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Yoga and Healthy Lifestyle

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  "Yogah citta vrtti nirodhah" -Pathanjali yoga sutras

Yogah citta vrtti nirodhah denotes the Sanskrit definition of yoga which means cessation of modification of mind.

Yoga defines a life style modification. Yoga leads to a healthy lifestyle. In the current scenario or in this contemporary era it's a sedentary lifestyle. Busy schedule of the people without any physical activity leads chronic lifestyle disorders like diabetes mellites, hypertension , hyperlipidemia , CVD ( cardiovascular diseases) etc. So it's mandatory to keep a healthy regimen for the everyday life.

Healthy Lifestyle

What is healthy lifestyle? Healthy lifestyle is something which we create our-self.  This includes

  • Waking early morning
  • Drinking water
  • Exercise/Yoga
  • Balanced diet
  • Avoiding unhealthy food
  • Eat on time
  • Avoid overeating
  • Good sleep

These are considered as the fundamentals for a healthy lifestyle. Here we can discuss about the principles of yoga and also the yogic management for a healthy style.

Yogic Management

"It is health that is real wealth not pieces of gold & silver"  - Mahatma Gandhi

Yoga is one such exercise that does not have any age restrictions. It is simple yet effective. Yoga derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ which means ‘to unite or to integrate’. It is a 5000-year-old Indian ancient and ascetic discipline. Yoga is an art which works on physical & mental health. It's the only technique which concentrates on breathing. So yogic way of life is essential for a healthy lifestyle.

Physiological Benefits of yoga

  • Improves the lung capacity
  • Improves blood circulation
  • Improves quality of sleep
  • Enhance endorphins and reduce   Stress hormones.
  • Boosts metabolism
  • Helps in lowering blood glucose level
  • Helps in boosting immunity

Yoga is a simple and accurate way to improve or modify the lifestyle.Just spend half an hour to on hour session everyday. Make it as a daily routine. Feel the changes within our body .

Yogic techniques for the daily routine

Let's see some of the yogic techniques for the daily routine.

  1. Sukshma Vyayama / Loosening Exercise

Sukshma Vyayama otherwise called as loosening exercise mainly done to loose down or reduce the siffness of each joints.

Benefits of loosening exercise

  • Relaxes the joints and muscles
  • Increases flexibility
  • Reduces muscle stiffness

2. Pranayama / Breathing exercise

Benefits of Pranayama

  • Improves lung capacity
  • Reduces anxiety and stress
  • Promotes mental stability
  • Improves blood circulation

3. Surya Namaskar

Benefits of Surya Namaskara

  • Improves sleep quality
  • Facilitates good metabolism
  • Detox the body
  • Increase the energy level
  • Reduce weight gain

Reference

  • insightscare.com
  • Pubmed.com
  • Asana mudra banda pranayama( APMB book)

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