27/03/2025
1. Boosts Your Ability to Handle Chaos
Yoga isn’t just about calm and serenity—it actually trains your nervous system to function better under stress. Holding challenging poses while focusing on breath teaches your body to stay composed under pressure. This translates to real life: instead of panicking when life throws curveballs, you develop a strange sense of clarity and control.
2. Yoga induces euphoric, altered states - like psychedelics Yoga can induce altered states of consciousness through its effects on the nervous system and brain chemistry. Practices such as deep breathing (pranayama), meditation, and prolonged physical postures (asanas) activate the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing stress. This leads to changes in brainwave activity, with increased alpha and theta waves, which are associated with relaxation, creativity, and altered states of perception. Additionally, yoga can stimulate the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, which are linked to feelings of well-being and euphoria. These physiological changes can create experiences similar to those induced by psychedelics, such as heightened awareness, emotional release, and a sense of interconnectedness.
3. May Trigger Emotional Detox (Whether You Like It or Not)
Ever cried in a yoga class? There’s a reason for that. Yoga releases stored emotions, especially in areas like the hips, where trauma and stress accumulate. It forces you to confront unresolved emotions in ways that traditional exercise doesn’t. Some people walk away from a session feeling unexpectedly emotional—but in a good, cathartic way.
4. Makes You Less of a People-Pleaser
The more you practice yoga, the more you become attuned to your own needs and boundaries. It fosters self-awareness, making you less likely to say “yes” when you really mean “no.” Instead of bending over backward for others (figuratively, at least), you start prioritising what truly serves you—without guilt.