Yoga - An Ancient Approach to Build Personality

Here, we will be exploring the depths of how Yoga can help us in everyday life, specifically about Confidence, leadership, and identity, which are core aspects that keep us going.

- Dr. Smitha Prabhu

Yoga has been proven to be one of the best preventive care for multiple diseases - including neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons. Despite the bloom we see in this ancient science, many are still unaware of the vast benefits the practice of Yoga actually has.

No, Yoga is not just asanas and the practice of it. No, Yoga is not just pranayama. Yoga is limitless - and how can you capture the infinite with the finite?

There is no one answer to the definition of Yoga. Yes, Yoga is concentration. Yes, Yoga is samadhi - or the state where one becomes all - or enlightened. “Yoga’ is a philosophy of understanding the aim of life and realizing basic reality.” – Excerpt from the book, Yoga and Health. Yoga is a tradition passed on just like the Vedas, Upanishads or other spiritual texts.

It is a faith that we all believe in, since it has no start or end. But to sense the infinite, we measure this source with something very finite. Something that does not distinguish or categorize any of us – Our Breath.

The inhale and exhale of the breath doesn’t distinguish. It is subtle, and perhaps the most unaware part of our life. We seem to ignore the very thing that keeps us alive and going. Think about it - when was the last time you tried breathing consciously? Or were even remotely aware of the breath?

Let us take the first step towards being self–aware.

Being a confident individual is about taking the path of self-improvement every chance you get. It is about taking risks, and tracking your progress with not just strategies and steps but happiness and service.