Why You Should Practice Yoga?

Yoga helps ease anxiety by teaching us to stay in the present moment. By focusing on our breath and how our body feels in each pose, we keep ourselves anchored in the present so we can lower our emotional arousal and, instead of reacting fearfully to worries and anxious thoughts, we can acknowledge them with curiosity, and then let them go. This sequence focuses on releasing stress from the muscles that commonly tense up when we are anxious to create a sense of stillness and calm in your bodymind.

●Yoga helps relieve depression by increasing levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. People experiencing depression tend to have lower levels of GABA and research shows that yoga increases this neurotransmitter, helping us feel calm and relaxed. Research also shows that emotions such as depression can affect the way our heart functions so this sequence focuses on releasing tension from the area around our chest to release stress, improve our posture and boost our mood.

●Yoga provides us with a new way to relate to our body. Instead of judging it for what it looks like, we can draw our awareness inwards and connect to how it feels to live in our body. Where do I feel tight? Where am I holding tension? Where am I open? How can I release this discomfort? How does it feel to move through each pose? This gives us a new way to experience our body off the mat so we begin to nourish it instead of punish it. Poor body image can leave us feeling unstable so this sequence uses grounding poses to create a sense of strength, stability and courage.

●Yoga helps us get a peaceful night’s sleep by calming our mind, releasing physical tension and activating our parasympathetic nervous system (the part of our nervous system responsible for rest, relaxation and digestion). Research has found that yoga reduces insomnia, so this sequence is a beautiful way to soothe our body and mind before we go to sleep – you can even practise it in bed!

● Yoga helps to reduce fatigue and leave us feeling revitalised by unblocking stuck energy in our body. By moving the body we’re waking up our nervous and circulatory systems so we feel more awake and energised. This sequence focuses on opening up the body and elongating the spine to release any blocked energy and help us feel more alive.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 26, 2020 at 5:32 AM

    Thanks for your blog. By reading this kind of information the curiosity in yoga is increasing.

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