| Yoga with Ann Lapo "Yoga for Health" |
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| Yoga is an excellent partner to traditional medicine and offers a variety of proven health benefits. It increases the efficiency of the heart and slows the respiratory rate, improves fitness, lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation, and reduces stress and anxiety. It also serves to improve coordination, posture, flexibility, range of motion, concentration, sleep, and digestion. Yoga is not, in itself, a cure for any medical ailment but can be used as additional therapy for conditions such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, menopause, asthma, migrane, and AIDS. It's been found to combat addictions such as smoking. Yoga postures can relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, a common ailment resulting from repetitive activities like typing. A reduced risk of heart attack is also a by-product of yoga practice as it reduces stress and lowers blood pressure. As part of the well-known Dean Ornish program of diet and exercise, it has contributed to the reversal of heart disease. For more information... Some of my favorite yoga links are: Kinesiology and the Energy Field - Roger Eischens in Yoga Chicago Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage in East Lansing Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy Kripalu Center Neahtawanta Research and Education Center in Traverse City, Michigan Yoga International Yoga Journal Yoga Site Healing Garden Journal |
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