Yoga is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance.Traditional yoga fitness practice in the right environment and under proper supervision, creates harmony between mind and body, and leads to healing. Through yoga fitness practice, all of the layers become cleansed and balanced. Therefore, yoga is therapeutic by nature.
Why People Want To Practice Yoga?
The ancient theories of health yoga, and the observations about the mind and body and their relationship to each other, are being accepted by modern medicine. Substantial research is looking at the health benefits of yogic practices like Purificatory techniques,Micro yogic exercises, Yoga posture, Bandha, Mudras, Finger Mudras,pranayama and meditation techniques.
Physiological, metabolic and neuro-endocrinal changes occurring as a result of yoga fitness practice have been thoroughly investigated by modern medical scientists, and definite conclusions have been documented in many cases. Most of the improvements in well-being have been established and confirmed by medical doctors.
Physiological Health Benefits of Yoga:
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Psychological Health Benefits of Yoga:
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Bio-Chemical Health Benefits of Yoga:
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Health Benefits of Yogic Exercises versus Non-Yogic Exercises:
Yogic Exercises Physical,mental,Intellectual & Spiritual development. Spinal cord flexible. Cure diseases. | Non-Yogic Exercises Only physical development. Rigid spinal cord. Increase diseases. |
Relaxed muscle tone. | Increased muscle tension. |
Slow and static movements. | Rapid and forceful movements. |
Low risk of injury. | Higher risk of injury. |
Parasympathetic system dominates. | Sympathetic system dominates. |
Sub-cortical regions of the brain dominate. | Cortical regions of the brain dominate mainly. |
Low caloric consumption. | High caloric consumption. |
Effort is minimized with maximum relaxation. | Effort is maximized with less relaxation. |
Breathing is natural and synchronized. | Breathing is forceful and no synchronization. |
Purely process-oriented. | Purely goal-oriented. |
Awareness is internal. Toxin decreases. No restriction of age & sex. Positive attitude. | Awareness is external. Toxin increases. Restrictions. Mix attitude. |
Apart from the evidence derived from modern medical research, yoga is rich in philosophical literature and theory. The concept of yoga fitness and its philosophy have originated from a distant past, and have been followed for fifty centuries with a systematic and holistic approach.
The ultimate aim of yoga is to stabilize the mind and concentrate the thoughts into the universal reality that human beings are extensions of the divine. There is no barrier of the religion and any other man made boundaries for the merger in the ultimate. The soul is universal, immortal, illuminated, infinite and divine and it is one and the same for all the humans. Through yoga this is the final message, which if propagated can lead the entire world on the path of existence that is peaceful, with freedom and rid of conflict. It may be difficult for most people to attain this kind of ultimate goal of yoga but even little progression on the path makes one immensely healthy, content and joyous. ============================
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