Nature Takes its Course

It may surprise you to learn that your body already knows how to regulate your weight. Just 30 minutes of daily yoga practice can be enough to get you in shape. But the key to weight management is to take time out of your busy schedule to create the right conditions to heal imbalances in your body, mind, or emotions that may be contributing to a weight problem. The right conditions include:

• Exercising sufficiently as you age, to build enough lean muscle to keep your metabolism high;
• Eating as nutritiously as you can;
• Keeping your stress levels manageable; and Creating mind-body harmony.

By completing the routines and practicing the breathing and visualization techniques in this site , you are well on your way to creating the right conditions. You now have a wealth of information and new stress-management skills at your fingertips. You can use these skills simply to lose weight, or to go beyond the immediate benefits of your weight loss. You can take these new skills into other areas of your life. Some changes you might notice include:

• Improved self-esteem as a result of changing unhealthy behaviors to healthy ones.
• More self-discipline and willpower to help you maintain these changes in your long-term behavior.
• The ability to de-stress your body, mind, and emotions by sequential stretching and rhythmic breathing.
• The ability to think and act with calm self-assurance and ease.