How Yoga Creates Natural Health and Beauty No Matter Who You Are
How Yoga Creates Natural Health and Beauty No Matter Who You Are
How Yoga Creates Natural Health and Beauty No Matter Who You Are
I've been writing so much for the ladies, I thought I would get a hub here that could apply to men just as well!
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Nothing is more beautiful than being healthy. I'm not talking about your weight; I'm talking about the feeling healthy, being able to move well in your own skin and having a glow of good health kind of beautiful. Sure, your weight does come in to play at some point or the other if it is causing health problems, but this article has nothing to do with that and truly isn't relevant with yoga.
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Yoga is the number one practice you can pursue for your beauty and your health. Now, bear with me before you think yoga is only for skinny people that can bend their left foot around backwards to scratch their right ear. There is a yoga practice for every age and every ability level.
So, just how does Yoga create natural beauty no matter who you are, you ask? Of course, I'm going to tell you!
Benefits of Yoga:
Increased Flexibility and Strength
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Yoga not only works your muscles, it works your joints, ligaments, tendons, and fascia sheath that surround your muscles. Yoga positions, called Asanas, help to release lactic acid that builds up with muscle use. The lactic acid builds up causes stiffness, tension, pain, and fatigue. So, releasing lactic acid will allow more flexibility than you've probably ever had in your life!
How Increased Flexibility and Strength Increases Beauty:
In just eight hours of yoga, you can realize up to a 35% improvement in flexibility. This will allow you to move with an increased sense of ease and fluidity. That ease of movement when you walk, sit, and move around is most attractive.
Improved Posture:
Most of the standing and sitting Asanas help to develop core strength due to requiring your deep abdominals to support and maintain each pose. With a stronger core, you're automatically going to begin to sit and stand taller than you do if you just stay hunched over your keyboard all day. You'll also be developing extreme body awareness, so you'll be aware when you start slouching or slumping and can adjust your posture accordingly.
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How Improved Posture Increases Beauty:
Get in front of a mirror and stand hunched over. Now, stand tall with your head up and your body aligned. Head centered over shoulders, not too far forward or backward, shoulders centered over ribcage, ribcage centered over pelvis, not too far forward or backward, and finally, pelvis squared with the floor. Which way is more attractive? Enough said.
Less Stressed
When you practice yoga, there is an myriad of biochemical responses. There is a decrease in the hormones that are produced by your adrenal glands in response to stress. Those are called catecholamines. The levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine thereby creating a feeling of peace. Oxytocin levels will increase. Those are "feel good" hormones that leave you feeling naturally happier.
How Feeling Less Stressed Increases Beauty:
When you are less stressed you are in a better mood. You smile more. A positive attitude is always the most attractive attitude to have!
Complete Detoxification
Yoga stimulates and massages all the organs in your body. It also ensures an optimum blood supply throughout your body. This helps in flushing out the toxins in every part of you.
How Complete Detoxification Increases Beauty
You'll notice clearer, healthy glowing skin. Your eyes will look brighter and the whites of your eyes will be whiter. You'll also notice delayed ageing and increased energy, both of which is ultimately attractive.
There are so many other benefits to yoga. It is a complete mind, body, and soul connector at the deepest levels. You look better, feel better, and even breath better. Your concentration and focus can also improve greatly just by practicing a few yoga sessions a week.
You don't have to leave home to do yoga, although I highly recommend visiting some yoga classes. The attention from the teachers can help you perfect your Asanas, and the support from fellow students can help gain some long lasting friendships. So, try a few yoga sessions close by you, and check out some DVDs so you can practice at home too.
Rodney Yee is my personal favorite for the DVDs he's created! I adore his work and the quick 20 minute sessions that I do three to four times a week is more than enough for me to feel all the benefits of a continuing yoga practice whether or not I'm able to get out to a class.
Get in the groove with yoga today! You won't regret it. You can even host a weekly yoga party with your friends to help stay motivated. Serve some ginger tea after a session and dish about how much better you all feel and look.
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