Why yoga is essential

Yoga as a concept that originated in the Indian subcontinent has evolved thousands of years ago and it is still in practice throughout the world. The western world has accepted yoga in their day-today life without any hesitation despite it being a foreign import. Millions of people around the world including the United States practice yoga, which has become a huge money-spinner with lots of yoga academies having sprung up for people from all lifestyles.

To be precise, there is a question in everyone’s mind as to why we need yoga; the answer is that yoga makes a person feel better. Trying different postures, breathing exercises and meditation makes us feel healthier in body, mind and spirit. Yoga helps to attain inner peace, look ravishing and get into shape with ease. It has multiple benefits and zero side effects.

Relieves pain and relaxes the muscles

For beginners, yoga is useful since it covers all the aspects of an ailment a person suffers from. Moreover yoga helps to alleviate or control anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, blood pressure, chronic fatigue, and depression.

Sitting whole day in office in front of computer can lead to severe fatigue, pain in joints and neck. Such causes can be reduced to a significant extent through yoga. Stretching your hands and legs by lying down on your back for a while can help reduce the pain and the stress to maximum possible extent.

Yoga techniques

Several techniques are currently in vogue and the notable ones are the breathing technique, stretching oneself for utmost relaxation and laughter therapy.

Relaxing technique is relatively easiest one among all the techniques. The exercise is rather simple wherein one has to simply lie down flat on the back with arms stretched out and relaxed by the side with palms up. Close the eyes and take a deep breath for few minutes. Repeat this procedure for a while and thereafter tighten and release the muscles from head to toe for couple of seconds to feel the effect.

Another technique is to take deep breath in order to destress the fatigue from the body and relax the mind. Repeating this procedure will give wonderful results and it relaxes the body and mind to a great extent.

People around the world want distress free health and happiness in their lives.  Instead, they are severely stressed, feel depressed, spend sleepless nights and have more unwanted thoughts. In order to overcome such problems, there is a solution, which can relax the muscles, and gives peace of mind and that is laughter therapy, a form of yoga, which brings joy and happiness within matter of seconds.

Laughter Yoga is simple and comprehensive. It lowers the blood pressure significantly and distresses the whole body with no side effects.

Benefits of yoga

There are several benefits of yoga and it is indispensible for any person to integrate Yoga in their day today life.

It Improves muscle tone, flexibility, strength and stamina

It reduces stress and tension

It boosts self esteem

It Improves concentration and creativity

It lowers cholesterol

It Improves circulation

It stimulates the immune system

It creates sense of well being and calm.

Besides the above benefits yoga gives us positive results as far as our body and mind is concerned. It gives us confidence to deal with extreme situations and help us overcome our problems with ease.

Conclusion

Yoga is an exercise to soothe our body and at the same time, it relieves us from stress and depression. Practicing yoga daily gives us the mental peace and stability that we are deprived off due to our hectic and unproductive and hectic lifestyle.