Irina's Blog

You have an addiction. A food addiction. You know you need to stop eating sugar, or maybe some other thing. You know it and yet.... The body wins.. You feel guilty... And the cycle intensifies. Here is what we can do. Your body might be confused. It may have to be cleansed. And your struggle with changing the body’s course has little to do with your inability to stop its compulsive ways. Don’t beat yourself up. Don’t force yourself to stop anything. Just do this type of yoga. Let the body change from inside out. You will see, your compulsive behaviors will die down. Naturally. You will naturally stop craving sugar. You will naturally start to have more energy. You will naturally gravitate toward healthier food options. We have found a backdoor to health and wellness.

Hey there! Are you trying to lose weight? Get in shape? Feel better? And of course, you hate going to the gym and counting “1, 2, 3...” By the time you count to 10, you’re bored. Plain bored. And you are envious of all the other motivated people who keep running on the treadmill. The gym may not be your way! But... You can achieve all these things and more through a science. It’s a different kind of chemistry lab. Nobody gets put under the microscope or gets cut. This is a science that works inside out. You simply follow a formula and watch yourself feel better and better. So next time you want to exercise and lose weight and gain strength, consider another option. The option rooted in the fundamental understanding of who you are and how your body functions. This is the power of true yoga. It works.

Isha Yoga has literally changed my life. As unbelievable as it sounds, that was my experience. If it wasn’t so, I wouldn’t be writing this piece. And what do I want to say? Generally speaking, we are looking for quick solutions. We are results-oriented and we are used to getting them quickly. I am not immune to this thinking either. However, what I have learned is that no true change or transformation happens rapidly. It took our bodies and minds to become as they are 20, 30, 40, or more years. Though it won’t take nearly as long to untwist some of the knots, it will take some amount of time. What am I leading to here? Well, I won’t promise that as soon as you start learning and practicing classical Hatha Yoga all your problems will disappear. That would be misleading. However, I can promise that you will start to see some kind of results within a short time. And as more time goes by, and as you become more committed to the process of growing and working on yourself, these resul...