Your body has a load of energy points throughout the body. Some call these chakras and others call these the balance between yin and yang. When you go for acupuncture, the idea is that the needles help to get the flow back in synch again, and yoga helps you to do the same thing. You will learn how to meditate and how to use movements to unblock those areas that are blocked, but at the same time, you learn how to be much more conscious of your body’s needs. Yoga helps to lift your spirits and puts you closer in touch with your spiritual needs. It’s not a fad and it has been proven over centuries to help people to balance their energies and to become very happy and fit in the process.
You may have misconceptions about yoga. You won’t be asked to knot your body up into difficult positions. If you take a beginner class, this is more likely to deal with posture and flexibility and even people with problems that mean their flexibility is impaired have found help through the exercises given. You may be asked to sit with your back straight. You will most certainly be asked to do different stretching exercises, but it isn’t like traditional exercise. It’s more a movement that comes naturally. You are not expected to go beyond your own limits but to take things slowly and learn to improve just by learning the breathing techniques that help you to do this.
The health benefits of yoga are well known. It brings down your blood pressure, helps to release feel good hormones that help you to feel stronger. It helps flexibility and makes the mind a lot calmer. Therefore, it’s the perfect occupation for someone who is depressed because they will find solace in doing the exercises and incorporating them into their lives.
You may also find that yoga gives you better self-discipline. You will learn breathing techniques that will help you through bad patches. A lot of the yoga poses which are aimed toward depression are ones that help the blood flow. You may, for example, be asked to bend forward or to bend the body in half and what this does is help blood flow and also help the oxygen levels in the blood.
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