Sunday, November 8, 2009

The health benefits of Yoga

Found a resource that was provided by the National Yoga month organization that lists 7 health benefits of yoga. I thought I'd share one from the list every once in awhile, so we all can be reminded of the many wonderful effects that yoga can produce!

1. Stress Relief: Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of stress hormones. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.

Quite a list of benefits.....remind yourself of one of them the next time you are considering whether or not to attend a yoga class. Yoga is fun...and good for you!!

Peace,

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