Benefits of Yoga

 Yoga Can Help You:

 Permanently Lose Weight.
 One of the leading causes of the inability to lose weight is the stress hormone, cortisol.  Cortisol causes the body to store fat, especially around the belly. Yoga reduces stress thereby reducing cortisol and helping you to lose weight and keep it off. 

Yoga also builds muscle. Building muscle causes the metabolism to rise because the heart works harder to move the blood flow through the newly developed muscle tissue which burns calories. Yoga also helps your hormonal balance and reduces food and alcohol cravings. Yoga doesn't work one part of the body at a time like other exercises, but works the entire body using resistance from your own body weight. The result is a fully toned, flexible body from head to foot.

Ease Lower Back Pain.
Tight hamstrings, hip flexors and shortened connective tissues pull the pelvis out of alignment putting undue stress on the low back. By stretching muscles and connective tissues and strengthening muscles, yoga greatly improves, if not rids, lower back pain.

Reduce Stress, Depression And Anxiety .
Everyday life in our society is stressful on every level. We store stress in our muscles and other body tissues. Stretching and twisting poses rid the body of toxins and lower your stress levels.

Increase Range of Motion In Hips, Shoulders And Other Joints.
You know the old saying: "use it or lose it." It's true. Over time our muscles, tendons and ligaments all shrink to fit the most used body positions. We sit at and slump over the computer and sit on soft sofas and chairs, limiting our range of motion. Yoga is a full body workout which takes your entire body through it's full range of motion, stretching and lubricating the joints.

Tone, Strengthen And Lengthen Your Muscles.
Yoga creates long, strong and lean muscles. You will enjoy stronger muscles without getting bulky.

Increase Your Energy Level.
By strengthening the body, learning full breathing techniques and bringing awareness to your breath, you will increase energy levels. Reducing stress and sleeping better will also improve energy.

Fight Osteoporosis.
Yoga isn't just stretching. It also involves bearing our own weight, thereby increasing muscle mass and helping fight bone loss.

Yoga is for everyone.