Below is an Abstract of the Presentation-- -
"Yoga and Education" done by Sean F. Taylor at an ICC sponsored seminar in Suriname on Sunday 2 Oct 2011
Yoga, as a system of exercise, is
thousands of years old. (Archeological relics from Mohenjo-Daro attest to its
antiquity.) Deeply rooted in personal experience or self-knowledge, yoga is
simple, efficient, practical, and scientific.
Contrary to what many of her critics
say, yoga is creedless — in no way confined or restricted to any faith or
belief-system. Anyone can practice this step-by-step, systematized body of
practices intended to unite and harmonize body, mind, and ethereal intelligence
for wellness, wellbeing, happiness, peace, knowledge, and success. Through
simple, methodical, and concentrated practice of yoga, one not only guides, one
awakens deeply, harnessing the inner forces of his or her being. By willfully
pooling and focusing the energies and forces within, the practitioners mental
forces eventually become laser sharp — metaphorically-speaking, capable of
cutting through difficulties, challenges, issues or concerns that he or she may
face or be confronted with.
It
is on account of the concrete development of laser-sharp skills of
concentration and numerous ancillary benefits to the practitioner in this age
of 'stress and haste' that yoga is of vital interest and importance to serious
educators and students in a wide array of endeavors, enterprises, and fields of
study.
