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Yoga is enjoyed by many people around the world due to its positive effects on physical and mental health. It is possible to start the day by doing yoga, feel more vigorous and peaceful and have a productive day. Doing yoga after a busy work schedule can also help you get rid of the tiredness and stress of the day. Let's check out the positive effects of yoga on physical and mental health in more detail.

What is Yoga?

Yoga, which means uniting, is a physical, spiritual, and mental practice that originated in Ancient India. Yoga aims to create unity between body, mind, self, and universal consciousness. It also aims to cleanse your thoughts and create a feeling of spiritual awakening.

Yoga, which has a history of almost 6000 years, is one of the practices that has become popular around the world, especially in recent years. Yoga, which can be done individually or in a group, positively affects your health, both emotionally and physically.

What are the Positive Effects of Yoga on Physical Health?

Yoga has many positive effects on physical health if done regularly every day.

We can list some of the benefits of yoga for physical health as follows:

• Supports the immune system.
• Improves brain functions.
• Helps support and improve the digestive system.
• It helps to increase lung capacity.
• Helps to improve blood circulation.
• Improves your sleep quality.
• Helps to reduce migraines and headaches.
• It strengthens your back, waist and neck muscles and reduces your pain.
• It improves cardiovascular functions and helps prevent heart diseases.
• Increases the flexibility and endurance of your body.

What are the Mental Health Benefits of Yoga?

Doing yoga in the morning or at the end of the day will also make you feel better mentally. When you do yoga, you can observe positive changes in your mood.

We can list some of the benefits of yoga for mental health as follows:

• It can help you manage stress more easily and get rid of your anxious thoughts.
• It can increase your motivation and the energy level of your body.
• It helps to maintain emotional balance.
• Increases your focusing skills.
• It can positively affect your relationships with your social circle.
• It helps you feel more peaceful, happy, and enjoyable.
• Increases your awareness.

Yoga Approaches That You Can Choose for Different Needs

Yoga has different approaches that vary depending on their meaning, posture techniques, or difficulty level. Each of these yoga approaches has different mental, physical, and spiritual effects on health.

We can briefly list the yoga approaches that you can choose in line with your needs and expectations as follows:

• Hatha Yoga: This yoga approach, which aims to improve mental and physical health, includes different posture techniques and breathing exercises. Since it is slow-paced, it is more suitable for yoga beginners.
• Vinyasa Yoga: Vinyasa yoga provides a meditative effect on the body mentally, improves balance and calms the mind. Combining breathing techniques with movement, Vinyasa yoga consists of high-intensity exercises.
• Ashtanga Yoga: This yoga approach is frequently preferred especially for weight and fat loss. Ashtanga yoga, which is similar to meditation, is known as a physically challenging type of yoga.
• Bikram Yoga: It helps to remove toxins from your body and make your muscles more flexible. Bikram yoga consists of twenty-six postures and two breathing exercises.
• Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini yoga is believed to support spiritual healing. Kundalini yoga includes multiple movements, breathing exercises, meditation, and mantras. During the application, it is aimed to awaken the energy at the base of the spine.
• Yin Yoga: Yin Yoga, a slow-paced, quiet, and meditative type of yoga, is generally preferred to provide serenity and inner peace.

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