The Benefits of Yoga

Yoga provides a number of benefits. It is a journey, which helps in self identification. It also aids in understanding one’s life and enjoying the same. Yoga is a refreshing experience that helps in rejuvenating the system. Yoga is effective when done in a proper manner. It requires a lot of guidance and knowledge. Yoga poses cannot be practiced without prior knowledge, as it might prove harmful. Yoga can be practiced by anyone, coming from any walk of life. Irrespective of the creed, color, race and sex. Individuals suffering from certain ailments are restricted from practicing poses that might have adverse effects on them.

Yoga improves the immunity levels and provides resistance from infection. It enhances blood circulation and thereby provides a glowing and healthy skin. It provides equipoise and internal harmony. It assists the individual to face all kinds of physical and mental problems, with an open mind. It cleanses the system and improves the overall functioning of the individual. It helps a person to attain peace of mind and gives a positive outlook towards life. It provides relief from stress and other emotional problems, such as anxiety, sorrow, and so on. It controls impulses and enhances the clarity of the mind. It helps in the regeneration of tissues, thereby provides rehabilitation of injuries, both old and new. It increases the physical strength and provides flexibility of the muscles. It also improves stamina and bestows greater self control and concentration. Yoga is a way of life and is not enforced on an individual.

Yoga also provides therapeutic benefits. It provides relief to certain diseases and helps in the reversal of a few. Some of theses ailments are prostate enlargement, menopausal problems, sciatica, depression, back pain, diabetes, back pain, acidity, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, stress, urinary tract infection, sleeplessness, vaginal infection, muscle stiffness and so on. Yoga also improves your endurance and vitality levels. The energy levels are much higher, with less or minimal strain in the daily chores. Yoga keeps us active, thereby improving the overall health of the individual. Yoga improves the posture and alignment of the individual.

Physiological benefits of yoga

• decrease in respiratory rate
• normal endocrine function
• increase in cardiovascular efficiency
• normal gastrointestinal function
• improvement in excretory function
• improvement in balance and posture
• increase in breath holding time
• increase in the mobility of joints
• decrease in pulse rate
• improvement in reaction time
• enhancement of eye hand coordination
• better grip strength