Yoga has been discovered since thousands of years.
But all these years, not many people in the world were aware of its benefit and good effects on our body.
Yoga was thought to be something that was practiced by sages and sadhus in the mountains of India and all the claims of it actually being a healing art were responded with disbelief and many times with ridicule.
But in the last decade or so, there have been many developments which have put the effects and benefits of yoga under the spotlight.
The world today, especially the western countries have started to get disillusioned by the allopathic forms of treatment.
The main reason of this is the side-effects of such treatments on the body due to which people started to look at other forms of treatment and arts to keep themselves fit and healthy.
Yoga is one such art which can give you inner strength with no side-effects.
There are many benefits of this art.
Let's discuss a few of them- Yoga has been proved to be very effective for various psychological disorders.
Studies have shown that practicing yoga while suffering from depression or other forms of psychological disorders is very effective.
Yoga has some amazing calming abilities which give us mental peace and help us get control on our thoughts.
It is also very helpful for the people suffering from phobias, anxiety and panic attacks.
Yoga gives us both mental and physical strength.
On the physical level, yoga gives us the following benefits- 1.
Restores flexibility- When we are young, our body has a lot of flexibility which makes us capable of doing many daunting task.
But as we grow up, the flexibility starts to fade away.
Yoga restores that flexibility in our body.
There are many postures in yoga which work on the various muscles of our body.
2.
Increases the lubrication in joints and ligaments - The posture exercises different joints of the body.
This makes the joints, ligaments and tendons of the body work better as it increases the lubrication in them.
Studies have shown that yoga has even restored the flexibility of muscles which have not been worked upon consciously.
3.
Helps reducing weight - This is one of aspect that has made yoga a worldwide craze.
There are many postures which have been specially designed to help the body lose weight.
Many yoga postures increase the blood circulation and heart beat rate which produces the effects of cardiovascular exercise on the body.
4.
Massages all internal organs - Yoga is the only activity in the world that effects the internal organs of the body.
There are many postures in the body which massage the internal organs of the body.
It even affects the parts of the body which normally do not get much stimulation such as prostate.