What is Yoga?

Yoga

What is yoga? Yoga is a comprehensive health system was formed from ancient India culture since 3000 BC. Yoga means union or yuj. The unification between the atman and brahman. The bottom line, with yoga one can get to know better his body, as well as his Lord.

There are nine forms of this type of yoga that is tailored to the specific needs of the students of yoga: Jnana yoga, karma yoga, bhakti yoga, yantra yoga, tantra yoga, mantra yoga, hatha yoga kundailini yoga, and raja yoga.

The kind that many learned now is hatha yoga or unification through mastery of the body and breath.

Hatha is a combination of two words namely ha and tha which means that it is the Sun and not. Hatha yoga focus on asana (postures), pranayama (breathing exercise), bandha (locks), mudra (gesture), and deep relaxation.

This is the purpose of maintaining the balance of hatha alarm body by practicing the five principles of yoga. These principles are practiced regularly, breathing in, a balanced diet, rest, positive thinking, and meditating.

Yoga movement very much variations, ranging from simple to very complex. There is a yoga asana in 840.000. So, everyone, from children to senior citizens and pregnant women, can do yoga.

Yoga can be implemented by anyone, in performing asanas with sweet discomfort or borderline between comfort and discomfort. When the voltage is increased, it means Your body too forced body. The body will give the signal to stretch even further when he is ready.

For beginners, it takes a yogi or guru yoga as a guide. Yogi will guide the beginner, gives knowledge about a healthy lifestyle, as well as being able to give guidance when meditating. The benefits of practicing yoga is to improve the work function of the endocrine glands in the body, improving blood circulation to the rest of the cells of the body and brain, as well as forming a more upright posture.

Not only that, making the muscles more pliable yoga and strength, enhance the capacity of the lungs when breathing, and removing the toxins from the body.

Yoga is also slow down aging, central nervous purifying in the spine, reduces the tension of the body, mind and mental, as well as stronger in the face of stress.

8 Benefits of Yoga (II)

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The following benefits of yoga for the body :

5. Reduce stress

Some styles of yoga meditation technique using special to make the often stressful thoughts became more quiet. Other styles of yoga also depends on deep breathing techniques to focus the mind, which makes the mind becomes more subdued.

Some of the benefits of yoga anti-stress associated with biochemical, for example decline catecholamines, hormones produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress. Lower levels of the hormone dopamine, neurtransmitter, epinephrine and norepinephrine, creating a sense of calm. Several studies focusing on increasing the hormone oxytocin, a hormone associated with a sense of relaxed and connected to others, allowing why so many romance that starts in a yoga studio.

6. Concentration

Nearly every student who attends yoga classes feel more happy and content. Recent research explores the effects of yoga on depression, the benefits obtained are an increase in the flow of oxygen to the brain. Yoga is also recommended as therapy to relieve symptoms of obsessive and disorder.

7. Healthy Heart

Perhaps one of the benefits of yoga's most studied is the effect on heart disease. Yoga has long been known to lower blood pressure and slow heart rate. Benefits of a slow heart rate is very meaningful to the people of hypertension, heart disease and stroke. Yoga is a key component to the program of heart disease which was designed by Dean Ornish, MD. This is the first program for the treatment of heart disease through lifestyle diet compared to surgery. Yoga has also been associated with

decreased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the enhancement of the immune system function.

8. Give effect on medical conditions

Yoga has become popular in the Western world, medical researchers also began to study the therapeutic benefits of yoga, which is called integrative yoga therapy or IYT. There are used as additional medical care for certain conditions of clinical depression and heart disease. Other benefits of yoga for chronic medical condition is such as to eliminate the symptoms of asthma, back pain and arthritis.

Some studies also suggested that yoga has positive impact on learning and memory. To be able to ensure and feel the benefits of yoga does no harm for you to come to the practice of yoga, and begin to feel the benefits

 Part I : 8 Benefits of Yoga (I)

8 Benefits of Yoga (I)

Yoga

Yoga is one of the alternative choice of sport that has many benefits so that more people follow yoga classes.There are at least 8 benefits that most noticeably from yoga.

The following benefits of yoga for the body:

1. Flexibility

When some people think of yoga, they imagined as fitnes, and they feel too old, and is not fit to do yoga. One part of yoga called asanas which work securely to your muscle streching. This process releases lactic acid which usually causes stiffness, tension, pain and fatigue. In addition, yoga also enhances the range of motion in joints and improve lubrication in joints.

Stretch on yoga is not only to the muscles but for the whole of your body's cells. In one study it was found that there was an increase in flexibility of 35.0% after 8 months doing yoga. The biggest advantage is the flexibility in the shoulders and body.

2. Strength

Some styles of yoga as ashtanga and power yoga is the most powerful compared to the other. Practicing one of this style will help improve your muscle tone. Other styles of yoga such as yoga, which only lyengar focuses on little movement and setting up a more appropriate position, can increase the strength and durability of the body.

A few other styles such as: downward dog, upward dog, and plank, to build upper body strength. This becomes important in a certain age. Stylish stand, especially if you stand and breathe slowly-land, can build up strength in the muscles, quadriceps and abdominal harmstrings. If done properly, almost all of these styles in your muscle building core strength abdominal.

3. Posture

With increased flexibility and strength will result in a better posture. Many styles of standing and sitting will develop core strength. Other benefits of yoga is raising awareness of ourselves. This high awareness gives you a warning if you slouch or slumping so you can simply adjust the attitude.

4. Breathing

Breathing is also included in the yoga that will increase the capacity of the lungs. This can enhance the appearance and performance of the us. But, typical of yoga is not focused on aerobic exercise like walking or cycling fitnes. Most of the styles of yoga emphasizes on the inside and the length of Your breath. It also stimulates the relaxation response, which would be contrary to the improvement of the response of stress.

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