What are the Benefits of Yoga??
General: Practice of yoga bestows upon the practitioner: a firm body, steady mind, and a benevolent spirit. Physical: • Strength – yoga postures (asanas) tone every part of the body. • Endurance – regular dedicated practice increases the capacity to do work. • Flexibility – a youthful ease is maintained or re-established through correct stretching. • Posture – as tone and flexibility are balanced, an erect and effortless posture is achieved. • Tremendous energy – improved glandular functioning and deep relaxation leaves you refreshed. • Health – a consistent and positive state of well-being is experienced when the body and mind are balanced. Mental: • Concentration – (regular practice of the yoga postures (asanas) deepens and extends concentration. • Emotional stability – contact with one’s “Self” gives perspective to life, and insulates the mind from disturbances. • Peace – stillness in the body, tolerance in the mind and absorption in the Self generates an abiding state of peace and
