Yoga, food, and health.  Notes from the perspective of a certified Yoga practitioner today, around the year 2010, which is thousands of years after the fundamentals of yoga were first described.

I’ve found yoga to be a great way to let go of stress created from the tight deadlines of my engineering projects.  Also, it loosens up the body, after so much time spent at a desk and keyboard.  Mankind wasn’t made to hunch forward over a computer in a cubicle!  Instead: straighten, extend, open, deepen the breath. Even 10 minutes of yoga during the day can work wonders.

Over the years I hear interesting anecdotes regarding yoga.  Many people have told me that doing regular yoga cured them of their nicotine smoking habits, without really trying; the craving went away on it’s own.  Usually our diets change as well – one recent student said, “Doing yoga makes me want to eat more plants, I feel lighter and have more energy.”  After a good yoga regimen, the senses are brighter and the mind is calmer.  In the words of another student:

There must be something to this yoga stuff!