10 Good Reasons to do Yoga - part 2

I watched a woman stretching and doing yoga poses at Sunset Beach last night and I was inspired. She seemed so strong and fluid in her movements. Yoga only takes a mat and you can build up your elasticity within days of practice. Here are 5 more good reasons to practice yoga:

6. Improves Balance: you change levels from up to down in asanas, stand on one leg bracing the other leg against you. It's great for balance.

7. Helps Body Awareness and promotes a sharper Mind: yoga prepares for focus on the present moment improving concentration, coordination, reaction time and memory.

8. Perfects Posture: yoga helps improve body alignment and may relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.

9. Cuts Stress: yoga encourages relaxation and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body. It helps lower blood pressure and reduces anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.

10. Cardiovascular conditioning: gentle yoga practice can lower resting heart rate, increase endurance, and improve oxygen uptake during exercise.

So let's do it; let's practice yoga at least once or twice a week and enjoy better health.

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Catherine D'Aoust at GAIA Adventures
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