Yoga has been in existence and practiced for thousands of years. Yoga is a system that promotes physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual balance and growth and it is a non-competitive practice.
There are many aspects of yoga and their benefits are numerous. Some of the familiar aspects of yoga are Hatha yoga which focuses on postures (asanas), stretching and movement, pranayama (breath work) and meditation.
Some of the benefits of yoga are:
- Promotes the flow of energy throughout the nervous system
- Lubricates muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other parts of the body and helps eliminate toxins from the joints and other body parts
- Stimulates glands and organs and increases circulation
- Relieves stress and calms the mind
- Improves mental outlook and develops body and emotional self-awareness thereby helping create a balance between mind and body
- Releases muscles from their habitual state of tension and returns them to their resting length
- Increases mobility of joints by lubricating and limbering them
- Stretches and maintains spine healthy
- Improves posture and strengthens back muscles
- Develops breath awareness and increases lung capacity
- Improves concentration
- Builds strength, tones, and promotes general good health and vitality
- Improves mental outlook and develops body and emotional self-awareness creating a balance between mind, body, and spirit
- Gives you a sense of well-being and physical freshness
- Relieves fatigue, headaches including migraines, depression
- Helps alleviate asthma, bronchitis, osteoarthritis, digestive disorders, back pain, cramps, diabetes, heart disorders, thyroid disorders, carpal tunnel, anxiety, insomnia, and other health conditions
- Reduces blood pressure
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Maya Angelou
