Amid the global pandemic, the theme for this international yoga day is: “Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family.” While the students get indulged with a busy schedule of online learning, completing assignments, their mind barely gets time to relax. With a heavy mind, the productivity and at worse mental state get worsened up. But, as the saying goes, a healthy mind resides in a healthy body; Yoga can be beneficial in many ways. There are several benefits of doing yoga everyday and attain a stable mental state. Especially for the students, they must practice doing Yoga to help their mind and body relax. This international yoga day, let’s understand the value of mental health awareness and follow the holistic development of the body.
Importance of Mental and Physical Health
Poor physical health can lead to an increased risk of developing mental health problems. More so, if you have deteriorated mental health, they can negatively impact physical health, leading to an increased risk.
How Do Yoga Help Students?
The word Yoga derived from the Sanskrit word “Yuji”, which means yoke or union. In these terms, Yoga is an ancient practice that brings together the mind and the body. To beat the stress of completing projects before the submission deadline, scoring good grades, etc., Yoga can be quite helpful. It rests you in an absolute zero state where you seek eternal solicitation and relax at both physical and mental levels. In this process, the students can practice any form of it, including breathing exercises, meditation, and stress management.
Since Yoga promotes relaxation, it alters the hormonal secretion in the body and combats the effects of ones that affect the body. Doing Yoga said to decrease the secretion of cortisol, the primary stress hormone, which reduces stress and anxiety in turn. Another benefit of doing Yoga is combating the effects of pro-inflammatory diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Improved heart blood pressure helps prevent the chances of cardiac arrest and increase the life of an individual.
According to the American Osteopathic Association, there are several benefits of Yoga including:-
Physical Benefits
- Increased flexibility
- Increased muscle strength and tone
- Improved respiration, energy, and vitality
- Maintained balanced metabolism
- Weight reduction
- Cardio and circulatory health
- Improve performance
- Protection against injury
Mental Benefits
- Manages stress
- Creates mental clarity and calmness
- Increases body awareness
- Relieves chronic stress patterns
- Relaxes the mind
- Developing coping skills and reaching a positive outlook in life
ADOPT YOGA FOR A HEALTHIER BEING!
