About Yoga

A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including simple meditation, breath control and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.

· Yoga is a healing system of theory and practice. It is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation that has been practiced for over 5000 years.

· (Yogas) of the Sanskrit yuj. "Yogas are traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India disciplines. There are many, and the term covers more physical practices that are familiar in the United States.

· A term derived from the Sanskrit word "yug" which means to unite, to yoke or to unite. It is a set of different techniques to unite the mind, body and spirit of the individual and to unite the individual with the divine universe or infinite.

· Ancient Art and philosophy that involves both the mind and the body is designed to self-development and self-realization. The physical practice of yoga is to perform postures (asanas) and using controlled breathing and meditation to stretch and tone the body and improve circulation.

· Union. 3000 years old Hindu discipline that unites the mind and body, often through a series of exercises aimed at raising awareness, providing spiritual insight and tranquility. Many different types, including Hatha (postures), Kundalini (breath), Bhakti (devotion) and Ashtanga.

· A system of exercises to achieve bodily or mental control and well-being. Include various forms of yoga postures (asanas or) to develop strength and flexibility, breathing exercises for cleaning and / or meditation for relaxation and stress reduction.

· An ancient Indian practice based on meditation and exercises to achieve a higher state of being. These exercises are recommended for arthritic patients, as they help to improve the flexibility and strength of joints.

All types of Yoga benefits

Physiological benefits of yoga

• Stable balance the autonomic nervous system
• Pulse rate decreases
• Respiratory rate decreases
• Lowers blood pressure (particularly important for hyporeactors)
• Galvanic skin response (GSR) increases
• EEG - alpha waves increase (theta, delta, and beta waves also increase during various stages of meditation)
• The EMG activity decreases
• The cardiovascular efficiency
• Increases the efficiency of respiratory
• Normalizes gastrointestinal function
• Normalizes endocrine function
• Excretory functions to improve
• Musculoskeletal flexibility and range of motion of the increased movement
• Increased apnea time
• Increase joint range of motion
• Increases grip strength
• Improves hand-eye coordination
• Improve dexterity
• Improves the reaction time
• Posture improves
• Strength and resiliency increase
• Increases stamina
• The increase in energy level
• Weight normalizes
• Improves sleep
• Increases immunity
• Pain decreases
• Stability improves
• Improves depth perception
• Balance improves
• Integrated operation of parts of the body improves
• Psychological Benefits of Yoga
• Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase
• Mood improves and subjective well-being increases
• Self-acceptance and self-actualization increase
• Increases social adaptation
• Decreased anxiety and depression
• Hostility decreases
• Concentration improves
• Improves memory
• Attention improves
• Effective learning improves
• Mood improves
• Self-actualization increase
• Increases social skills
• Welfare increases
• Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase
• Self-acceptance increase
• Attention improves
• Concentration improves
• Improves memory
• Effective learning improves
• Symbol encoding improves
• Improves depth perception
• Critical fusion frequency improves

Biochemical benefits of yoga

• Glucose decreases
• Sodium decreases
• Total cholesterol decreased
• Decrease in triglycerides
• Increases HDL cholesterol
• LDL cholesterol decreased
• VLDL cholesterol decreases
• Increases cholinesterase
• Decrease of catecholamines
• ATPase increases
• Increases in hematocrit
• Hemoglobin increases
• Increases the number of lymphocytes
• The total number of white blood cells decreases
• Increases thyroxine
• Vitamin C increases
• Total serum protein increases

Health benefits from the exercise of yoga Yoga Benefits & Compared to conventional exercise

Yoga

Exercise

Parasympathetic nervous system dominates Subcortical regions of brain dominate Slow dynamic and static movements Normalization of muscle tone Low risk of injuring muscles and ligaments Low caloric consumption Effort is minimized, relaxed Energizing (breathing is natural or controlled) Balanced activity of opposing muscle groups Noncompetitive, process-oriented Awareness is internal (focus is on breath and the inifinite) Limitless possibilities for growth in self-awareness

Sympathetic nervous system dominates  Cortical regions of brain dominate  Rapid forceful movements  Increased muscle tension  Higher risk of injury Moderate to high caloric consumption Effort is maximized Fatiguing (breathing is taxed) Imbalanced activity of opposing groups Competitive, goal-oriented Awareness is external (focus is on reaching the toes, reaching the finish line, etc.) Boredom factor