The Benefits of Yoga and Hormone Harmony

Yoga is a way of life.  Yoga is the path to consciousness. 
                                        

There are many benefits to having a regular yoga practice including hormone harmony.  It connects the mind, body, and soul.  Through mindful breathing and moving, yoga helps to quiet the fluctuations of the mind which in turn supports mood stabilization, anxiety, and depression.  You learn how you react on the mat and that awareness helps guide your behavior off the mat, so it helps manage irritability.  Yoga can be very restorative which can help replenish your vitality and recover from fatigue.  

Sleep

Yoga can help improve your sleep by activating your nervous system into a parasympathetic state (rest and digest), because we live in a world that is primarily stuck in a sympathetic nervous system state (fight, flight, and freeze).   

Weight

Regarding weight loss I've heard of people losing weight doing restorative yoga because restoration brings down cortisol or stress levels which when elevated can cause weight gain.  Yoga can also be a great form of exercise, especially a yang practice (Ashtanga, Vinyasa, etc.) versus a yin style class (Restorative, Soma, etc.).  There are so many different types of yoga and teachers, so it's important to try different styles and teachers until you find your niche.  It’s equally important to switch it up maybe a couple days of restorative yin yoga and a few days of a more active yang style.   Yoga is a great way to stay flexible and strong.  It helps support bone density, as well due to the weight bearing practices.   There are many yoga videos for free online (I recommend Yoga with Adriene on YouTube).  Dr. Oppitz likes Yoga International, which is a paid affordable monthly subscription.

Stress Management

An important part of yoga is meditation.  Science has proven that meditation creates healthy new habits and patterns in the brain by creating new neural pathways.  You can overcome trauma, grief, addiction, and PTSD just by meditating.  Dr. Oppitz and I love the Insight Timer app for guided meditations because it offers numerous styles and duration.  I always recommend starting small and consistent - 2 minutes every day and build up from there.  Eventually you will notice the positive effects and you will look forward to it and notice the days when you miss it.   It can help improve memory, focus, and clarity.  

Book a virtual private yoga class with Jaclyn today.

Namaste (the divine light in me honors and see's the divine light in you),

Jaclyn Rebekah Roberts E-RYT500, Integrative Health Coach, Medical Reiki Master

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