9 good reasons to take up doing Yoga
Posted on: 23/Jun/2016 2:14:40 PM
Plenty of benefits can be derived on the fronts of mental and physical health by doing Yoga.
Mental peace, peaceful sleep, focus of mind a given task, etc are some of the benefits of doing Yoga. Most of us would have heard about it and somehow or other, postpone taking up Yoga. Do not delay anymore. Here is why:
·Mental peace: In today’s world of a hectic lifestyle hankering after money, the most sought after thing is mental peace. Since we continue thinking about the various problems faced in our lives and vex over, a lot of harm is caused both to the mental and physical health. By doing Yoga, we can arrest the straying of our mnds and keep it focused on the present. Doing Yoga will bring mental peace and tension-free state. Decisions taken on this clear and peaceful mind will always be clear and precise.
·Mental change: Generally, the people who complain about restlessness and tension can find a solution by doing Yoga. When doing Yoga, the production of a chemical element, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), increases. This helps reduce the mental tension.The people who might have referred to many doctors for this can take up doing Yoga to get relieved of their mental struggle.
·A great companion of sports: If you are a sportsperson excelling in any field of sports, Yoga would be your ultimate best friend. If you excel in sports like dance, basketball, swimming, etc, or shine in your academic career or if you have writing skills, Yoga will improve your talent and performance. It improves the physical strength and the mental strength and helps you focus and make you excel in your field of work or sports.
·Deep sleep: Most of us do encounter the problem of shortage of good sleep. With today’s hectic lifestyle, there is hardly any time for relaxation or sleep. Problems like getting up in the night while sleeping, the disturbance from dreams, etc, have an ideal remedy by taking up Yoga. Get going from today.
·Simplicity: Yoga is such a simple exercise that anyone and everyone can do. It caters to one and all whatever the age, weight, height, gender, etc. Once you learn how to do Yoga properly, we can continue doing Yoga till our lifetime.
·Unwinding: Yoga unwinds our bodies which is tense due to various mental and physical stress. Doing Yoga can help approach and do our tasks without any problem. We have seen young kids bending their bodies as though they are made of rubber. This ability does exist in everybody. Only exercise (Yoga) will help bring it out. IIt will help doing the daily chores without any hindrance.
·Courage: Yoga improves our courage. It exceeds our expectations by offering excess mental and physical strength. Once we know that we can stand on one leg holding our breath, it gives a special happiness and pride and strength. So, do Yoga to bring out the courage in you.
·Pain reliever: Yoga is an excellent pain reliever. There are some special Yoga exercises for different complaints such as headache, pain in the joints, waist pain, etc. These complaints may be the side effects of the excessive dosage of medicines taken by us in our day-to-day life. By doing Yoga, we can get rid of these pains without any side effects.
·Yoga never proves tiresome: Yoga is a practice that is never tiresome. Once we start doing Yoga, we will feel that we have to do it regularly without fail.In fact, we become slaves of Yoga. Yoga will become a part of our daily activities in our lives just like eating and sleeping.
Thus, Yoga can indeed transform our lives. This is why International Yoga Day is observed. Remember, Yoga originated in our country and the whole world is appreciating it – so, let us start doing Yoga considering our physical and mental health and strength.
