YOGA CAN HELP
Reduce back pain:
Regular Yoga classes relieve symptoms of low back pain about as well as intense, regular stretching sessions.
Strengthen bones:
Yoga practitioners were shown to have increased bone density in their spine and hips, compared to people in a control group
Improve balance:
Yoga students displayed better balance after 10 weeks of yoga classes. It can helped in advance yoga asanas
Stave off mental decline:
Participants who did a combination of yoga and meditation as opposed to a brain-training exercise performed much better on a test of visuospatial memory, a type of remembering that is important for balance, depth perception and the ability to recognize objects and navigate the world
Reduce stress:
Yoga helped reduce mental distress and the related psychological and physical symptoms of stress.
Relieve depression:
In a study of coal miners with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Yoga was shown.
Beneficial in Diabetes, Slip Disc, Knee Joint Pain, Kidney Disease, Low-High Blood Pressure, Acidity, Lower & Upper Back Pain, Migraine, Constipation Sacrum & Hip Pain, Weight Loss, Spondylitis, Cervical Pain, Arthritics, Neurological & Nerves Problems, Sciatica, Asthma, Frozen Shoulder, Hormones Disorder, Cholesterol, Digestive Problems etc.
PRANAYAM :-
"Pranayama is control of Breath". "Prana" is Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels prana represents the pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and "ayama" means control. So Pranayama is "Control of Breath".
One can control the rhythms of pranic energy with pranayama and achieve healthy body and mind. Patanjali in his text of Yoga Sutras mentioned pranayama as means of attaining higher states of awareness, he mentions the holding of breath as important practice of reaching Samadhi. Hatha Yoga also talks about 8 types of pranayama which will make the body and mind healthy.
Five types of prana are responsible for various pranic activities in the body, they are Prana, Apana, Vyan, Udana & Samana. Out of these Prana and Apana are most important. Prana is upward flowing and Apana is downward flowing. Practice of Pranayama achieves the balance in the activities of these pranas, which results in healthy body and mind.
MEDITATION:
A simple, fast way to reduce stressMeditation can wipe away the day's stress, bringing with it inner peace. See how you can easily learn to practice meditation whenever you need it most. If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider trying meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace. Anyone can practice meditation. It's simple and inexpensive, and it doesn't require any special equipment. And you can practice meditation wherever you are — whether you're out for a walk, riding the bus, waiting at the doctor's office or even in the middle of a difficult business meeting.