Yoga and Meditation for All Ages

Today yoga is widely prectised all over the world. However, nor many are aware of its full potential. According to celebrated yogies, yoga can not only prevent and cure all ailments, it can even prevent birth defects. A human body develops from one cell to trillions of them. During the period in the womb, the inner intelligence, which is the guiding factor for all development, is greatly influenced by the mother's mind, Here, I am reminded of an aunt of mine who was expecting a boby. She had a statue of the one-armed Venus in her living room. Whenever my grandmother visited them, she would object to the statue being there, saying it was not good to see such incomp;ete figures during pregnancy, and ask them to remove it. May rational uncle would not here of it, dismissing it as just a superstition. Finally, when my aunt delivered, she gave birth to a healthy boy but with only one arm. Could it be a coincidence? Who can say?

In our body, all functions and developments are controlled by the brain. No cell i completely independent. The brain is not independent either. It is under the control of the hypothalamus which is greatly influenced by the state of one's mind. The hypothalamus can work well when the mind is calm and controlled. But controlling the mind is anything but easy. I remember a gentlemen who had come to me with a pain in his shoulder. Tests had revealed no abnormalities. Hence, the doctors dismissed him by saying it was a psychosomatic disorder and he should learn to control the mind and think positive.