Health Benefits With Yoga

Health Benefits With Yoga

There are so many health benefits we get while performing yoga. The word Yoga has come from Sanskrit root “Yuj” which means “to join”. Yoga is a science that teaches us the method of joining the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. When we talk about Yoga, it has physical, mental and spiritual benefits yet it is not a substitute for medicine.

“Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are.”   Rolf Gates

Practicing yoga is said to come with many benefits some of them are discussed below. Hope you too will be benefited from these.

• Improves Flexibility  

  

The stretching you do in yoga is an incredible method to enhance your flexibility. Saying you’re not flexible enough for yoga, is like saying you’re too dirty to take a bath.  It’s a myth that you need to be already flexible to do yoga. In fact, if you are doing yoga regularly you will definitely be more flexible. Practice yoga for more flexibility, come out from your comfort zone.

• Builds Muscle Strength 

Yoga helps in strengthing muscles strength making you feel much better less stiff and tired. Through different ways, we can build muscle strength and it’s good to use a mix of techniques for balance.  For a convenient and natural way to build muscle, try the following yoga poses.

• Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)
• Virabhadrasana 1 (Warrior 1 Pose)
• Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
• Sethu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
• Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
• Salamba Sirsasana (Headstand)Bakasana (Crow Pose)

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• Reduces Stress

Yoga has long been known to be an extraordinary antitoxin to stretch. Yoga causes in giving help to the brain by destroying all the pointless contemplations from the psyche. When we talk about Yoga – it’s a stress buster because it promotes relaxation, which is the natural opposite of stress.  It’s aimed in bringing our mind to peace. You can try the following yoga poses for relieving stress.

• Easy Pose (Sukhasana) with forwarding Bend
• Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana) with Shoulder Opener
• Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)
• Rabbit Pose (Sasangasana)
• Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana) with Eagle (Garudasana) arms
• Side stretch
• Plow Pose (Halasana)
• Corpse Pose (Savasana) with blocks on the head

• Improves Lung Function

A lot of breathing exercises are said to improve lung function. Doing these exercises, in the long run, will help you curb your respiratory problems.

• Fights Depression

Yoga has proven beneficial for reducing depression and anxiety. Practicing yoga regularly improves depression.

• Better Concentration And Improved  Memory

Once you start practicing yoga regularly, you will feel more motivated and energetic leads to better concentration.  Not only it will improve concentration but also enhanced blood circulation in the brain, reduction in stress and anxiety, your memory will undoubtly extend.

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note: rehearsing yoga builds up the body and brain, yet is definitely not a substitute for medication. It is fundamental to learn and practice yoga under the supervision of a prepared Yoga instructor.