Dance to Health (A interesting Act to kindle the awareness to Save the Nature)
It is rather very difficult to motivate a person to get into physical activity – the Vihar, the essential basic principles of Yoga – Aahar, Vihar & Nidra. Aahar, we live for and on it also body clock stops if periodic food intake is not there; in the same manner nidra also no one can escape it would overpower person when he or she is exhausted and tiered. It is very very unfortunate that there is no triggering body mechanism to warn or alert or make us to feel the need to undertake physical activity or the Vihar.
To get into Vihar one has to get awareness about its importance as an essential for good health. Perhaps to overcome the drawback of people to understand the importance of Vihar – it has been given in many interesting forms, like, sports, games, running, dancing, etc.
It would be rather surprising to find the happiness, enjoyment and relaxation one can get from dancing, it is magical and transforming. Dancing can breathe a new life into a tired soul; make the spirit fly, rise high, reach high level, fly without flapping of wings. It unleashes locked-away creativity; unite generations and cultures; inspires new romances or rekindle old ones; trigger long-forgotten memories; turn sadness into joy. All only if we dance.
On physical level, dancing can give us a great body-mind workout. Researchers have found that regular physical activity in general can help keep your body, including your brain, healthy as you age. Exercise increases the level of brain chemicals that encourage nerve cells to grow. And the dancing adds something more as it requires you to remember dance steps and sequences which is a great exercise to mind and boosts brain power by improving memory.
Benefits Abound
Like other moderate, low-impact, weight bearing activities, such as brisk walking, cycling or aerobics, dancing can help:
- strengthen bones and muscles without hurting your joints
- tone your entire body
- improve your posture and balance, which can prevent falls
- increase your stamina and flexibility
- reduce stress and tension
- build confidence
- provide opportunities to meet people, and
- ward off illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis, and depression
Dancing may be a great activity for people age 50 and older because you can vary the level of physical exertion so easily. For instance, people just getting back into dance or physical activity can start out more slowly, then "step it up a notch" by adding things like dips and turns as they progress. The more energy you put effortlessly into a dance, and make more vigorous workout. If your doctor hasn't restricted your activity in any way, you're ready to dive into the pool of dancing. If you haven't been active or seen the doctor in a while, ask yourself the following questions, before starting to dance:
- Has your doctor ever said you have a heart condition and that you should only do physical activity recommended by a doctor?
- Do you feel pain in your chest when you do physical activity?
- In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
- Do you lose your balance because of dizziness, or do you ever lose consciousness?
- Do you have a bone or joint problem that could get worse from a change in your physical activity?
- Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for blood pressure or a heart condition?
- Do you know of any other reason why you should not do physical activity?
In such cases, you may swing your body and body parts to any melodious music and feel great sense of achievement.
Today’s presentation on Save the Nature
Start on Anandamaya Kosha (Spiritual Layer): Body is the TEMPLE of our soul – the soul should leave this body like dry leaf leaves the tree. Till then we need strong body – so Spiritual cum Physical form of dance Suryanamaskar
Then goes on to Annamaya & Pranamaya Koshas (Physical & Vital Layers): Then we need strong body – great agility – and flexible joints; here are some forms of dance we want to explore with aerobic movements and jogging to strengthen our heart and lungs:
Finally taps the Manomaya & Vigyanamaya Koshas (Mental & Intellectual Layers): Mind is the powerful tool capable of overrule our wisdom & intelligence; so we need to engage it with creativity that it can tap and work for our intellectual layer.
Natural Health & Beauty – it is our responsibility to safeguard nature. Nature gives a fountain of youth. A Nature’s lover comes to a place at some hill top – full of trees, bushes, plants with flowers, mountain and rivers – he enjoys every bit of the nature; there comes a wood cutter – cuts the branches of the tree – nature’s lover tries to stop him – wood cutter pushes him aside and tells him that it is his bread and butter – he has a family to look after – collects the wood and goes – old man feels very sad – soon there comes a bull dozer – to prepare that place for hill resort – 5 star hotel – old man tries to hold him – he simply laughs at the foolishness of the old man and clears all the trees, hillocks and bushes and nature’s lover terribly hurt and bitterly cries .. he goes in his illusion thinking everything has ruined and nature has totally destroyed – there comes another nature’s lover enjoying the nature – wakes up first man and shows that nature has not been destroyed – it is very much there – nature and all there swing to tunes of nature.
