At the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely effective for various disorders. Presented below is a brief overview of some of the benefits of yoga - Increasing Flexibility - Yoga makes you flexible, thus preventing bad posture and back pains. Builds muscle strength - Strong muscles help prevention of arthritis and back pain. Perfects your posture - Bad posture causes pain and spine degeneration. Yoga prevents slumping and cures bad posture. Prevents cartilage and joint breakdown - Yoga ensures complete motion of all types of joints, preventing any breakdown due to ill-use. Protects your spine - Yoga asanas with backbends, forward bends and twists keep the spinal disks supple, thus …show more content…
Prevents Irritable bowel syndrome and other digestive problems - Ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation are as a result of stress. Yoga is thus responsible to cleanse the body of all waste and prevent these disorders. Gives you peace of mind - Yoga dispels stress thus helping to cure migraines, insomnia, lupus, MS, eczema, hypertension and heart attacks. Increases your self-esteem - Yoga helps you realize your true worth, thus teaching you that you are a manifestation of the Supreme Being. It inculcates better health, which indirectly increases your self esteem. Eases your pain - Yoga can reduce your pain caused due to arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome or other such chronic conditions. Gives you inner strength - Yoga helps you make positive changes in life. Helps keep you drug free - Studies show that people suffering from asthma, high BP, Type II diabetes have seen a reduction in their medicine dosage due to yoga. Benefits your relationships - Yoga helps you become more humble, increases friendliness, compassion leading to better