Yoga has so many great mental and physical benefits!

1. It Improves your strength and flexibility
   
   *A lot of people say that yoga is too hard or that they aren’t flexible enough because they can’t touch their toes. Although it is tough, just like any other workout, you wouldn’t just walk into a gym and pick up 50 pound dumbbells, would you? No, because you would hurt yourself. Same goes for yoga, you work towards strengthening your muscles and getting more flexible to do some of the crazy poses that most people see yogi’s doing in pictures.
   
2. It helps manage stress and encourages better sleep
   *According to a national survey done by Harvard health “Yoga is a gentle and restorative way to wind down your day. 55% of people who did yoga found that it helped them sleep better and over 85% of people said that yoga helped reduce their stress.”
   
3. It benefits overall heart health
   *A study done by John Hopkins showed that “Practicing yoga regularly may help lower blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood glucose levels, as well as heart rate, making it a useful lifestyle intervention.”
   
4. It energizes and boosts mood
   *All exercise can boost your mood by lowering levels of stress hormone, increasing the production of endorphins, and bringing more oxygenated blood in the body. Yoga specifically can affect mood by increasing a brain chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is associated with better mood and decreased anxiety.
   
   
   Resources:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/8753-201512048753#:~:text=A%20national%20survey%20found%20that,longer%20and%20continue%20to%20breathe

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-yoga-heart-connection#:~:text=One%20of%20yoga's%20clearest%20benefits,arteries%20and%20increase%20blood%20pressure

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/yoga-for-better-mental-health#:~:text=It%20can%20affect%20mood%20by,better%20mood%20and%20decreased%20anxiety