Yoga and its Benefits

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What is yoga..??

There is no single definition of yoga...

According to the Sanskrit definition... yoga means `union’ or `connection’...

Yoga is both a state of connection and a body of techniques that allow us to connect to anything.

Or we can say that.. Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that improve our overall health

BENEFITS OF DOING YOGA

1. Improves overall fitness.

Practicing yoga a couple of times a week improves our balance, muscle strength, and flexibility of the body. It also boosts endurance and turns up our heart, lungs, and blood vessels.

The most common benefits of yoga reported were improved mental state, physical fitness, and cognitive abilities.

2 . Help in maintaining a better body

Focussing inward during yoga helps you to be more satisfied with your body.

3. Improves sleep pattern 

Yoga relaxes our bodies and helps us to sleep better.

4. Beats stress

According to some researches, it can help us to reduces stress and relieve anxiety.

It can beat stress by lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Yoga helps us to calm a disturbed mind and promotes relaxation.

5. Promotes heart health

Yoga works as an excellent heart booster by lowering blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure and improves circulation. All of which are good for your heart and blood vessels.

6. Improves quality of life

Several studies have proven that yoga promotes better sleep, enhances emotional and spiritual well-being. Yoga poses boost up the muscles and vital organs.

7. Improves flexibility

Yoga has postures that trigger the different joints of the body including those that are not acted upon with a regular exercise routine.

CONCLUSION

Including all factors regarding yoga, we can conclude that yoga is the medicine for

nearly every problem. 

If you practice yoga, it doesn't only assist you to enhance your physical fitness but also helps in maintaining your inner peace and relaxing your mind. 

Thus we can say that there is nothing that yoga will not help with.

Moreover, Yoga is not just a one-day practice or process; it’s a lifelong commitment. The more you practice Yoga, the more you are benefited.

Written by:

- Ms. Prapti Kaushik

References:

https://m.netmeds.com/health-library/post/international-yoga-day-practice-asanas-daily-for-a-healthy-life-infographic

https://www.livepureyoga.com/yoga-the-benefits-of-yoga-for-your-body/

https://www.nadyoga.org/benefits-of-yoga-how-to-cure-diseases/#:~:text=Yoga%20is%20the%20medicine%20for,that%20yoga%20will%20not%20help.&text=If%20you%20practice%20yoga%20daily,a%20peaceful%20and%20healthy%20lifetime