The Benefits of Yoga for Quitting Smoking
The Benefits of Yoga for Quitting Smoking The pursuit of joy, happiness, and ecstasy is in the essence of the mind. Sometimes the mind is unable to locate this in the realm of the five senses. It begins to want when it is not satisfied with only seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, or smelling. The mind yearns for the greatest calm and happiness. In its pursuit of more bliss, the mind is drawn into the trap of addiction and reliance. Cigarette smoke contains almost 4000 compounds. There are 250 of them that are known to be dangerous. And more than 50 have been linked to cancer. Tobacco kills over 6 million people each year, according to a WHO fact sheet. More than 5 million of these fatalities are directly related to tobacco usage. But secondhand smoking kills over 60,000 people. Smoking, like any other addiction, offers a sense of relief. And still it just leads to unhappiness and pain. Examine any heavy smoker cl...