Yoga is beneficial for health and cures many diseases without taking any medicine. So Yoga is good for our health and wealth as it is free and anybody can do it.  

Above all Yoga is free from Side effects..

Besides making your body flexible and keeping our muscles in taut condition, yoga is also beneficial digestive system .I know of a person suffering from constant stomach ulcers and indigestion for years,  having allergic reaction to certain medication, having been cured of it just by doing a few yoga aasanas on a daily basis..

I have read Yoga provides many opportunities for cure of difficult ailments, but above all one needs to take care to learn it from well education Yoga guru otherwise results will be negative. 

Paschimottana Asana is the answer for indigestion. I do it followed by Savasana or Corpse pose for relaxation.

Yoga is having many benefits and yoga is for every one, still some people are trying to link yoga with religion and try to protest against it. Our government is trying to make aware everyone about yoga, but still some are opposing this.

It is a fallacy to see Yoga is religious. It is mere a therapy that has won the acclaim of the world now.

rambabu wrote:

It is a fallacy to see Yoga is religious. It is mere a therapy that has won the acclaim of the world now.

 

Yoga is partly religious.  Although a physical exercise form, there is element of religion also in some exercises. Surya namaskar is a worship besides being an exercise.  Some other exercises also include recitation of some religious mantra though mentally only.  However it is possible to segregate religious part and pracise only the physical exercise. Any way, this is optional. One may choose any option- jogging, brisk walking, gymnastic or other simple exericises.  Moeover, suitable exercise- Yoga or any other- depends on one's age and health condition. It is best to resort to complex exercises only under expert guidance as one member suggested.  

 

Surya is the life giver and Surya belongs to all irrespective of religion. As far as the chantings or Mantras are concerned they do not do not relate to any religion. If some body feels the chantings are related to a religion, they can stop these chantings. By stopping these Mantras the effectiveness of Yoga will not cease.

rambabu wrote:

Surya is the life giver and Surya belongs to all irrespective of religion. As far as the chantings or Mantras are concerned they do not do not relate to any religion. If some body feels the chantings are related to a religion, they can stop these chantings. By stopping these Mantras the effectiveness of Yoga will not cease.

 

What you say is okay. But we also have to understand the viewpoints of critics. The Muslims believe that they can worship only Allah (God)  and not anything created by Him.  Sun (or Surya)  is a creation of God. So they will not worship Sun in the Surya Namaskar exercise. This is a matter of faith and it is no use arguing. We can only say that this is optional.