas(poses) for record. I had to chuckle… of course, it takes a woman…apparently she took notes for record keeping to find what works for women( as her husband was a great yogi).

Today, we live in a modern enlightened world where Yoga is for both boys and girls, men and women, young and old, flexible or not, strong or not, healthy or not – to become stronger and healthier. It does not have to be looked at as an ultimate or as end-all. That is, for school aged boys (& girls already know this), it can be looked upon as performance enhancer (academic, sports, dance and more) & injury prevention for competitive sports, preparation and maintenance to stay in shape, injury, illness, surgery recovery, general wellness/fitness program and again, for mind & body awareness and self-knowledge to promote healthy lifestyle. It just lays the foundation you can build upon – It’s not about getting into pretzel poses and if you ever tried Ashtanga or Power yoga, it is not just relaxing and stretching (great benefits to that though). It’s sweaty tough fitness model with the spiritual element tucked in. It can be a very hard workout as any athlete would attest to! The reward at the end being the tension free body, tissues and veins relieved of tightness and blockages… Then comes the clarity of the mind. Some call it a rush of sorts, the natural way…

Plus Restorative yoga for renewal as recommended by Judith…Bliss.

This video is amazing – the power of the mind, the will… very inspirational.

Yes, “OWN YOUR LIFE!”