Yoga offers both physical and mental benefits, with some extending to your kitchen table. It incorporates relaxation techniques that can reduce chronic pain such as arthritis, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and headaches. It also has the power to reduce blood pressure and fight insomnia.

Other physical benefits you stand to gain from practicing yoga include:

• Improved muscle tone and strength
• Improved flexibility
• Maintaining a balanced metabolism
• Enhanced athletic performance
• Enhanced energy, respiration and vitality
• Weight reduction
• Injury protection
• Better circulatory and cardio health

Yoga can also help you manage stress, eliminating its devastating effects on your mind and body due to its range of mental benefits.

Stress is revealed in multiple ways, including sleeping issues, neck or back pain, drug abuse, inability to focus, and headaches. This is where yoga comes in to effectively help you develop coping skills and attain a more positive perspective on life.

Yoga integrates breathing and meditation to enhance your general mental wellbeing. If you practice yoga regularly, it gives you mental calmness and clarity. It can also benefit your mental health as follows:

• Relieves chronic patterns of stress
• Improve body- and self-awareness
• Centers attention
• Relaxes your mind
• Improves and sharpens your focus

With self- and body awareness, you can detect physical problems early and take preventive action on time.