YOGA

The success of yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures, but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships
T.K.V. Desikachar (son of T.K. Krishnamacharya founder of modern hatha yoga)
  • Physical Benefits
  • Mental Benefits
  • Spiritual Benefits

Physical Benefits

There are so many physical benefits, here are just a few:

• Yoga poses systematically massage our internal organs  thus promoting health and well-being.

• Improves flexibility including hip and spinal flexibility. 

• Balances the nervous system.

• Deepens and regulates breathing.

• Strengthens the body.

• Improves posture.

• Improves muscle tone.

• Increases energy levels.

• Strengthens our cardiovascular and circulatory systems and can lower blood pressure.

• Strengthens the immune system.

• Helps balance the body's metabolism.

Mental Benefits

There are so many mental benefits, here are just a few:

• Calms the mind.

• Helps us realise that although we cannot control circumstances outside of ourselves we can choose how we react to them.

• Promotes a sense of wellbeing.

• Promotes self-awareness.

• Improves self confidence.

• Improves mood.

• Alleviates insomnia.

Spiritual Benefits

The spiritual aspect of yoga is a complicated and an often misunderstood subject but most people who have practiced for sometime say that they feel more connected to both themselves, others and the universe.

They report feeling more satisfied with life and having a greater sense of purpose.