FROM: MORE MAGAZINE, 2010

If you're limber enough to touch your toes then your arteries are probably flexible too. This could lessen the odds you'll have a heart attack.

 

FROM: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, 2010

Objective: To address the mechanisms underlying hatha yoga’s potential stress-reduction benefits, we compared inflammatory and endocrine responses of novice and expert yoga practitioners before, during, and after a restorative hatha yoga session, as well as in two control conditions.

ConclusionThe ability to minimize inflammatory responses to stressful encounters influences the burden that stressors place on an individual. If yoga dampens or limits stress-related changes, then regular practice could have substantial health benefits.

 

FROM: ENERGY TIMES 2010

Yoga for PMS

Regular Yoga can ease PMS pain, stresss, depression, breast tenderness and bloating. Movement boosts endorphins.

 

FROM: ENERGY TIMES 2010

Fit Feet

Yoga has been shown to help alleviate problems caused by bunions, hammertoe,plantar fasciitis, and flat feet.

Using standing postures with a deep focus on the placement of the feet, relief has been found through correction of alignment.

 

FROM: RUNNERS WORLD 2010

ITB Relief

The ITB or iliotibial band runs from the pelvis to the knee and helps stabilize the hip. Inflammation can cause tightness or pain. Poses such as Lizard, Crescent Lunge, Wide Forward Fold and Half Lord of The Fishes can all provide relief.