There are numerous health benefits of yoga, breathing techniques and meditation that instigated some hospitals and medical clinics to offer yoga therapy and yoga classes to patients. Learn the various health and therapeutic benefits of yoga including yoga for chronic pains, heart health, multiple sclerosis, respiratory and digestive health, circulation, sleep, ,disease management and PTSD.

1. The
Therapeutic
Benefits
of Yoga
Presented by SCG Health
Juanita Street, RYT
www.StreetCoachingGroup.com

2. Yoga is widely known
to offer the
following benefits
to students and
practitioners

3. Yoga asana (poses) can build muscle strength in the major muscle
groups of the body (legs, gluts, core, back, arms, and shoulders).
And Vinyasa or yoga flows as well as power yoga are great cardio
workouts.
FITNESS

4. WEIGHT
LOSS
Yoga strengthens muscles using one’s one body weight and it’s a low
impact cardio workout burning fat while putting less pressure on joints.
Therefore having a moderate to intense yoga practice can lead to
weight loss.

5. RELAXATION AND
REJUVENATION
Yoga (which includes asana, breathing techniques & meditation can promote
relaxation by activating the parasympathetic phase of the nervous system. Therefore
yoga is great for stress management and stress relief.

6. Yoga is great for
Fitness and Overall
Wellness
But what about
Health?

7. CHRONIC PAINS
Chronic Pains can be caused by a sedentary
lifestyle, fitness injuries, vehicle accidents,
multiple sclerosis, surgery and age.
Yoga releases tension from the muscles
and increases mobility in the joints by
stretching and lengthening the tight muscles,
thereby decreasing chronic pains in the
neck, shoulders, back, hips and knees.

8. CIRCULATION
Yoga supports production of blood (which occurs in the bone marrow of our thighs)
and improves circulation throughout the body when the muscles and blood vessels
are stretched, which also helps to keep the blood vessels elastic.

9. RESPIRATORY STRENGTH
Yogic breathing practices are called pranayama. Pranayama has the ability to
increase the amount of alveolar sacs present deep in the lungs (at the end of
the bronchial airways). With the increase in the number of alveolar sacs,
oxygen intake (lung capacity) increases, strengthening the respiratory system.

10. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Yoga can help relax and stretch the muscles surrounding the esophagus, stomach,
and intestines. When the muscles are tight around these areas, digestion and
defecation are both difficult which can result in indigestion and constipation. Yoga
can relax and stretch the muscles improving digestion and defecation.

11. SLEEP
Tense muscles and joints as well as stress can interrupt sleep or
make falling asleep difficult. Yoga promotes relaxation and
releases tension from the muscles and joints, decreasing
stiffness and pain. All of these benefits promote a more restful
sleep.

12. EMOTIONAL and MENTAL HEALTH
More and more counselors and psychologists
are implementing yoga (asana, meditation,
and pranayama) to help patients manage
chronic stress, depression and anxiety. There
are several yoga centers as well as hospitals
that provide yoga and meditation classes
for veterans with PTSD as well as survivors
of sexual trauma.

13. DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Yoga is incredibly beneficial for those recovering
from cancer treatment, and for those
who have multiple sclerosis,
diabetes, hypertension, and
heart disease.

14. Yoga is a low impact health and fitness practice
that includes physical strengthening, endurance,
flexibility and low impact cardio. Yoga also includes
proper breathing techniques that stimulate
a parasympathetic (or relaxation) response in our
central nervous system. It also includes meditation
which disciplines the mind to remain focused and
meditation also promotes relaxation. All in all,
yoga has tremendous physical health, mental
health and emotional health benefits. Therefore
Yoga is a great way to manage diseases, practice
prevention and use as a therapeutic practice in the
home as well as in medical clinics and hospitals.

15. THANK YOU
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