Yoga has been one of the most important practices in Indian society, and presently it is taking the entire world by storm. Across the world, yoga has strengthened physical flexibility, and mental health stability for numerous people. Consistent practice of yoga can help reduce anxiety, enhance immunity and sustain a healthy lifestyle. The term health is not just related to the absence of disease in this matter, but it is about how enthusiastic, joyful, and optimistic a person is, and yoga helps in improving such type of health.
To mark the excellence of yoga, the International Yoga Day is observed annually on 21 June. The day has been celebrated since 2015, and this year, the International Yoga Day will similarly be observed on June 21 to highlight the importance of Yoga and the essential role it plays in reviving our mind and the body, leading to healthier lifestyles of people. The theme for International Yoga Day 2021 is "Yoga for well-being", which highlights how the practice of yoga can support the health of every individual. During such tough times, the physical and mental health of individuals is very important, and yoga is one of the most important factors which has helped people in many ways. And some of the most important factors that yoga can provide are given below.
1. Better concentration:
A healthy and calm mind helps concentrate better. The capacity to concentrate on one thing at a time is necessary for a refined concentration, and practicing yoga exercise can help relax the mind and its senses. While there are various other exercises prescribed by experts to develop focus and concentration, science has also witnessed that nothing works better than an hour devoted to yoga exercise every day. It also helps in keeping fluctuating thoughts and disturbances at bay, which in turn helps you attain a peaceful and calm state of mind. Therefore, practicing yoga is a great way of getting rid of confusion from your mind and attaining better focus.
2. For overall fitness:
If yoga is a part of your daily routine, it will make your body structure more active and flexible. With distinct stretching, breathing techniques, and meditation, yoga becomes a complete fitness set. The advantages gathered by being a regular yoga practitioner are many, and some of them are improved health and physical strength, detoxification of the body, and mental strength as well. Regular practice of yoga stretches and tones the body muscles and likewise makes them strong. It further helps improve your body posture when you stand, sit, sleep or walk, and it can also help you relieve other body aches due to wrong postures.
3. Expands the immunity levels:
The current situation has wreaked a mess on our immunity system. However, yoga can restore and enhance the immunity levels in the body. It helps to ease and trigger a sense of relaxation in the nervous system. The lung capacity is increased as the result of stress on the body is reduced. Yoga heals and enhances every cell of the body, and it also lowers the impact of stress on the body while maintaining improved lung capacity. The yoga exercise also incites the lymphatic system of the body to flush out any toxic components. And it overall directs on helping the immune system work optimally.
4. Increases the energies in the body:
Like any other type of exercise, even yoga can increase the energy levels in the human body. However, yoga doesn’t work like other forms of exercise, which often drains a person, it tends to be a gentler way of getting the blood pumping. Some backbends and inversion poses of yoga can be particularly energizing because they stretch and wake the spine while increasing oxygenated blood flow to the brain. After doing yoga in the morning, it releases the endorphins in the body which increase energies for the rest of the day.
5. Awareness and inner peace:
The human mind constantly involves different activities, alternating from the past to the present, and to the never-ending future. And by simply creating awareness and inner peace we can save ourselves from getting stressed in life. Some yoga techniques create that type of awareness and bring the mind back to a calmer state, where it can stay positive and focused. It is one of the best ways to calm a disturbed mind. We often visit peaceful places to find inner peace, but little do we realize that peace can be found right within us with the help of yoga.
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Reference:
- www.un.org
- www.yogainternational.com
- www.theyogainstitute.org
- www.yogajournal.com