Yoga brings the body and mind together and is built on three main elements – movement, breathing and meditation. Yoga has many physical and mental health benefits including improved posture, flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness.
Improves Mental health
Regular practitioners say yoga’s benefits range from improved mood and emotions to muscle tone, endurance and strength. Short daily sessions can improve flexibility, muscle tone, and mental focus.
Improves Immune system
Yoga helps lower stress hormones that compromise the immune system, while also conditioning the lungs and respiratory tract, stimulating the lymphatic system to oust toxins from the body, and bringing oxygenated blood to the various organs to ensure their optimal function.
Build core strength
While all yoga practice will improve core strength, there are a few yoga core exercises and poses that are particularly challenging and can help to build strength quickly. You can weave these poses into your solo yoga practice, or work on them separately to improve core strength. Plank pose (phalakasana)
Increase strength & flexibility
Yoga poses work by stretching your muscles. They can help you move better and feel less stiff or tired. At any level of yoga, you’ll probably start to notice benefits soon. In one study, people improved their flexibility by up to 35% after only 8 weeks of yoga.