The Yoga rules

By Sherri Nickols

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

--B.K.S. Iyengar

When I was going thru the emotional rollercoaster of my divorce the number one thing that brought me peace and sanity, besides loving and supportive friends, was yoga. I found it helped me bring forth my feminine essence and true inner beauty.

Although I am in a much better place today I still rely on my practice to take out the trash in my mind and connect me with the purity of my soul.

My yoga guru, Govindas, explains the meaning of yoga to be the total balance of mind, body and spirit. Well no wonder this is the absolute best fix for a woman going thru any mind mania - especially divorce where you tend to feel like your life is spiraling out of control and you desperately need something to hang onto and anchor your spin-out.

The seven greatest benefits of yoga are as follows:

" Peace - getting into a quiet environment and staying present for the length of the class will guarantee a peaceful mind. Staying focused eclipses all negative thoughts. Thank the Lord!

" Connection - this is an opportunity to connect with your spirit and feel your power. Realizing your inner strength is very empowering.

" Balance - the aggressive thoughts and actions that come into play with divorce are masculine drivers. Yoga allows you to align with your feminine energy and let go of your masculine energy creating blissful balance.

" Strength - every pose requires physical strength, which in turn gives you emotional strength.

" Flexibility - many of the poses offer the opportunity to stretch and gain flexibility in your body - which again benefits your mind. If you carry rigid beliefs, or are hard on yourself, yoga seeks to awaken a far more gentle approach with yourself.

" Centeredness - dynamic breathing and its ability to bring mind, body and spirit into alignment is the #1 gift of a yoga practice.

" Clarity - all that focus and breathing clears out the garbage, freeing your mind of confusion. Set your intention to have clarity and you will have solutions to the problems that plagued you prior to your practice.

So if you find yourself in need of some mental cleansing and inner balancing get yourself to a mat today - don't wait to give yourself the gift of this discipline.

You are valuable. Honor yourself and start living fully in your true power now.

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Authored by Sherri Nickols - Inspirational Coach to separated and divorced women wishing to overcome adversity and build an exciting new life.