Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The Beauty of Yoga .

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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