Benefits of Yoga

I recently wrote a yoga article about the benefits of yoga for a local Gainesville/Ocala magazine, Home: Living in the Heart of Florida. You can view the entire yoga article here on page 39.
There are many physical and mental benefits of yoga. No matter what the desired end result, the only requirement during your yoga practice is you listen to your body and honor it in that very moment. There is no competition in yoga. In your yoga practice, you should do what feels right for you.

The physical practice of yoga tones and stretches the muscles, improving flexibility while lubricating joints, ligaments and tendons. You may or may not notice that your mind and body can become lost in day-to-day activities. Yoga restores not only your physical but mental capabilities. The average pair of human lungs can hold about six liters of air but only a small amount of your lung capacity is used during normal breathing. Full deep breathes within a yoga pose have been proven to help your mind-body awareness.

Anyone can do yoga---whether young or old, flexible or stiff, tall or short, aspiring athlete or professional couch potato the first step is accepting yoga into your life. Find a class that best meets your individual needs or seek private yoga instruction.

Start November off right by balancing your body and mind with yoga classes in Gainesville.