Yoga Beauty · 2 From Sub-health to Health From 78 kg to 51 kg

Author: Won-Jung Hui
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Are you happy now? Are you happy now? We eat, we sleep, we wear clothes, we work, we exercise, we lose weight—all of this is not for happiness, right? Practicing yoga is also a way to make ourselves happier. Modern people often feel empty, unable to grasp themselves, and feel no health or happiness. Yet yoga grants freedom to the body and mind, guiding people toward a world of happiness. This is also why yoga has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, even the best yoga has no effect if it is not practiced in the world. This book is written to introduce you to yoga practices that can prevent illness or help alleviate mental fatigue in daily life. The theoretical basis primarily comes from traditional Indian medicine and traditional Korean medicine related to yoga, hoping to align human diseases with the laws of nature. The book organizes various yoga poses in a logical order to help readers better understand them. To maintain a cheerful, sincere, positive, compassionate, optimistic, humble, and diligent mindset in daily life, immerse your body and mind in yoga, and embark on the path of yoga practice—to achieve a happy and healthy life. Won-Jung Hui graduated from (Sungmoon Women's University) and later obtained her doctorate from (Kyung Hee University). She is a researcher at the Obesity Clinical Research Institute, established by the Kyung Hee University Institute of Sports Science. In her work, she has helped many people suffering from physical obesity and psychological stress, guiding them on the path to healthy yoga. She has appeared in numerous TV programs, such as SBS ( - The Rose Name), EBS ( - Cultural Center), and MBC ( - Together with Lim Sung-Hoon), becoming a central figure in the yoga trend. She is the author of 《1》 (Yoga Beauty 1) and the DVD 《》 (Dr. Won-Jung Hui's Happy Weight Loss Yoga Set).
Chapter 1: My First Encounter with Yoga
Chapter 1: My First Encounter with Yoga
Yoga can make people feel refreshed in body and mind, experience happiness and self-sufficiency, and tap into bursts of wisdom, unlocking their full potential. Therefore, yoga is not just a form of exercise but also a "practical science" and "philosophy" that interprets humans as part of nature and achieves harmony between nature and humanity.
1. Why Choose Yoga?
"My body isn't flexible enough to practice yoga?" "Is yoga religious?" Many people, even knowing that yoga is beneficial for health, hesitate to try it due to such thoughts. However, yoga has been given new meaning, and in Korea, the number of people practicing yoga has exceeded a million. So, what is the meaning of yoga? The Sanskrit word for yoga means "to join a horse with a carriage." It implies that through yoga practice, one can control a mind like a running horse. In ancient Indian texts like the 《》 (Upanishads), yoga means meditation, and it has been popular in India for over two to three thousand years. In modern times, yoga, as a "practice method to find oneself" and a "practice method to achieve enlightenment through the purification of body and mind," has gained global attention. The reason why yoga, which dates back thousands of years, is now highly regarded is that it guides modern people, who live unnatural lives, toward a more natural state. Yoga can make people feel refreshed in body and mind, experience happiness and self-sufficiency, tap into bursts of wisdom, and unlock their full potential—this is yoga. Therefore, yoga is not just a form of exercise but also a "practical science" and "philosophy" that interprets humans as part of nature and achieves harmony between nature and humanity.
So, how can one practice yoga correctly?
The mind and body should be as pure as an infant's.
Adult diseases, stress, anxiety, emptiness, competition—modern people often suffer from such mental and physical pains. The root of these pains is that we have moved away from our natural living environment.
Electromagnetic waves, air pollution, fast food, unnatural spatial structures (environments that cannot connect with the earth, facilities that do not allow us to feel seasonal temperature changes), and uncomfortable clothing—by living away from nature, humans are getting closer to illness.
Humans are part of nature, and from this perspective, the above results are natural. Returning to a lifestyle as close to nature as possible is the best way to restore health.