Physical Benefits of Yoga
Using Warm-Up Stretches & Postures
*Increased flexibility, strength, and circulation
*Relief of muscle stiffness
*Increased vitality
*Promotes restful sleep
*Helps activate your body's natural healing power
*Stress reduction and relaxation
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Mental & Emotional Benefits of Yoga
Using Deep Breathing and Concentration Techniques
*Calms the mind and emotion
*Balances the emotional state helping to relieve depression and anxiety
*Improved mental focus and clarity
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*Balances the emotional state helping to relieve depression and anxiety
*Improved mental focus and clarity
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Spiritual Benefits of Yoga
By Promoting Self Awareness
By Promoting Self Awareness
*Promotes self acceptance
*Enhances creativity
*Fosters inner peace and harmony
*Strengthens the connection to the life source
*Facilitates a deeper appreciation of the spiritual connection
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*Enhances creativity
*Fosters inner peace and harmony
*Strengthens the connection to the life source
*Facilitates a deeper appreciation of the spiritual connection
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Yoga For Health
Some Conditions Which May Respond To Yoga
*Muscle and joint pain
*Reduced range of motion
*Arthritis
*Asthma
*Circulatory problems
*Headaches
*High blood pressure
*Insomnia
*Anxiety
*Depression
*Addictive behavior
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*Reduced range of motion
*Arthritis
*Asthma
*Circulatory problems
*Headaches
*High blood pressure
*Insomnia
*Anxiety
*Depression
*Addictive behavior
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Origins of Yoga
The science of Yoga is a 5,000 thousand-year-old system that leads to physical vitality, peace of mind, and a deepening experience of spiritual connection. Yoga is not a religion, though through its practice some discover faith and some return to their own with renewed enthusiasm.
Pantanjali, the Indian sage who reformulated the teachings of yoga, defines yoga as the control of thought-waves in the mind. To achieve this control, or stilling of the mind, it is important to cultivate a relazed body and to use energy wisely. When the mind and emotions are still and calm we can more easily remember who we fundamentally are and our place in the world.