Yoga is a discipline that seeks the union between body and mind. It does not consist only of doing some postures, it is rather a lifestyle to heal, care for and strengthen body and mind. And all this through asanas (postures), breathing and meditation.
It has been practiced for thousands of years, has its origins in India, and over the years people have been focusing on performing asanas. But in order to have a complete experience and to benefit from their full potential, we recommend doing everything else.
There are many types of yoga, the most practiced in the West is Hatha yoga which is very dynamic and focuses on asanas, breathing and purification of the spirit, but people usually only do the asanas to improve their physical condition.
The more spiritual types of yoga such as Kundalini Yoga or Bikram Yoga (which is practiced in a warm room) are also well known.
One of the advantages of yoga is that everyone can practice this ancient discipline. There are different levels of difficulty, from beginners to advanced, so each person will find the level that suits his or her physical condition and will be able to practice it, improve it and go up a level.
The yoga classes usually last an hour or an hour and a half. They consist of a warm-up, to prepare the body, the performance of the asanas or posture, relaxation and meditation.
Discover the benefits of practicing yoga exercises:
As for the benefits, we are going to explain some of them, although there are many more to convince you, if you are not already!
Improves flexibility and body posture: doing yoga postures with the right technique increases the flexibility of the body and corrects posture, especially of the back. We will progressively increase the muscle tone which will improve these two aspects and reduce back pain and other ailments resulting from bad posture.
Helps to lose weight: doing sport regularly helps to burn calories so we lose weight. Moreover, as it is a lifestyle, we will improve our eating habits, so we will include in our diet the healthiest foods we should eat and eliminate those less recommended. This will help us burn even more calories.
We will improve our breathing: controlling our breathing is key to doing our asanas and movements correctly. If we manage to control it, not only will we make the movements better, but we will also improve the general well-being of our body. It will also help us to relax.
It improves our emotional health: yoga sharpens and calms the mind. We will have more stability and mental strength, we will reduce stress and we will control anxiety better. This will increase our mood, we will be more positive and our mood will improve.
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Wellwo offers online and face-to-face yoga classes for all companies that contract our service. So, if you want to take the classes through our platform, ask your company to contact us.