#onebody

Since we are all baptized by one Spirit, indeed, that we are united in Christ as part of His body. As a whole, we must be united so the whole body can work.

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You might think yoga is a foolproof practice. That there’s no way you can get hurt or sick. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. Without a bit of proper care and prevention, yoga injuries or sickness can be quite common. Protect yourself by learning a few expert pointers.

#1 Clean your Yoga Mat

On the Floor,Hot, wet and dirty... in this context can be a recipe for getting sick.

It honestly doesn't take much time and very little forethought to have a packet of yoga mat wipes handy to give you mat a fresh n up before you roll it up and put it away each time.

#2 Listen to Your Body

Depending on your personality, your yoga instructor, and your fellow classmates, it can be easy to get a bit competitive. Pushing your body too far on any given day can quickly result in a painful injury.

Understand that some days may be better days than others. Your sleep, diet, and focus can all affect your performance. Instead of thinking “I did this pose last week,” or “Joe is rocking this pose, I need to do better,” listen to what your body is telling you. If it’s a day to push yourself, then great. If it’s a day to hold back, then hold back.

#3 Choose a Skilled Yoga Instructor

Yoga is extraordinarily popular. There are classes in just about any community across the country. The vast growth of yoga means an increasing number of instructors. However, all instructors are not created equally. Some are quite skilled. Others, not so much.

The unskilled or questionable instructors can cause injuries by pushing students too far or by positioning your body in a pose that you’re not ready for. Pay attention to your instructor’s demeanor. How do they handle beginner students? Additionally, review their credentials. How long have they been teaching and where did they get their certification?

#4 Go Easy

Everyone starts yoga at the same place, as a beginner. Allow yourself to be a beginner and ease into the practice. It can take some time to find the right instructor and yoga type for your needs and personality. Allow yourself time to learn and your body time to adapt.

Additionally, give your body time to warm up and cool down before class. As you ease into each class, and out of it, you’re giving your body time to adapt and do what you request of it. That also means going into postures slowly and coming out of them slowly, too.

Finally, don’t try to go to a yoga class once a week or once a month. The more time you give your body to learn the movements and become flexible and strong, the better your classes will be. And most importantly you’ll reduce your risk of injury.

The human body consists of many different components but it is one unit. There are many hidden internal organs and a multiplicity of visible external members.

Each has its own unique function, and yet every single body-part needs to interact with every other member, and work together synergistically in order to maintain a strong, healthy, functioning body.

When one member does not work correctly, or is impaired, paralysed, in pain, or disconnected, it has a significant effect on the rest of the body. This interrelationship of every aspect of the human body is used, by Paul, to illustrate the beautiful way that each member of the body of Christ is important to the whole, and should function and interact with all other members.

Christ is the Head of the body, and just as the head of a human body is the control tower which governs every internal organ and directs each external member to work together in synergistic harmony, so it should be with every member of the body of Christ, which is the Church - for HE is our Head.

Each member is unique, and every individual part has his or her own, particular job to do. Each part of the body has its own important function within the entire body, but when one member is sick, or functioning incorrectly, it has a devastating effect on the efficacious operation of the whole, "for even as the body is one and yet has many members, though they are many, there is one body - so also is Christ."

Paul was not trying to give us an anatomy lesson, but was using something that is very familiar to everyone, to stress the importance of each Christian functioning efficiently. Some members will be very visible, while others quietly carry out the work that God has prepared for them to do in the place where God has planted them. All, however, contribute to the effective functioning of the Body of Christ. And God is no respecter of persons, for all have their own unique role to carry out in God's ongoing plan of redemption.

Although we are all individual people and have diverse backgrounds, different experiences, varying gifts, unique abilities, and individual characteristics, we are all ONE in Christ. Although we are individual members, we are mutually dependent. As members of Christ's Body we are to work together in holy love and Christian harmony. Christ is to be made manifest to a broken and hurting world through the Body of Christ, which is the Church - for individually and collectively we are His witnesses.

Every believer is equipped with certain spiritual gifts and graces, which should complement the gifts and graces of other believers. As the Church of God we should combine our graces and spiritual gifts, to express the beauty of Jesus to a world that is dead in trespasses and sin.

Just as the human body is the vehicle by which a man or woman expresses their character and personality, so the Church is the channel through which Christ Jesus is enabled to reveal Who He is, and what He has done, as recorded in the Word of God - so that the world may know that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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As Christians who are part of the body of Christ, we must have one glorious goal which is to worship our Lord and Savior.

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