BENEFITS OF YOGA

“Yoga balances, harmonizes, purifies and strengthens the body, mind and soul; it shows the way to complete health.”

Yoga is the science of right living; it works on all aspect of the person: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The word yoga means “unity” or oneness and is derived from Sanskrit word “yuj”. When body, breath and mind work together to achieve a goal is yoga.

To achieve the full benefits of yoga it is necessary to follow a well designed routine of asanas, where each asana should be performed technically correct.

Some major benefits of yoga one can realize only after practicing yoga

Yoga improves Balance and mental focus
Many yoga postures require you to find your center that is your balance. Through the conscious practicing of balancing postures, your body learns where its center is and how to find it rapidly.
In learning to hold postures, you automatically become clearer in your mind. You learn to focus on what is happening that moment in your body, breath and mind.

Yoga improves posture
Yoga helps to strengthen back, neck and shoulder muscles used to support the weight of the upper body and head. Yoga also helps the practitioner become more aware of their body and alignment. These two factors help to improve body posture, making you appear more confident and attractive.

Yoga increases Strength and flexibility
Yoga uses your own body as the weight you lift or hold. Many yoga postures require many major and minor muscle groups to be used simultaneously. In some it feels like every muscle in your body is being used! The strengthening in yoga requires your entire body to be working as a unit so the strengthening of one muscle group is connected to that of another muscle group. This improves your overall sense of strength from a centered, connected place.

Increasing your flexibility with yoga leads to more ease of movement and fewer injuries. It enables you to move more freely with a greater range of motion.

Yoga improves metabolism
The message and stimulation to the organs and glands help to regulate their function and secretions. One effect of this is improved digestive function, appetite suppression and increased metabolism all of which helps to regulate your weight to a natural level.

Yoga improves Mind/Body Connection
 In yoga you learn to listen to your body through your mind and learn to quit your mind through your body. The breath is the essential tool used to unite body and mind. The word "yoga" means to yoke, establish a relationship with each other that affects every area of your life. The more you tune into the mind/body connection, the more awareness you have of your movement and your state of being. The meditative effects of yoga help to bring mental calmness, mental focus and clarity.

Yoga reduces stress
One of the quickest and most significant benefits of yoga is the effect it has on reducing stress. When you are stressed out, your body holds onto that stress. It can be held in the neck, back, hamstrings, stomach, and head - just about anywhere. Tense muscles decrease flexibility and energy and increase pain and risk of injury. Yoga helps release stress in your body and mind so the body has more freedom to perform at its best.

Yoga as anti-ageing
Yogis look young even when they turn old because yoga involves less wear and tear of muscles. The muscle tone remains untouched leading to a very healthy skin. Yoga increases the antigens present in the body, and consequently the ability of the body to fight against disease. If all other system works smoothly, the immunity o f the body is automatically high because there are fewer toxins in the body. This prevents the body from falling sick. Aging is merely a state where the dying cells are greater in no. then the new cells being formed. Yoga stops the cells from dying and helps to enhance the growth of new cells, thus keeping the body toned and youthful.