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Why Practice Yoga?
The short answer is that yoga makes you feel better. Practicing the physical postures (Asanas), breathing exercises (Pranayama) and Meditation makes you healthier body, mind, and spirit. Yoga lets you tune in, chill out, shape up, all at the same time.
Specifically, research shows that yoga helps manage or control anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, blood pressure, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, headaches, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, stress and other conditions and diseases. Yoga also...
- Improves muscle tone, flexibility, strength, stamina and lowers fat. Yoga can help normalize body weight. For people who are either overweight or underweight, Yoga exercises can help achieve the desired weight. The principles of balance and moderation in physical activity and diet, can also lead to a healthier lifestyle.
- Reduces stress and tension by relaxing the body and the mind. Even in the midst of stressful environments, Yoga helps control breathing and clears the mind of cluttered thoughts, leaving only deep physical and mental relaxation.
- Creates sense of well being and boosts self esteem. Yoga leads to genuine inner contentment and self-actualization. Meditation, one of the aspects of Yoga, focuses the mind, taking it away from the distractions and leading it to genuine happiness.
- Improves concentration and creativity. Yoga increases your energy level and productivity. In as quick as 20 minutes, Yoga can replenish the mind and body with precious energy needed to respond to daily tasks and challenges.
- Stimulates the immune system and improves circulation. Yoga improves your resistance to disease. The postures and movements in Yoga, massage the internal organs, enhancing blood circulation and lessening the risk of illness.
- And that's just the surface stuff.
by Amy Ranae