Saturday, October 06, 2007

Yoga And Your Health
By Mitchell C. Adams


It is an acknowledged truth that health and Yoga are closely interwoven. Regular Yoga practice has been credited with bringing about improvements in physical health as well as mental and physiological well-being. More and more people are now taking up yoga in order to increase their flexibility, ease stress, reduce pain in the muscles and the joints and also as a way of dealing with several health problems.

Yoga is a highly therapeutic art form that is aimed at uniting the body, the mind and the spirit.

Regular Yoga practice enhances your awareness of your body’s patterns of movement, posture and alignment. It increases your body’s flexibility, helps you stay relaxed in the most stressful situations and helps you feel fitter, happier and more energetic and peaceful.

Yoga provides a holistic approach that benefits every system in the body without the danger of adverse side-effects.

Nervous System: The practice of Yoga is immensely beneficial for the smooth working of the nervous system, which is responsible for essential mind and body functions. It also helps you deal with migraine headaches and also recognize factors that can trigger them.

Musculoskeletal System: Regular Yoga practice helps improve strength and flexibility of the muscles and joints especially around the neck, upper back and knees. It helps prevent spinal injuries through proper posture and exercise.

Circulatory System: Yoga helps you deal with existing circulatory ailments and disorders including coronary artery disease and hypertension. Certain Yoga postures help strengthen the heart muscles and improve circulation.

Endocrine System: Yoga helps improve the functioning of the endocrine system that regulates metabolism and growth. Regular Yoga practice can be of immense in dealing with various health problems including diabetes and obesity.

Respiratory System: Yoga helps manage respiratory ailments as well as the various physical and emotional factors that aggravate or trigger the problem.

Digestive System: Yoga helps you deal more effectively with various digestive disorders including heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome.

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