What are the medically proven benefits of practicing yoga?

I've recently started taking a dance class that has a yoga approach. What I mean by this is that our warm up is usually about 15 to 30 minutes of yoga type stretches and exercises. I can vouch that my posture has great improved since starting this class.

Hatha yoga is said to help with some types of back pain by correcting poor posture. Yoga is also said to help prevent and therapeutic to some injuries and problems. There are some positions and movements that help lubricate the spine/back.It can help relieve mental and physical tension and even help with constipation.

Yoga breathing can help people who have respiratory illnesses, cleanse and strengthen the lungs. Can anyone do yoga? Yes and no -- Someone can't just hop in and be able to do it all or to the fullest extend.

It is something you have to gradually work through. It should be done a great deal by people who are not in shape or have some serious medical issues or injuries. A slow relaxing approach should be used.

One of the girls in my class has very bad knees. There's a great deal of exercises she can't and shouldn't do. People should discuss this with their doctors and yoga instructors.

The greatest of all benefits, is that yoga can give you confidence and energy. Keep your fingers closed like in the picture so you don't release your energy.

As we walk the tightrope between modern life and our animal instincts, the human race strives to find balance. In our bodies, our minds, our environment, in our lives. With our brains over-stimulated and our bodies more sedentary than ever, many of us suffer from the fatigue and imbalance that comes from chronic stress without sufficient recovery.

A yoga practice is an excellent way to soothe nerves that are in a constant state of overdrive. Yoga can help give us the ability to live healthy amidst hectic schedules and bustling environments. Yoga Benefits - yoga-store.net/yoga-modern-cure.htm From the physiological point of view, prolonged yoga practices can help pulse rate, respiratory and blood pressure dysfunction, contribute to stabilizing the nervous system, normalize gastrointestinal functions, normalize endocrine function, increase joint range of motion, increase endurance, enhance energy levels, increase immunity to diseases, improve cardiovascular efficiency, improve eye-hand coordination, reaction time, dexterity skills, depth perception, sleep, and more.

The studies of psychological benefits suggest that yoga can contribute to enhancing somatic and kinesthetic awareness, self-acceptance and self-actualization, social skills, well-being, as well as improving concentration, memory, attention, mood, learning efficiency, symbol coding, etc. Yoga Health Benefits - yoga-store.net/health-benefits-yoga.htm.

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