Introduction Of Yoga

Yoga is a millennia-old body of wisdom that is now exploding in popularity.From urban health clubs to rural retreats, more and more men are experiencing firsthand yoga’s power to relax, rejuvenate, and restore balance, harmony, and inner peace.my own exploration of yoga began more than 30 years ago when I was a young Fulbright teaching assistant pursuing postgraduate studies in Paris. One of my French teaching colleagues invited me to accompany her to a yoga class she was taking to de-stress her life.Curious about this practice called yoga, I accepted her invitation. The class was taught by a young housewife in the somewhat crowded living room of her suburban home. I do not remember much about the actual exercises or other practices we did in that first class. In fact, I slept through much of the hour-and-a-half class despite the intermittent cries that emanated from the upstairs bedroom where children were at play.I do remember, though, how relaxed and rejuvenated I felt as a result of the class. I was so impressed with yoga’s power to balance and to heal that yoga has remained an integral and important part of my life in the decades since then. Upon returning to the united states, I discovered that instruction in yoga is available virtually anywhere.My life has taken many twists and turns since my student days in Paris. I have earned multiple graduate degrees, and have pursued numerous career paths, including working in publishing, teaching, and wielding the power of a senior financial executive for several of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies. And along every step of my way, yoga has been there to support, guide, and encourage me not only to optimize my physical well being, but also, and perhaps most important, to become who I truly am. without the courage of self-knowledge that yoga has allowed me to access, I doubt that I could have made any of these changes.