Face-lift

The beauty and cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar corporate machine. The world over, men and women are trying to look younger though surgery and drugs. Do these methods work? I say, "No." Now ask: 'Why dont we ever see cosmetic and facial cream models in their 50s, 60s, 70s or older?" Certainly many of these companies have been around for long enough to show that their products work.

And even if someone does succeed in making themself look externally younger, what about the inside of their body? Are they investing as much time and money into what goes inside their body compared to how they inject botox (*) or slather on chemical creams that enter the blood stream?

There is nothing wrong with wanting to maintain physical health, it is just the means that many people take to achieve this aim, which is literally backwards. For if someone wants to look and feel young and youthful, they need to start inside their body.

If you want to look and be young, do Yoga. Not only is it the organic way to maintain and/or achieve the flexibility, fluidity and strength of your youth, but does not require heavy drugs or surgical procedures.

Likewise, instead of investing in cosmetics that are poisoning the body, invest in organic foods and pure water. When the body is healthy inside, this reflects on the outside.

Couple Yoga's healing physical exercise with Ayurveda - the Science of Life and Living - with positive and uplifting thoughts and you have a combination of health and vitality, youthful vigor and abudance that will last a lifetime.

There is a Yoga maxim that says, "You are as young as your spine is flexible." This denotes mobility and flexibility, the natural limberness of youth that extends well into old age, where the spine is mobile. Likewise, the years maintain our youth as well. Yes, we cannot hold back wrinkles, but the eyes will maintain the shine and sparkle of youthful promise, so that in our 80s, 90s and well into our 100s, we will have a shine in our eyes.

Both the spine and the eyes are internal, the first ruling the bodies overall health, the second reflecting our state-of-mind and being.

Healthful thoughts and healthful physical exercise creates a natural condition of health and well-being. Seek these through Yoga.

Om Peace!
Yogini Valarie Devi

*Botox is botulism, "one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances, and..the most toxic protein."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botox