Benefits of Yoga

Yoga may have profound effects on the body, mind, and spirit.

Yoga involves a combination of deep stretches, movement, deep breathing, and relaxation. The many styles of yoga can range from a focus on deep relaxation and tension release to a focus on strengthening and energizing the body. Benefits tend to be physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Yoga is often taught “on the mat” but it’s true benefits are seen when it translates into full wellbeing, or “yoga off the mat.”

A partial list of benefits that one may experience in yoga includes the following:

• reduced stress
• increased flexibility
• improved mood
• improved balance and concentration
• lowered blood pressure
• decreased anxiety
• improved sleep
• deepened sense of spirituality
• reduced pain
• strengthened immune system
• improved posture
• increased relaxation and sense of calm
• improved circulation