5 Surprising Benefits of Yoga

5 Surprising Benefits of Yoga

When I decided to take my first yoga class, I knew it would help me to stretch and relieve stress. I even knew that there was a whole series of alleged health benefits, too. Of course it's hard to believe that all these things may be true, until you experience it yourself.

But after a few months of practicing, I noticed benefits I had never realized an opportunity to do a few stretches and breathing exercises performed on a piece of PVC.

Here are the 5 benefits of yoga I found most surprising

1 Compassion.

Who would have thought that a physical practice could help me compassion and understanding for me and have around me? Yoga philosophy tells us that we are all one, but it is the experience of many bodies in motion and breathing at the same time that I really think that understanding created for me. I realized that we all just do the best we can in life. There is something very liberating about this attitude of mind which can melt away i will competition and petty disputes like nothing else.

2 Mindful Eating.

I am not a health food yogi. In fact at one point in my life my daily diet consisted of little more than chicken fingers, French fries and soda. But after only a few months of yoga, I found myself craving leafy vegetables. Yoga changed the way I ate because I pay more attention to how the food that I took into my body started to pay me concerned. I still eat my share of junk food, But thanks to my yoga practice, it is an occasional treat rather than a daily habit.

3 Strength

I was shocked when I realized how much power it has obtained through a yoga class. I was even more surprised at how fast as strength building poses that were once incredibly difficult for me to see a little easier. I was not only more flexible I became stronger too

4 Self confidence.

It's one thing for someone to tell you that you can do anything you your opinion. It's another thing to actually experience it for yourself. It takes time and determination to stand on your head, hold the weight of your body on your hands or just unroll your mat to practice consistently. But when you experience it you really start to believe that you can do anything. You can also start a beauty in yourself that you never knew was there to see. For me this is an increase of confidence that I really needed translated.

5 Better relationships.

What do you get when you mix a little awareness, a pinch of compassion a pinch of self confidence and a smidge of positivity? The ability to relate to people in a meaningful way. And that means you. Stronger network of friends associates and followers Of all the benefits I reaped from my yoga practice perhaps this is the most valuable of all.

What are the benefits of the practice that you would be surprised if you noticed first started?