Models Direct: Ten Reasons To Try Yoga

April 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Yoga isn’t just fashionable, it’s accessible to all, recommended by many respected enthusiasts, and appears to have a wealth of associated benefits. The practice of yoga can range from meditation and breathing, right through to challenging movements requiring skill and stamina. If you’re wondering whether or not yoga is for you, maybe it will help to read the Models Direct top ten reasons to give it a try.

1.   Mind and body: The breathing and meditation exercises taught in yoga act as natural tranquillisers, lowering blood pressure, heart rate and levels of cortisol (a ‘stress hormone’). It is a natural way to improve many stress-related conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, depression and even medical conditions such as migraine or asthma.
2.   Lung function: It encourages deeper, slower breathing – strengthening the lungs by putting good habits in place for those who practice it.
3.   Focus: By helping the process of disciplining the mind, yoga increases concentration, memory and focus.
4.   Pain relief: Some have reported reduced pain associated with PMS, neck and back problems, auto-immune diseases and many other conditions.
5.   Circulation: Various yoga poses are said to aid circulation and oxygenation of cells.
6.   Stamina: Yoga movements and poses improve strength. They are designed to impact on every muscle in the body and are also said to massage internal organs.
7.   Flexibility: Those who regularly practice yoga will notice their range of movement increasing, benefiting mobility and flexibility.
8.   Posture: By increasing self-awareness, core strength and good postural habits, yoga will help those who practise it regularly to hold themselves better and move with more grace and agility.
9.   Anger management: By teaching those who suffer from anger-related issues, more patience and tools to enhance calm, yoga can be beneficial as part of an anger management programme.
10.   Confidence: All of the ways that yoga improves someone’s life encourage self-confidence, self-belief and a more positive outlook.

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