Spring is here! With Spring, most of us start feeling the need to move more & eat better, in preparation for capris, short-sleeve shirts, and swimsuits :)
I just wanted to remind you that yoga is great for all that ... and so much more than that.
Yoga helps us train the mind, body, and spirit to handle life's stressful situations in appropriate ways. It doesn't happen overnight, but with a committed practice and mindfulness within it, you will experience positive changes.
"...the physical challenge [of exercise] can trigger a full-fledged stress response in the body. But when physical demands are met with mindfulness and steady breathing, as they are in yoga, the nervous system responds differently: It maintains activation while keeping an underlying sense of calm. It remains skillfully engaged but without going into full-fledged fight-or-flight mode.
... You're enabling your autonomic nervous system to imprint that response and therefore allow you to return to it during everyday stress."
"Yoga also trains the nervous system to return to balance quickly after a challenge response. By alternating strenuous poses with gentler ones, yoga conditions you to move easily between states of challenge and rest. Letting go of all effort in Savasana pose, teaches the nervous system to let go once the challenges of your practice have been met."
source: www.yogajournal.com Article: "Tame Your Stress" by Kelly McGonigal
I hope you're able to give yourself time for yoga regularly.
Enjoy your Spring and please let me know if you have any comments or questions.
Namaste,
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