Mental health refers to the emotional and psychological aspects of a person. It may appear strange to some that yoga can help with mental health. When you’re mentally healthy it would generally mean that you are using your psychological and emotional capabilities to function well in your social environment and go through your daily routine with little or no difficulty.

At times when a person experiences something negative in their life, they increase their risk of experiencing mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. There are different ways to strengthen one’s mental health and yoga is one of those proven mind-body practices that bring about positive results.

Yoga can be very beneficial for both warding off and overcoming the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Continue reading →

Although the ancient practice of yoga has been known to be beneficial for helping people achieve calmness and relaxation, it is only recently that some experts have given out suggestions, based on their studies that hypertensive people can also benefit greatly from practicing yoga on a regular basis.

How Yoga Helps Hypertensive Individuals

Yoga asanas that calm and balance an individual’s ANS (autonomic nervous system) were found to be very beneficial for people who have hypertension.

Stress is one of the most common triggers for high blood pressure which can cause the sympathetic branch or the ‘fight or flight’ response to gain control over the parasympathetic branch or the ‘rest and repair’ system of the body. Continue reading →