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his month, yoga studios and instructors around Better Breathing ~ By teaching people to take slower,
the world are hosting events to introduce peo- deeper breaths, yoga can help to improve lung
ple to yoga, the 5,000-year-old practice health and function, trigger the body’s relax-
that is their passion. Individuals can choose ation response and increase the amount of
from many schools and yoga styles to find oxygen available to the body.
those best suited to their body type, per-
sonality and stage of life and fitness. Flexibility ~ Yoga routinely helps to im-
While instructional approaches prove flexibility and mobility, increasing
to the yoga techniques and asanas, or range of movement and even reducing
postures, may vary, the ultimate goal for joint aches and pains. While many people
most is the yoking of the mind to body can’t touch their toes during their first yoga
and spirit. From the physically challeng- class, with practice they are able to do more
ing to the meditatively transcending, this poses as they stretch muscles and release
ancient discipline from India demands tensions. Yoga also helps to improve body
respect and commitment from those who alignment, resulting in better posture and
seek to receive its benefits. Practitioners helping to relieve back, neck, joint and
attest that stepping onto the yoga mat can muscle problems.
lead to extraordinary experiences, greater
self-knowledge and better health. Increased Strength ~ Asanas use both
big and small muscle groups in the body, helping to
10 Reasons to Try Yoga
increase strength from head to toe. Yoga also helps build bone
density through weight-bearing postures.
Stress Reduction ~ By encouraging Weight Management ~ All styles of yoga can aid weight
relaxation, yoga practice can lower levels of the stress hor- control efforts by reducing cortisol in the bloodstream, burn-
mone cortisol in the body. Related reported ing calories and creating muscle mass. Yoga also encourages
benefits include lowered blood pressure and heart rate, and a healthy eating habits through greater body-awareness, and
reduction in the symptoms of provides a heightened sense of well-being.
anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.
Improved Circulation ~ Combining asanas in a series or flow
Pain Relief ~ Yoga can ease pain. Studies have demonstrated helps to improve circulation in the body and move oxygen-
that practicing yogic asanas and meditation reduced pain ated blood to the cells more efficiently. Moving through the
among people with cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune postures also helps to flush internal organs and detoxify the
diseases, hypertension, arthritis and other chronic conditions. body. Improved digestion and immune system function are
Some practitioners report that even emotional pain can be other reported benefits of yoga.
eased through the practice of yoga.
Buddhist Meditation Classes
Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale
7:30-9:00pm at Drolma Center, 140 W Prospect Rd
Sundays in Fort Lauderdale
10-11:30am at Drolma Center, 140 W Prospect Rd
Mondays in Davie
7:00-8:15pm at Alvin Sherman Library, NOVA
Tuesdays in Tamarac & Fort Lauderdale
7:00-8:15pm at Golden Years Wellness Center
7:00-8:15pm at Drolma Center, 140 W Prospect Rd
A service of Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center
954-537-9191
www.MeditationinFlorida.org
40 Broward County
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