Yoga for U

02/03/2022

Yoga is Not a Religion
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One of the lesser known facts about yoga is that, contrary to common belief, it’s not a religion.

Though yoga is predominantly linked to Hinduism and Buddhism, it’s become a non-denominational practice.

A huge range of people and cultures now practice it, regardless of location or individual religious beliefs.

Despite this, it is still a prominent part of these religions globally. Buddhists and Hindus share the sacred mantra ‘Om’ during their meditation.

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‘Om’ represents the sound of harmony in the universe. It can be heard throughout yoga practice as it’s thought to bring harmony to flow.

This is also one of the yoga symbols that you might be familiar with from your own practice and classes.

So, if you wanted to learn some interesting facts about yoga, its history, and its spirituality, you now know it contains these things without being a religion in its own right.

28/02/2022

Yoga Reduces Skin Breakouts
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One of the lesser known, but most interesting, yoga facts is that some of its effects can help to reduce breakouts.

In fact, plenty of reputable research suggests that stress can aggravate, or even cause, a huge range of skin conditions and diseases.

Stress is one of the main causes of a breakout. When you’re stressed, you overproduce sebum, an oily substance that can block the pores and cause spots and blackheads.

Since yoga is such a calming form of physical activity, you’re less likely to get stressed and will potentially experience fewer breakouts as a result.

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Yoga positions like headstands or handstands specifically, can help prevent breakouts through increasing blood flow.

The increased volume of blood and oxygen to skin cells helps regeneration and helps you to flush out harmful toxins that can contribute to breakouts.

This is why it’s one of the most useful yoga facts for how practice can change your life day-to-day.

Whatever level you’re at, incorporating a yoga flow into your life will help reduce stress and protect your skin.

26/02/2022

Yoga Reduces Migraine Symptoms
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This is one of the most surprising scientific facts about yoga and its health benefits: regular practice can help to reduce migraine symptoms.

Migraines are episodic headaches that cause intense pain in the head. In serious cases, migraines can cause blurred vision, slurred speech and nausea, and episodes can last from an hour to several days.

Though reduced oxygen levels in the blood isn’t necessarily the cause of migraines, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine it can contribute to pain levels.

Yoga is a form of physical activity where greater amounts of blood flow around the body. This means that more oxygen reaches the brain which enhances functionality to better support the body.

More blood and oxygen in the brain can potentially help to reduce pain as well as increasing recovery time.

It’s advised to avoid high impact exercise, when suffering, as this is known to worsen symptoms.

However, as we’ve mentioned, yoga is very low impact and so can be a better way to ease yourself into exercise following a migraine.

24/02/2022

Yoga Improves Concentration
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Another one of our fun facts about yoga and health is that it can improve your concentration.

Because yoga involves holding and transitioning from a vast number of poses to others, whilst practising breathing, it demands high levels of concentration.

With that, the more that you practice yoga, the more that you’ll be able to establish a state of equilibrium within your flow which can be taken with you into other aspects of your life.

Hopefully, when you master this, you’ll find that this is an ability that creeps into your everyday life, outside of practice.

This is why yoga often goes hand in hand with meditation. As this heightened awareness and concentration is one of the benefits of meditation, this is why a lot of yoga classes start with a short one.

23/02/2022