The Benefits of Yoga

FOUR REASONS TO PRACTICE YOGA:
1. HEALTH BOOST - Yoga helps reduce levels of the stress hormone, cortisol.  Yoga improves digestion, can lower blood pressure, heart rate and boost the immune system.
2. FLEXIBILITY - A yoga practice improves flexibility and increases movement. Ligaments, tendons, muscles lengthen over time, body alignment improves resulting in better posture.
3. CIRCULATION - Yoga helps to improve circulation and to move oxygenated blood to the body's cells.
4. BETTER BREATHING - Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This improves lung function and increases the amount of H20 available in the body. 

There is a raft of new clinical and diagnostic scientific studies that suggest there are many benefits for adults 50+ who participate regularly in a yoga practice.  Here are a few that might interest you: 
​http://silvertalkies.com/aging-gracefully-with-yoga/
http://www.georgeinstitute.org/our-impact/case-study-using-yoga-to-prevent-falls-in-older-people
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sonimacom/yoga-health-benefits_b_7853856.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/26/587735283/lost-art-of-bending-over-how-other-cultures-spare-their-spines