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"Yogah chitta vritti nirodhah"
Yoga is the cessation of the
fluctuations of the Mind
 Yoga is an ancient science practiced for thousands
of years. It is much more than exercise: it is
a comprehensive system designed to bring you
to a place
of deep and lasting peace. It is not necessary to be flexible or strong to
begin a yoga practice; an open mind and a willingness
to explore your inner experience
is all that's required. By skillfully combining movement and postures with
breathing, relaxation, and meditation techniques,
yoga offers both practical and profound
benefits to your life. Yoga postures (asanas) encourage concentration, perseverance,
patience, self-acceptance and self-observation. Consistent practice of these
postures can bring calmness and clarity (prasada). Practice rejuvenates and
rebalance all the bodily systems; endocrine,
nervous, muscular, skeletal, immune, circulatory
and digestive.
Physical benefits of the practice of yoga:
- stress reduction
- increased vitality
- proper
functioning of organs, nerves, and glands
- improved
circulation and respiration which are both
essential ingredients for cardiovascular
fitness
- an aid to digestion
- strengthening for the immune
system
- improved coordination
- strengthening for the bones
due to weight bearing nature of many of
the poses
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