I've been joining yoga for past 6 months and found out that it's a very interesting practice to do not just to keep fit but it's improve physical, mental and emotional health of a person.. i just in love with it ! well, let's share something about the beauty of Yoga.
The yoga poses (asanas), breathing technique (pranayama), and meditation come together to provide a large number of physiological and psychological changes :
Physiological Benefits of Yoga :
- increases muscle flexibility and joint range of motion
- increases muscular strength, endurance, and joint stability
- improves posture, steadiness, coordination, and balance
- decreases joint and back pain
- increases immunityimproves sleep and increases energy levels
- decreases heart rate and increase cardiovascular efficiency
- decreases respiratory rate and improves respiratory efficiency
- reduces high blood pressure
- improves digestion and normalizes gastrointestinal function
- improves flow of lymphatic system, thus helps in removal of toxins
- normalizes endocrine (hormone) function
- normalizes weight and body composition
- increases bone density and decreases onset of osteoporosis
- decreases blood sugar levels
- decreases sodium decreases total cholesterol
- increases HDL (good) cholesterol /decreases LDL and VLDL (bad) cholesterol
- decreases triglycerides
- increases grip strength
- brings autonomic nervous system to stable equilibrium
- increases Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
Psychological Benefits of Yoga :
- improves concentration and attention
- decreases anxiety, internal stress and depression
- improves mood and sense of well-being
- increases self-acceptance and self-actualization
- increases somatic and kinesthetic awareness (body/mind connection)
Let's start something new, way to better life babeh ~
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