FIRST OF ALL, WHEN WE READ OR HEAR LECTURE BY GURUS ABOUT YOGAS/ASANAS ETC, ONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE NOT OFFERING MAGICAL RELIEF. THE RELIEF WHAT WE GET OUT OF THESE ARE FOR NATURAL REASONS. OVERALL REASON BEING- WHEN WE DO ANY PHYSICAL EXERCISE, THE BREATHING CAPACITY INCREASES. WHEN BREATHING CAPACITY INCREASES, ONE PHYSICAL STRENGTH ALSO INCREASES. AS A SHORT CUT TO AVOID PHYSICAL STRAIN, PRESENT DAY GURUS TEACH YOU PRANAYAMA, I.E, SIMPLY BREATHING THOUGH THE GURUS WILL TELL YOU CERTAIN POSTURES OF SITTING AND FINGERING ETC ETC. YOU DEFINITELY GET BENEFIT EVEN WHEN YOU SIMPLY DO THE BREATHING EXERCISES BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN YOU DO PHYSICAL EXERCISE. IT WORKS LIKE THIS-ONE'S LUNGS HAVE A DEFINITE CAPACITY. WHEN YOU ARE DEEP BREATHING, YOU ARE INCREASING THIS CAPACITY FURTHER. WHEN LUNGS HAVE DEVELOPED EXTRA CAPACITY, THEY WILL HELP SUPPLY EXTRA OXYGEN TO BLOOD TO THAT EXTENT. THERE IS NOTHING MAGIC IN IT AND THAT NEED NOT THE WAY GURUS ARE TEACHING. ONCE YOU KNOW THIS BASIC ASPECT, THEN YOU ALSO WILL KNOW IN WHAT POSTURE IT NEED TO BE DONE. GURUS WILL TELL YOU TO DO IT IN CERTAIN WAY OF COMPLICATED POSTURES JUST TO HAVE WEIGHTAGE OF MAGICAL RELIEFS. BUT ONE SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE EXERCISE IS GOOD, IT SHOULD NOT BE DONE HOURS TOGETHER. INITIAL BUILD UP TAKES QUITE A LONG TIME. IF ELDERS ARE STARTING AFRESH, THEY REQUIRE STILL LONGER TIME. BUT ONE THING IS SURE, NO MEDICINE OR TONIC CAN GIVE AS MUCH RELIEF AS PHYSICAL EXERCISES DO GIVE.
