Brain and spine

I have started following the basic course in the Iyengar's - LIGHT OF YOGA book a few days back. Few basic asanas and stretches - and I feel such a great difference. One normally doesn't realise that the supply of blood is so constricted at certain areas of the body. Some nerves dont get blood flow at all. Some muscles are not excercised by us at all. This leads to various problems in the body with age. Try doing even the simplest of yoga postures and they bring about such poise to the body that its amazing. I have been thinking that our body which has created the entire universe around us is such an amazing piece of machinery. It needs to be cared for, to be nourished because it houses the brain - which creates the entire universe and millions of things that we use in this world. Brain or our mind can actually be called Brahma - the Indian name for the creator aspect of God. Isn't it important to excercise the brain muscles as well then ? There is no way other than nourishing it with proper blood supply, energy and as far as eating is concerned - with the proper nutrients. Which food to eat ? - eat brahmi (the herb), almonds and other such food. How do u nourish it with more blood ? - By doing inverted postures in yoga like sarvangasana. How do u give it more energy ? - by meditation and pranayama. Pranayama & Meditation leads to the energy flow going towards the brain instead of flowing out through the sense nerves. The primary channel through which the energy flows is through the spine. Spine too is such a mystery - it connects the brain with the body and the rest of the world. So, a corollary point is that a person in whom there is excellent blood and energy flow in the brain and spine would be would be quite an evolutioned person - a person with balanced mind, calm nature, higher thoughts and noble purposes and also with lesser physical, mental and emotional problems in life. The thumb rule is - lesser the energy level in the spine - the baser and lower the life and more the problems. Higher the energy level and higher your attention up in the spine - the better the quality of life and lesser the problems. Strangely, when you look at the shape of the brain with the spine - doesnt it resemble the structure of a sperm ? But more on this some other time....

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