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yoga

all about yoga and its benefits (and with that i don't just mean wearing yoga pants lmao)
- a thread

• there are plenty of studies (e.g.oxford university) that show the health benefits even for people who practice yoga only once a week
  - less stressed out 
  - lowers blood pressure
  - makes you sleep better at night
  - helps with musculoskeletal issues 
    (even lower back pain)
  - can help relieve asthma
  - the mental health benefits are
    HUGE
  - can help controlling your anxiety
    and many people say yoga helped
    them improving the way they
    now deal with panic attacks

• don't worry that you might not be flexible enough: yes, there are some kinda diffult poses in yoga but there are so many types of yoga!! some types do encourage a hard workout but there are also a lot of very relaxing and meditative ones
(you've ever heard of pranayama?t his type is all about gentle stretching and focuses on breathing)

• so,,, what is my experience with yoga?
tbh i only started last month but i can really see a huge difference in my life even if it has only been a few weeks:
i am:
  - so much more motivated to change
    my life, to actually do something
    and sticking to my goals
  - feeling so much healthier!! it's not
    just the fact that i am finally active,
    it's more that i feel like i want to
    live (and eat) healthy; it's hard to
    explain but my mindset and my
    actions totally changed with yoga
  - happier; i felt so weird the first few
    days because i was so relaxed and
    happy,, the motivation i gained was
    extreme and i've never been a
   unhappy person but yoga brought it
   to a whole new level
  - much more flexible and my body
    just overall feels amazing

• "how do i start doing yoga without a yoga studio in my town?"
there are so many great videos on youtube and i'm currently doing the 30 day yoga challenge by 'yoga with adriene' and i can really recommend it!! i've never to a yoga studio either haha