From a millenary oriental discipline to a practice inserted among the intangible assets of humanity
Yoga is a thousand-year-old discipline that focuses on harmony of mind and body. Almost two million Italians practice it also for its health benefits.
This ancient practice of Indian origin has been included by UNESCO, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture, in the list of intangible assets to be protected.
Yoga: A Relief for Arthritis Sufferers
Lo yoga tones and increases flexibility. The asana, the positions practiced in yoga, help to strengthen and tone the muscles. Through constant exercise it is possible to train the abdominals. Also work both on the upper body, especially the arms, and on the legs through standing positions. One of the best known benefits of yoga is the flexibility which affects all joints of the body. This discipline relieves arthritis sufferers. In addition, greater flexibility also improves spinal trim and posture. As a result, back and neck pains disappear.
What are the benefits of yoga?
- Increase vital energy. Having a lot of energy to better face the day is the goal of many. With the practice of yoga stress is reduced, muscles relax and as a result fatigue is reduced, you sleep better and your psychophysical balance is beneficial. Through breathing increases the assimilation of vital energy which can thus flow freely throughout the body and increase vitality and endurance.
- Fights the pain. It has been widely demonstrated that one of the greatest benefits of yoga is to relieve and even make back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and migraines go away.
- Healthy heart. It is a real cure-all for the cardiovascular system. In fact, yoga helps to lower blood pressure, fight stress, a condition of the heart today because this organ, through breathing exercises, oxygenates itself better and gets to pump blood more efficiently. It also helps fight stress, a condition that is very common today and is closely related to heart disease.
- Helps the respiratory system. Breathing is the basis of yoga exercises. Breathing deeper and slower helps improve lung function and gas exchange. If they work better, a disorder that affects many Italians also benefits: asthma. Not to mention how, thanks to the willpower acquired with the practice of yoga, it is also possible in many cases to quit smoking.
- Stress away. Breathing deeply, slowing down the pace, focusing on the present moment allow you to free your mind from everyday problems.
Who can practice yoga?
The great advantage of this practice is that it can be practiced by everyone regardless of age. It is therefore not necessary to be young, thin, strong and flexible. Some positions can always be more complicated than others and have contraindications that a good teacher will certainly be able to indicate. There are many exercises and even the elderly can find the ones that best suit their needs.
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