We often start the New Year with a full list of intentions that seem impossible to fulfil. That's when despair and the feelings of failure can start to kick in.
Your mind is not the only place you reside. You live in a physical body that needs caring for too. Yes, our bodies can change, sometimes geting heavier sometimes lighter. Sometimes we sieze up, other times we feel mobile.
Our whole life is affected by and experienced by the lens of our mind. Poor mental health can determine which lens we view ourselves, view other's and our environment from.
Just as our bodies change with regular activity, getting stronger, fitter, faster, more agile the mind can change too. This change is via a process called neuroplasticiy. This means what we do to help our mental health works, and it's worth including into your daily life
This is where Yoga steps in. Yoga supports the whole of you. Yoga’s incorporation of meditation and breathing can help improve
mental well-being.
“Regular yoga practice creates mental clarity and calmness; increasing body awareness; relieves chronic stress patterns; relaxes the mind; centers attention; and sharpens concentration,” says Dr. Nevins. Body- and self-awareness are particularly beneficial, she adds, “because they can help with early detection of physical problems and allow for early preventive action.”
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