Yoga benefits
by kam

The benefits of yoga:

Yoga operates across physical, mental and spiritual planes.
Yoga incorporates the seen and the unseen.

It allows you to become aware of the physical elements first, the underlying mental aspects and eventually the spiritual energy and laws that are hidden to all but a few.

Some physical benefits:

Releases emotional and physical tension
Strengthens and lengthens the whole muscular system
Strengthens and stimulates the nervous system
Stimulates and slows the circulatory system
Increases the digestive power
Regulates the excretory system
Strengthens and aligns the skeletal system
Strengthens and stimulates the respiratory system
Regulates and balances blood pressure
Strengthens the immune system
Increases and distributes energy (prana)
Gives greater flexibility of all muscles and joints

Yoga can be adapted to any dis-ease or inner-jury state or condition

Specific workouts can be applied to the following:

acidity, anaemia, ankles problems, appendicitis, arthritis, asthma, backache, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, brain problems, loss of memory, breathlessness, bronchitis, broncho- pneumonia, chills and coughs, colds and flu, colic, colitis, constipation, coronary thrombosis, deformity of legs or arms, diabetes, diarrhoea, dilation of the heart, displacement of uterus, displacement of spinal disks, dysentery, dyspepsia, epilepsy, eye problems, fatigue and CFS, flat feet, flatulence, gall bladder and liver problems, gastritis, giddiness, gout, halitosis, hamstring problems, headache, heart trouble, heart burn, heel spurs, hernia (umbilical and inguinal), hunch back, hydrocele, impotency, indigestion, insomnia, kidney problems, knee problems, labour pain spleen, pancreas, etc,etc.

This is half of the disease list yoga is beneficial for.

Some mental benefits:

Improves concentration
Stimulates memory
Encourages problem solving
Allows freedom of interpretation
Improves self discipline
Reduces perception of stress
Develops awareness and intuition
Develops understanding
Develops patience
Develops determination
Clarifies purpose
Induces clairvoyance
Induces clairaudience
Shows the underlying cause of all phenomena

On the spiritual aspects:

Before practice,
no explanation is possible,
after practice,
it is self evident.

I will say this that the deeper the student,
the deeper the understanding,
the deeper the level of inquiry and
the deeper the level of the mystery.

From that first day that the I walked into a yoga class and struggled through it, yoga has continued to bring me more precious gifts than I ever realise.

I give my gratitude to all the yogis who have gone before.

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