New Yoga Student Questions and Answers | Are you new to yoga? | Yoga Balance Studio McKinney Texas

What are the benefits of yoga?

The benefits of yoga have long been confirmed by practitioners and are now being reported in scientific studies.

• Yoga reduces physical and mental stress

• Yoga eases anxiety, depression, asthma and insomnia

• Yoga encourages relaxation

• Yoga lowers blood pressure and heart rate

• Yoga improves digestive

• Yoga boost immune system

• Yoga can ease pain

• Yoga helps improve lung function

• Yoga improves flexibility and mobility

• Yoga increases strength from head to toe

• Yoga can aid in weight loss or balance

• Yoga improves circulation

• Yoga improves body alignment and posture

• Yoga helps us focus on the present

• Yoga helps us cultivate our virtues

Helpful hints for your yoga practice

• Recognize that simply attending a yoga class is a major statement of courage, self-care and positive momentum.

• Pay more attention to your internal experience rather than to your outer performance.

• Find an edge in the pose for yourself where you are challenged but not overwhelmed and maintain a clear, open & accepting mind.

• Give yourself permission to take a break and rest.

• Pay attention to what you are saying to yourself as you practice. Come back to an intention that is positive; give yourself appreciation for your effort and innate goodness.

• Go to class regularly, arrive a little early and talk with the other students.

• Recognize that you are developing qualities like patience, compassion, discipline, wisdom, right effort, kindness, gratitude and many others that create a steady and soft mind.

• Find a teacher who offers a balance between gentleness & firmness and whose teaching inspires you to practice from your highest self. You inspire others as you become more true to your deepest desires.

• Have fun and enjoy the practice!