Top Reasons to Try Yoga
1. Improved Balance : Though balancing in the
various yoga poses, you strengthen your stabilizer muscles which increases
your balance and stability.
2. Reduced Stress : By focusing on your body,
you shut out external distractions and thus reduce your bodies stress
level.
3. Better Flexibility : The various poses will
stretch and warm up muscles leading to greater flexibility. This will
reduce the chances of injury in other physical activities.
4. Body and Mind Connection : Yoga forces you
to concentrate on your movements increasing your mind and body awareness.
5. Improved Posture : Yoga will reduce tension
in muscles and strengthen others leading to improved posture.
Types of Yoga
There are a number of different forms of yoga.
If we were to list them, the list would be quite extensive. Instead, below
we will list the most common forms of Yoga.
Hatha Yoga : Hatha comes from the term "ha"
meaning sun and "tha" which means moon. This is the most common type of
yoga performed in the United States.
Kundalini Yoga : Kundalini comes from the word
"kunda" meaning pot. It focuses on releasing the coiled energy that lies
at the base of the spine.
Ashtanga Yoga : Ashtanga means eight limb
yoga. It focuses on purifying the body through the eight spiritual
practices.
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