YOGA, MEDITATION

Why practice Yoga?

🌍The benefits of yoga in physical and mental health and its peaceful philosophy were the elements that led the United Nation General Assembly to declare June 21st as International Yoga Day.
🧘Its practice brings health and well-being, a well-being that not only comes from its physical component, but from the mental, emotional, spiritual, from the unity with the whole.
🕉Yoga combines asanas or yoga postures, breathing techniques (pranayamas), chant-vibration, meditation and relaxation.

There are so many benefits that yoga brings on a physical, mental and emotional level, that it is said that its regular practice can change our lives.

Strengthens the immune system → Yoga helps reduce the level of cortisol, (the hormone related to stress); it is shown that high cortisol levels can cause mood swings, weight gain, high blood pressure and sleep and digestive problems, among others. In addition, high levels of cortisol in the blood cause changes in the immune system. 

Improves breathing → Yoga teaches how to breathe correctly. Breathing known as abdominal or diaphragmatic, which in inspiration begins in the abdomen to continue in the intercostal space and ends in the clavicle, and in expiration follows the path in reverse, increases the oxygenation of the cells.

Strengthens muscles and bones → Yoga helps to strengthen muscles, but unlike bodybuilding work in gyms, it prevents lactic acid from building up in the body, which causes fatigue and pain. As for the bones, it has been shown that yoga helps to strengthen them and slow down the loss of bone mass. In addition, it is essential to prevent injuries and fractures, especially in people with osteoporosis. With yoga it is possible to improve posture; in addition, it affects the health of the spine. 

Increases flexibility →One of the first positive changes perceived when starting to practice yoga is increased flexibility, which is very important because, among other things, it helps prevent injuries. Initially, the body is likely to be rigid, which is most clearly seen in the twists, but, with perseverance, these postures are the best allies to increase flexibility. It is also important to gradually increase the time that the asanas are held. It is essential to take care of your diet, which should be rich in minerals such as sulfur and magnesium and in Omega 3 fats. As flexibility increases, many of the muscle pains caused by tension and poor posture disappear. 

Balances the Nervous System → Finally, yoga stimulates relaxation, slows breathing and helps balance the autonomic nervous system, made up of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). Yoga activates the PNS, which promotes relaxation, lowering heart rate and blood pressure, and facilitating recovery from stressful situations. One of the secrets of yoga documented in numerous studies is that, by combining dynamic postures with relaxation, it is much more effective as a tool to combat stress than any relaxation exercise that is not accompanied by any other dynamic practice. In this way, in addition, it is possible to maintain a balance in the nervous system. 

Yoga and meditation can help us make personal and social changes, change our patterns.
Of all the positive changes a person can make in their life, learning to breathe deeply and fully is probably the most effective in raising awareness, increasing health, vitality, and connection on one's life.

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"The physical body is a temple,take care of it .

The mind is energy, regulate it.

The soul is the projection, represent it."

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