| The benefit of yoga practice goes far beyond the | | | | believe that a relaxation pose is the most beneficial |
| actual time you spend in the poses. One of the most | | | | pose in any yoga practice. |
| common reasons why people begin practicing yoga is | | | | Another benefit of yoga is mental. |
| to improve their health and well-being. Yoga means | | | | Yoga clears your mind and helps you focus your |
| union. It is a union of the mind, body and breath, so all | | | | attention. - During your practice, you are focusing your |
| aspects of your life are impacted by your practice. | | | | attention on your breath and turning inward. This |
| A major benefit of yoga is physical. | | | | concentration allows you to withdraw from the |
| Yoga improves your flexibility. - The stretching that you | | | | distractions in your environment. A significant benefit of |
| engage in during every practice helps lengthen and | | | | yoga practice is that you can take this ability to focus |
| stretch muscles, which helps reduce the risk of injuries. | | | | your attention into every aspect of your life. You can |
| It helps to improve your balance. - The majority of | | | | be fully present with whatever you are doing instead |
| yoga practices include some type of balancing in the | | | | of worrying about tomorrow or regretting yesterday. |
| poses. A significant number of people, especially as | | | | Not only will your actions be more productive, you can |
| they began to get older, start to have problems with | | | | also enjoy them in a greater way. |
| balance, which can lead to major injuries due to falls. | | | | Yoga helps reduces stress. - Deep breathing helps |
| By having a greater sense of balance, you are able to | | | | reduce the hormones that are released when you are |
| move more easily and safely. | | | | feeling overwhelmed, overloaded, and frazzled. The |
| Yoga can help reduce pain. - Tense muscles often | | | | internal focus that accompanies the poses helps |
| contribute to pain. Relaxing muscles helps to minimize | | | | create a relaxation response in your body. |
| muscle tension and the pain that is associated with it. | | | | Yoga can help release stuck emotions. - Often stuck |
| Also, breathing deeply into muscles helps lessen pain | | | | emotions find their way into our bodies. Remember, |
| by altering your perception of it. | | | | your mind and body are one, and if you are |
| It tones your muscles. - Yoga works all the muscles in | | | | suppressing any painful emotions, you will often |
| your body. It helps strengthen and tone them and also | | | | experience that as pain in some part of your body. A |
| builds endurance and stamina. | | | | benefit of yoga is that by breathing deeply into places |
| It helps to increase your level of energy.. - Carrying | | | | in your body that hold tension, you can help release the |
| tension in your body takes an enormous toll on your | | | | emotions that may be buried there. You can then |
| energy reserves. By learning how to relax through | | | | examine these emotions and let go of those that do |
| your yoga practice, you benefit by enjoying higher | | | | not serve you. |
| levels of energy so you can more thoroughly enjoy | | | | Also, as you take your body past the limits of where it |
| your daily activities. | | | | has been, you start to feel that you can move past |
| Yoga helps promote a sense of relaxation. - Most | | | | other limitations in your life as well. |
| people breathe high in their chests. This not only does | | | | You gain a sense of peace and tranquility. - Most yoga |
| not allow them to get sufficient oxygen, it also triggers | | | | practices include some time for meditation. Regular |
| the stress response, which contributes to feelings of | | | | meditation helps your mind reach a state of inner calm. |
| anxiety. Breathing deeply as practiced in yoga, helps | | | | It helps you gain control over your thinking instead of |
| relax your muscles and also brings much needed | | | | being at the mercy of wayward thoughts. |
| oxygen to your cells. The deep sense of relaxation | | | | As you can see, the benefit of yoga has far reaching |
| also leads to better quality sleep. | | | | effects in every area of your life. Maintain a regular |
| Each yoga practice ends with some type of relaxation. | | | | yoga practice, and you will see for yourself, how yoga |
| Since your body and mind are one, by relaxing your | | | | can benefit you too. |
| body you also relax your mind. Many yoga experts | | | | |