Reaping The Benefits of Yoga
For thousands of years, followers of Dharmic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism have observed ancient spiritual practices collectively known as Yoga to increase
their understanding of profoundness of life or to reach a higher spiritual level. Apparently, Yoga does not only lead to spiritual
improvement, it also has a positive effect on the mind and body of the practitioner.
The traditional Yoga combined with modern therapies proved to be very effective in treatment or prevention of a number of minor sickness and major diseases. There
have been clinical studies that have established that the practice of Yoga postures for at least half an hour everyday will rid you of most of your health problems. Noticeably, all the benefits of a Yoga practice can be directly or indirectly related to stress. Disease such as hypertension, menstrual disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), joint disorders and others are, in one way or another, influenced by stress.
There is no denying the positive effects of Yoga. Corporations use Yoga to keep their professionals focused such as in the case of Balance Integration Corp., athletes use it to extend mileage in playing, such as the case of Pro-Football player Gary Speed who recently confessed doing Yoga postures to keep himself nimble. Psychologists
employ Yoga-based therapies to lessen the stress of their troubled patients. Obviously, Yoga has psychological and physiological benefits to people.
You can increase your energy level, boost your mind power, strengthen your body and bones and relieve yourself of stress by observing regular Yoga practices. Learning Yoga is never expensive, all these benefits are within grasp with only a regular mat for accessory and a wide enough space for doing the postures. This is probably the best reason why Yoga is so popular: an over-all improvement of the mind, body and soul without even spending more than a few dollars for the mat.