Yoga, a holistic
Sports, gymnastics, meditation technique, style of life? Hard to give a label to yoga, because the principle of this discipline is precisely to understand the entire body. In Sanskrit the word yoga actually means “union”. The union “of body and mind, the sun and moon, masculine and feminine, yin and yang,” says Arnaud Gerard, Director, Center for Yoga jaya. For in the Eastern system of thought, “the head is part of the body.”
The National Federation of Yoga Teachers defines yoga as “a holistic approach and experiment based on a set of specific techniques which refer to the tradition of India. By increasing awareness, yoga seeks harmonization of bodily faculties, emotional, mental, spiritual human being. Thus, yoga is a philosophy-mediated body, “explains Dr. Andree Mom, president of the Federation. Unlike traditional philosophies, yoga does not just “think” it is based on experimentation, which requires action (body postures). In fact, yoga is born from this simple observation: since mental disturbance can affect the body, in contrast, by acting on the body, it is possible to act on the mind.
To the extent that the person to take charge, yoga can be defined as a therapy within the meaning of the word, emphasizes Dr. Andree Mom. The fact remains that yoga has real effects of “therapeutic”. For better control of his body, a better understanding of its limitations and capabilities, the regular practice of yoga can provide solutions to physical or psychological.
Mentally and emotionally, yoga can acquire a “quiet strength,” says Arnaud Gerard, a “balance” in life every day, a “wellness, greater availability, improved efficiency in action.
Specifically what is the ‘health benefits‘ of a regular practice of yoga? Dr. Andree Mother sheds light on this subject. In muscle and bone and joint first, in the postures, the muscles are solicited, stretched tight. It thus gains in flexibility and muscle tone. Like any physical activity, regular practice of yoga also helps to slow the deterioration of the bone.
On the breathing, yoga involves all the elements to improve breathing capacity, by itself, it improves cardiovascular function, with a reduction in heart rate.
At the vascular level, yoga helps to lower blood pressure by reversing the flow circulation of the lower limbs, it promotes circulation. In general, yoga helps to better integrate body image, and thus feel more comfortable in her body, through improved static spine, better posture.