| There are so many publications and web sites | | | | illness and death as a result of smoking. |
| addressing the "how to give up smoking" | | | | So, smoking has a very diverse negative effect on |
| subject that one may ask, what is the need to write | | | | the human health, and there is no way out like light |
| something else? There are two reasons why I | | | | cigarettes or anything. But how to stop smoking? |
| decided to write this article. Firstly, despite all what | | | | Most common methods used are: nicotine |
| has been written, many of us don't really know what | | | | replacement treatments, acupuncture, injections, |
| effects smoking has on our health. Secondly, | | | | medication. However none of these methods gives |
| methods used to stop smoking are in many cases | | | | statistically proven strong effect. Besides, some of |
| expensive and mostly not very effective. Here we | | | | them are rather costly and some produce side |
| will suggest another method which is easy, | | | | effects. Thus we suggest you try Sahaja Yoga |
| completely natural, costs nothing and which really | | | | which will help you to give up smoking in an easy and |
| helps one to stop smoking. But first, for those who | | | | natural way. |
| still don't want to stop smoking, let us give a few | | | | Sahaja Yoga is a method of awakening the Kundalini |
| scaring facts. I, of course, don't want to frighten | | | | energy discovered in 1970 by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi |
| anybody, this is just another attempt to raise more | | | | from India. According to the Indian tradition, Kundalini |
| awareness about this subject. | | | | is a spiritual power that lies dormant in the Sacrum |
| Many of us heard this example in college that a drop | | | | bone and has to be awakened by yoga practices. |
| of nicotine can kill a horse. And many also heard a | | | | Once awakened, it rises through the central energy |
| typical answer that "in that case the horse | | | | channel in the spine and opens and enlightens the |
| should not smoke". That is, this argument does | | | | seven energy centers called chakras. When Kundalini |
| not sound very convincing. What else should we | | | | opens the seventh chakra located in the limbic area, |
| know then about the effect of nicotine? Most of us | | | | yoga (i.e. the inner and outer integration of our being) |
| know that nicotine is very harmful for the lungs, it | | | | is said to take place. To achieve Kundalini awakening |
| can cause lung cancer and other kinds of cancer. But | | | | is the ultimate goal of every yoga system, however |
| nicotine also changes the chemical functions in the | | | | only due to Shri Mataji's discovery this process |
| brain. That is why it creates addiction like all other | | | | became effortless and can now be achieved by all. |
| drugs. Researches done in the US have shown that | | | | Kundalini balances our inner energy system consisting |
| teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, | | | | basically of 7 energy centers (chakras) and 3 energy |
| anxiety disorders, and depression. Each year, nearly | | | | channels. Once the balance is established, the body |
| half a million Americans die from tobacco use. One of | | | | naturally does not want to take anything that is |
| every six deaths in the United States is a result of | | | | harmful and disturbs this balance. Thus all bad habits, |
| smoking tobacco, making tobacco more lethal than all | | | | like drinking, smoking, drug addiction drop out |
| other addictive drugs combined. | | | | automatically without the need to do anything special |
| But tobacco (nicotine) is not the only harmful | | | | about that. This sounds like a very strong statement |
| substance in the cigarettes. Most of us don't know | | | | but it is so. Sociological study done on 320 Sahaja |
| that, when smoking, we inhale thousands of | | | | Yoga practitioners showed that just after the first |
| chemicals with the cigarette smoke: | | | | year of practice about 75% stop drinking, smoking |
| In 1936 there were 120 additives used in cigarettes,in | | | | and using drugs. After 5 years of practicing Sahaja |
| 1959 their number increased to 450,in 1968 there | | | | Yoga less than 10% of practitioners still have some |
| were 950 kinds of additives,in 1982, 3875,and today | | | | of those bad habits. |
| their number exceeds 4000! | | | | One of the reasons why Sahaja Yoga is so effective |
| So, what people smoke now is not just tobacco, it is | | | | against smoking is that the Kundalini energy works in |
| a complex mixture of various chemical components. | | | | the 7th chakra, that is in the limbic area. It is the |
| They are added for various purposes. Some give | | | | limbic area that is affected by nicotine and other |
| flavors to the cigarettes, some work as | | | | drugs thus giving one a sense of pleasure. But much |
| preservatives, but many additives are used in fact to | | | | stronger pleasure can be achieved in the state of |
| increase one's addiction so that it becomes much | | | | meditation on the 7th chakra and that without any |
| more difficult to stop smoking than it used to be, | | | | side effects. As a result, one just does not feel any |
| say, 50 years ago. Most of these substances have, | | | | desire to continue smoking or taking drugs. |
| of course, a negative effect on the human health. | | | | So, although the aim of Sahaja Yoga is much beyond |
| Light cigarettes. This is another myth created by the | | | | just getting rid of bad habits, we invite all those who |
| tobacco industries. When they first came on the | | | | want to stop smoking, drinking or taking drugs to try |
| market in 1970, it was believed that light cigarettes | | | | Sahaja Yoga meditation and to see the benefits for |
| are less harmful. However later researches have | | | | themselves. |
| shown that light cigarettes result in the same risk of | | | | |