Importance of Yoga - From Stress To Inner Peace

Yoga is an art that has been performed in India since millions of years ago. Its main aim is to make the person's mind free , happy and improve the lifestyle of the individual. On JUNE 21, International Yoga Day is being performed to make people aware benefits of yoga.

Nowadays it's very difficult to concentrate in this digital world where everyone is busy on mobile phones from children to adults. 

Children after coming from school get busy with phones playing games no physical activities are being performed neither they prefer playing outside.

Adults either are frustrated from work and can't keep the minds calm.

So to keep the mind calm and fresh yoga is necessary irrespective of age from the child to the older people doing yoga and meditation daily can be a life-changing reward.

Here are a few benefits of including yoga in day-to-day life.

1. Make mind Relax - Everyone is frustrated in this busy world, yoga will help to keep the mind calm and relaxed, reduce stress and anxiety and improve the concentration power of the individual. When we do yoga brain cells develop connections and change brain structure result in improved memory power, attention, thought and learning skills

2. Good Heart Health- According to recent studies most people experience heart attacks in their early 40s, The reasons for this are a hectic lifestyle, lack of physical activity, unhealthy diet, anxiety and depression. All the problems of the heart will be resolved with yoga asanas pranayam it will also improve blood circulation all over the body and lower blood sugar and blood cholesterol levels. 

3. Improve Posture - Continuous practice of yoga consistently for a few minutes every day will result in good body posture. It includes proper alignment of our body and ensures proper functioning of our body parts. It ultimately enhances our quality of life.''

Some benefits of maintaining good posture are:-

A Reduce back bain

B Improve proper body alignment

C Enhance proper digestion

D  Improve focus

E Improve flexibility

4. Improve Sleep Cycle - Yoga is comprised of different exercises, meditations, and breathing techniques that keep our mind calm and relaxed which ultimately results in the good mental, emotional and physical health of our body which leads to feeling energized the whole day.

5. Regulate menstrual cycle(Periods) - Menstruation is the elimination of the endometrium lining of the uterus through bleeding via vagina, the average range of monthly menstrual cycle is 28 days, with some days of variation. Irregular periods occur when the gap between two menstrual cycles exceeds 45 days, even some cases are seen where the gap is even more than 3-4 months which is detrimental to health. Stress, anxiety, depression, irregular diet, weight gain, and lack of physical activities are some causes of irregular periods. Even after taking allopathic medication will result in serious hormonal imbalance. Yoga will help in reducing stress, calming the mind, relaxing the body, improves hormones and thus can be effective if performed regularly,

Conclusion

Yoga is a spiritual art (connecting our soul with god) form which has been performed for thousands of years, it brings  immense of benefits in our daily lives. It keeps our body and physique healthy and fresh. It provides improved flexibility, and work-life balance, provides better concentration power, keeps our mind and hearts healthy, and increases self-awareness. Apart from what we have discussed there are unlimited benefits of performing yoga consistently.