
Why You Should Be Doing Yoga
It's no secret that Yoga practice and it’s breathing, holding poses, flowing vinyasas, mediation, imagery and focus have been proven to:
-make you feel more in control
-increase feelings of positive mood
-reduce perceived stress and anxiety
-change your response to situations that could cause stress
- reduce the heart rate
-lower blood pressure
-make you breathe easier, not shallow (avoiding hyperventilation and panic attacks)
-increases the body's ability to respond to stress more flexibly
-provide better body image
-increase more thoughtful eating habits, caring what you put into your body
-allows you to let go of tension in the mind and body
-instead of “dealing with” stress, yoga allows you to release it from your life
-witness stress and negative feelings instead of experiencing them, practicing non-attachment
-allow you to appreciate the now and live in the moment
-facilitates deep relaxation and helps practitioners sleep better
With love and light,
Beth