Simple Benefits of Yoga

Yoga is one of the most popular exercise and relaxation methods that works both the body and the mind. Yoga can provide relief from the hustle and bustle of modern life which brings along numerous health benefits that have been measured in regular yogis. Here are just a few simple benefits you gain from incorporating yoga into your exercise regime.

Physical Health
Yoga is a wonderful exercise that keeps you fit and maintains a healthy weight by increasing muscle strength and flexibility. What many don’t realize is that yoga is also proven to fight over-eating. By building breath awareness, yoga strengthens the mind-body connection which helps you tune in to emotions involved with certain cravings to fight them when they strike.

Mental Health
​Deep breathing brings a sense of calm and clears your mind of stress. Stress is a huge factor in so many health problems such as migraines, insomnia, high blood pressure, and heart attacks. Regular yoga practice will not only bring you less headaches and more sleep, but prevent you from allowing stress to affect your mental and physical health in the long run.

Psychological
Frequent time spent doing yoga can impact how you take on your daily lives. The experiences you have during yoga will affect how you approach different tasks and hurdles. This could mean different things to everyone. Maybe you take more time to smell the roses or eliminate negative forces in your life. Yoga can give you a new outlook and appreciation of life as a whole.
 
Neurological
Doing yoga relaxes the brain and balances your neurological system for positive thinking and healthy mentalities. Yoga's relaxation-based approach to connecting the body and the mind has been used as a therapeutic tool for those suffering from neurological disorders.
 
Intuitive
Too much pressure from work and home life can put your body in a state where surviving through life is the main goal, rather than letting your intuition lead you. Regular yoga relieves tension and allows your intuition take precedence so you become more in tune with your needs.
 
Creative
Feeling inspired and finding your inner creative side is nearly impossible with too much stress on the mind. Doing yoga releases tension and gives your mind a chance to go outside the box.
 
Connected
Yoga connects everyone of all levels of spirituality and allows us to look at life with a positive outlook. From the moment you enter the studio and lay down your mat to the end of your practice, the instructor encourages you acknowledge why you are there and eliminate any stress that may linger. The poses and breathing ultimately bring your awareness into the present moment, of noticing and accepting what is happening right now without judgment so you can flow through life with ease.
 
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