Yoga is not a new practice- it has been well known to humankind since ages. It is a group of mental, physical and spiritual practices which helps in the elevation of one’s mood, while invigorating the body, sharpening the mind and cleansing the spirit.
International Yoga day is being celebrated every year on 21st June all across the globe to make the people update and aware about every kind of knowledge and information related to the facts and effects of yoga on body, soul and on mind. Yoga not only gives calmness and peace but also the confidence and courage so that people can do their activities in a better way. Yoga helps person to create a better attitude which provides helps them to maintain a healthy and positive relationship with other people. It’s mandatory for everyone to know all the effects of yoga so that they can motivate themselves and others to practice yoga every day. In today’s time majority of people is practicing yoga as it helps them to get relieved from every mental as well as physical problems.
This article will reflect the benefits of yoga on Mind, Soul and on Body.
Effect of yoga on the Mind:
Yoga helps with anxiety and depression: We all are well aware of the fact that anxiety and depression are two of the most serious health concerns which cause damage silently; though a daily practice of yoga is very much effective in reducing depression and anxiety. According to various articles it has been proven that yoga helps in regulating the stress response of a person.
Yoga strengthens the memory while improving the concentration: At some point or other in our life, we all struggle to concentrate on our day-to-day tasks. In this case yoga has proven to be very much useful in improving the memory while increasing the concentration power. There is a yoga asana known as ‘Dharana’ which means the practice of concentration. This asana is widely famous and helpful as it helps us to understand the meaning of clear mind and the importance of calming our senses.
Yoga improves mental as well as psychological well-being: life is getting stressful these days. Many of us feel as if we are carrying the entire world on our shoulders but with the help of yoga we can set aside over thinking and negative and unwanted feelings. As per the British Psychological Society, yoga is all about the breathing technique and thus requires the concentration. Yoga is considered as one of the best way to relieve stress while soothing the mind.
Yoga helps in the reduction of Traumatic Experiences: there are many people in the world who have developed a medical condition known as Post-Traumatic Disorder (PTSD) which is the result of powerful and unpleasant incidents in their lives. People who are living with this mental disorder often experience flashbacks and nightmares. For this, a form of yoga asana known as ‘Hatha’ is very effective in reducing the symptoms of PTSD.
Effect of Yoga on Soul:
Yoga improves relationships: One of the most important characteristics of yoga is mindfulness. Mindfulness is all about observing our emotions, thoughts, sensations and surroundings of our present moment. Yoga plays an important role in helping us to enjoy our present life, irrespective of any condition. Therefore yoga plays a great role in improving the quality of our relationships in our life.
Yoga has a positive impact on our mood: we all know the physical benefits of yoga but do we know that yoga has various emotional benefits associated with its practice. Stress can cause various health related issues, and it can deeply affect our moods also. According to various studies it has been found out that yoga holds the potential to improve our mood for the long term. Yoga has the power to release endorphins in our brains; and endorphins are termed as “feel good” chemicals which are released when a person is happy.
Yoga helps us to attain the inner peace:our life is full of stress and keeping oneself calm and strong at the most difficult times are what the yoga is all about.
Yoga helps us to cope with hardships: everyone’s life is full of hardships and in this case yoga helps us to deal with hardships in a positive way.
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Effects of yoga on the Body:
Yoga helps us to attain increased flexibility: it is quite possible that you may not reach to your toes during the 1stfew weeks of practicing yoga but eventually with time, practice and patience, your body will experience incredible changes. This is one of the most prominent benefits of yoga.
Yoga helps in lowering down the blood pressure: these days hypertension is one of the most common health problem. According to various studies is has been observed that people who practice yoga on regular basis have greater drops in blood pressure. Regular practicing of yoga benefits everyone from mild to moderate hypertension.
Yoga reduces the chronic pain in the neck: yoga is very much helpful in curing the neck pain or neck spasm.
Yoga lowers down the risk of heart disease: according to doctors and researchers it has been found out the regular practice of yoga have the tendency to lower down the risks of heart diseases due to high blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol.
Yoga helps in building up of healthy bones: through various postures of weight bearing, yoga is helpful in strengthening our bones while keeping osteoporosis at bay.
It is very important to keep in our mind that yoga is a continuous process. The deeper we get involve into our daily yoga routine, the more fruitful the benefits. Yoga, when practiced regularly, truly opens the door of harmony, peace, love and laughter.
We at Metro Group of Hospitals are organizing Yoga sessions in all of our centres to ensure and make people aware of the benefits and positive effects of yoga on our health.
