If youâre a passionate yoga practitioner, youâve probably noticed some yoga benefitsâmaybe youâre sleeping better or getting fewer colds or just feeling more relaxed and at ease. But if youâve ever tried telling a newbie about the benefits of yoga, you might find that explanations like âIt increases the flow of pranaâ or âIt brings energy up your spineâ fall on deaf or skeptical ears.
As it happens, Western science is starting to provide some concrete clues as to how yoga works to improve health, heal aches and pains, and keep sickness at bay. Once you understand them, youâll have even more motivation to step onto your mat, and you probably wonât feel so tongue-tied the next time someone wants Western proof.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox philosophical schools of Hinduism. Read more!