Mind-Body Treatment: Yoga
Benefits of Yoga
Many Americans enjoy doing yoga poses to keep the body strong and flexible and to calm the mind. Yoga practice can: - Strengthen muscles and increase flexibility
- Lower heart rate and blood pressure
- Unlock congestion
- Improve blood flow and nervous function
- Massage inner organs
- Change brain waves
Focus during a yoga pose can deepen awareness of your emotional and mental states. Over time, the postures, rhythmic breathing, and focused mind create more overall balance in the body, making it possible to do harder poses.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are studying the benefits of yoga for insomnia. They believe that yoga will help people to fall asleep because it relaxes the mind and body.
You can buy a yoga video, but it's best to start by taking a class. Yoga postures are learned slowly, with subtle adjustments to the body. A teacher can show you how to move your body to avoid strain and gain the health benefit of the yoga pose.
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