People try yoga for all different reasons—to lose weight, to find inner peace, to improve balance and flexibility, or simply to get more active. And all of those are certainly worthy motivations.
But there’s another benefit to yoga that might surprise you: It’s actually a great way to boost your mental health.
In fact, practicing yoga comes with several mental health benefits—including:
Stress management: Stress takes an enormous physical toll on the body, and it ravages the mind—but yoga helps minimize that burden. Yoga helps you to truly relax, which reduces the body’s production of the stress-triggering hormone cortisol. The benefits of stress management are countless—not just improved mental health but improved cardiovascular health, a better immune system, and a healthier digestive system.
Better sleep: Doing yoga during the day can help you get a better night’s sleep, too—especially since sleep deprivation is a leading factor in mental health disorders.
Focus on the present: Practicing yoga helps you to engage with the present moment—not to dwell on your regrets or to worry for the future, but to simply be. That in turn empowers you to actively engage in gratitude, in reflection on the things you have to be thankful for right now—a tremendous boost to your mental health!
Inner peace: Though not everyone is looking for it, necessarily, yoga can provide a path toward a greater sense of spiritual well-being—what its practitioners might call inner peace.
Ultimately, yoga is something that has a healthy and positive impact on the body and mind alike—perhaps even the soul.
Engaging in yoga can be like exercise for your mind—making it stronger, more resilient. Start exercising your mind through yoga today.
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