| Yoga has been discovered since thousands of years. | | | | On the physical level, yoga gives us the following |
| But all these years, not many people in the world were | | | | benefits- |
| aware of its benefit and good effects on our body. | | | | 1. Restores flexibility- When we are young, our body |
| Yoga was thought to be something that was | | | | has a lot of flexibility which makes us capable of doing |
| practiced by sages and sadhus in the mountains of | | | | many daunting task. But as we grow up, the flexibility |
| India and all the claims of it actually being a healing art | | | | starts to fade away. Yoga restores that flexibility in |
| were responded with disbelief and many times with | | | | our body. There are many postures in yoga which |
| ridicule. | | | | work on the various muscles of our body. |
| But in the last decade or so, there have been many | | | | 2. Increases the lubrication in joints and ligaments - The |
| developments which have put the effects and benefits | | | | posture exercises different joints of the body. This |
| of yoga under the spotlight. The world today, especially | | | | makes the joints, ligaments and tendons of the body |
| the western countries have started to get disillusioned | | | | work better as it increases the lubrication in them. |
| by the allopathic forms of treatment. The main reason | | | | Studies have shown that yoga has even restored the |
| of this is the side-effects of such treatments on the | | | | flexibility of muscles which have not been worked |
| body due to which people started to look at other | | | | upon consciously. |
| forms of treatment and arts to keep themselves fit | | | | 3. Helps reducing weight - This is one of aspect that |
| and healthy. Yoga is one such art which can give you | | | | has made yoga a worldwide craze. There are many |
| inner strength with no side-effects. There are many | | | | postures which have been specially designed to help |
| benefits of this art. Let's discuss a few of them- | | | | the body lose weight. Many yoga postures increase |
| Yoga has been proved to be very effective for | | | | the blood circulation and heart beat rate which |
| various psychological disorders. Studies have shown | | | | produces the effects of cardiovascular exercise on |
| that practicing yoga while suffering from depression or | | | | the body. |
| other forms of psychological disorders is very | | | | 4. Massages all internal organs - Yoga is the only |
| effective. Yoga has some amazing calming abilities | | | | activity in the world that effects the internal organs of |
| which give us mental peace and help us get control on | | | | the body. There are many postures in the body which |
| our thoughts. It is also very helpful for the people | | | | massage the internal organs of the body. It even |
| suffering from phobias, anxiety and panic attacks. | | | | affects the parts of the body which normally do not |
| Yoga gives us both mental and physical strength. | | | | get much stimulation such as prostate. |