Benefits of yoga

The word Yoga belongs to Sanskrit language. It is derived from the root word, ‘Yug’ which means ‘yoke’ or ‘unite’. Yoga has nothing to do with any religion. Yoga is best exercise of combining the mind, body and spirit. Yoga is a system that benefits body, mind and spirit.

Yoga was first introduced to American society in the late nineteenth century by Swami Vivekananda, the founder of the Vedanta Society. The most important benefit of yoga practice is physical and mental therapy. The headstand or sirsha-asana is perhaps the most well-known Yoga posture.

Some benefits of yoga or yoga therapy listed here

1. Physical benefits of yoga - Helps you look and feel younger than your age. Improve your athletic performance. Yoga recharges your body energy.

2. Hot Yoga is a self massage to every muscle in the entire body. It cleanses, detoxifies, strengthens, reshapes and improves your overall health.

3. When one is involved in yoga on a regular basis they tend to have an overall feeling of wellness.

4. All your problems of the modern industrialized civilization such as stress, tension, confusion, blood pressure and all negative tendencies will solved, once you come into the thick of yoga.

5. Yoga is universal and scientific in its approach for making your body and mind stronger and peaceful.

6. Massaging of ALL Organs of the Body.

7. Yoga helps to reduce the stress that rises from our daily activities.

8. Increasing lubrication of the joints, ligaments and tendons.

9. Energy level increases.

10. Helps you relax and handle stressful situations more easily.