Australian School of Meditation and Yoga

Why should you practice hatha yoga? Why not do another form of exercise such as running, body building, lifting weights, or aerobics. Maybe you should join a club where you can ski, river raft or play soccer. Of course other forms of exercise work your body in various ways, but from ancient knowledge hatha yoga is a complete, systematic and time-tested form of exercise that will compliment your other activities.

Then again, if you don’t exercise at all, hatha yoga is the perfect way to start. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of fitness. The wonderful thing about hatha yoga is that it’s not aggressive and competitive. You work at your own pace, listening to your own body, gradually encouraging it to stretch and strengthen when it’s ready. But don’t think you won’t get a workout or it will be very easy! You’ll push your limits but you will do it gently and safely.

Hatha yoga not only keeps you fit and healthy, but has numerous benefits to the internal systems of the body as well. The many forward bending asanas, or positions, stimulate digestion. Twisting asanas and bending of the back stimulates the spinal nerves, benefiting your whole nervous system. With a healthy nervous system, you are more prepared and able to relax and face life’s hardships. Inversions and other asanas pump up your blood circulation. The yoga breathing exercises draw more oxygen to your blood, which energizes the cells, rejuvenating the body from the inside out. Certain asanas affect the glands and regulate the production of hormones. In fact, hatha yoga does great things for all systems of the body.

A very small effort pays off almost instantly with greatly increased feelings of well being. With regular practice, you will quickly experience how your body feels lighter and more energetic. One should Balance strength with flexibility and other more subtle forms of yoga like meditation, which is easy to add to your life and will relieve stress and tension, and calm the mind.

Other benefits of yoga are;

Massaging of internal organs of the body

Increased flexibility

Complete detoxification

Increased lubrication of the joints

The benefits are numerous and have a profound and postive effect on your health in a very short time with only a little effort and a desire to improve your health.

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