The benefits of yoga
November 11, 2009 at 9:00 am 3 comments
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Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, and currently, close to 11 million Americans are enjoying its health benefits. We have heard that yoga-practice can have numerous health benefits for a person’s mind, body, and spirit. So let’s find out the main benefits of yoga.
For people who are in a healthy state, yoga works to:
* Increase Flexibility
* Increase Strength
* Muscle Toning
* Increase Strength of Ligaments and Tendons
* Complete Detoxification
* Increase Circulation and Lubrication within Joints
* Massage and Stimulate All Organs of the Body
* Quiet and Focus the Mind
* Integrate Mind Body and Spirit
* Creates a Balanced Sense of Being
For those suffering from illness, yoga therapy can help manage and/or alleviate:
* A Wide Range of Digestive Disorders
* Chronic Pain
* Spinal Degeneration
* Arthritis
* Anxiety
* Depression
* Diabetes
* Asthma
* Heart Disease
* Stress
* Thyroid Disease
* Hypertension
Other benefits of yoga:
Some studies have suggested that yoga may have a positive effect on learning and memory. Other researchers have been studying whether yoga can slow the aging process, increase a person’s sense of self-acceptance, or improve energy levels.
Nevertheless, as we can see, there is an abundance of anecdotal claims for what yoga can do. Go to any yoga studio and listen to students after class.
The only way to be certain of all that yoga can do for you is to try it for yourself and see.
Entry filed under: Benefits, Healthy lifestyle, Stress Management, Things you should know, Yoga for busy people, Yoga-practice. Tags: Benefits, flexibility, health, muscle, toning, Yoga-practice.
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andrepenagos | November 17, 2009 at 2:24 am
I wasnt aware until now that Yoga was also helpful for hypertension and diabetes, this is great news. After reading this Im definetly considering doing yoga on a more frequent basis, its the perfect workout!
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Aina | November 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I’ve been thinking about yoga for the longest time but never got around to it. This is definitely valid reasons for why now is a good time to start. Thanks for the info!
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Michael DiSanto | November 18, 2009 at 2:02 am
This blog is a really great resource for beginners because starting anything new can be intimidating. My back is messed up from working on digital marketing projects
so I think yoga would be really beneficial.