Health Benefits of Yoga

Tennis requires cat-like reflexes with short bursts of strength. These short movements do not allow the muscles to extend their full length. When muscles are strenuously worked they become tight and can lose their elasticity unless properly stretched. Yoga exercises can increase the body’s range of motion. The lack of movement because of inflexibility binds the joints. Without the elasticity of the muscles, I think an athlete can be a prisoner within his own body. read more..

The practice of meditation requires the person to sit in one position for a length of time. As this times can range from as little as ten minutes or so up to and over a couple of hours it is essential that the person mediating remains as comfortable as possible during that time. read more..

It is incredible what yoga does for skiing. People can ski all day long and much more skillfully than usual. read more..

This might come as a surprise to you that there have been many cases that have been documented where people who have taken up Yoga have found that has stimulated their hair growth. read more..

There is some very interesting psychology behind this that students of western thinkers (e.g. Freud, Jung, Fromm, etc.) will find familiar and, indeed, quite rational. read more..