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Yoga and yoga therapy has been a time-tested formula, which has been of immense benefit to the human body and soul. It has been in use since ancient times as a means of physical, mental and spiritual development and growth. Not only is yoga beneficial for the physical body, it also lifts the mind and spirit.
Recent research indicates that yoga plays a positive role in preventing and decreasing hypertension. It helps to arrest the growth of atherosclerosis. Yogic exercise, breathing techniques and meditation help in improving our lifestyle and regularizing our daily habits.
Yoga postures help in improving our overall posture by strengthening our back muscles and the intestinal tract. It helps the lungs to breathe easily and the heart to function normally by reducing constriction of the heart vessels. It helps us physiologically and mentally by moderating our breathing.
Yoga strengthens your respiratory muscles and helps you to breathe better. Breathing exercises help in increasing the absorption of oxygen by your lungs. Such exercises help you to increase your concentration, focus and will power.
Yogic asanas improve blood circulation and production. Simple and stress free stretching exercise helps rejuvenate the muscles and the blood vessels, and improves circulation by keeping them free from coagulation and rupture. It oxygenates the blood and nourishes the arteries and veins.
The nervous system as a result begins to function properly as it brings in vitality to the blood, thereby generating alertness and increasing our memory. After you learn yoga, you also learn to relax yourselves at any point of time and at any place during the day. Meditation helps you seek and activate your inner strengths and personality. It builds up your self-esteem and helps you to know yourselves better.
Heart disease is one of the major causes of mortality in the world today. Yoga is an inexpensive health solution that emphasizes prevention rather than cure. It can become a means by which governments can save on health expenses. We can conclude by saying that yoga can make a phenomenal difference to functioning of the heart by helping us to relax physically and mentally in stressful circumstances.
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