<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n19. Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s true what they say, healthy body, healthy mind, but the reverse is also true – the stronger your mental focus, the easier it is to train your body, the healthier and stronger you\u2019ll be overall. Because of the deeply meditative and spiritual benefits of yoga, you\u2019ll be sending loving and positive thoughts to your body on almost a cellular level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In yoga, your thoughts and emotions influence even the tiniest parts that make up your body, influencing wellbeing. This attention to awareness and awakening on an internal level keeps your connection between your mind and your body at its strongest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who doubt the mind-body connection on this deep, cellular level forget how it overtly manifests. For example, if you fear something, your body may send off fear signals and you may shake at the very thought of a terrifying situation without actually going through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same is true of an athlete who has had a dismal performance in a previous event. If he or she cannot overcome this trauma and isn\u2019t mentally stronger the next time around, the athlete may be overwhelmed and underperform again, despite being in better physical shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same is true of the mind-body connection on a cellular level – the body can literally think itself stronger and into a state of internal cell repair, even though this can\u2019t be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n20. Yoga Helps You Age Gracefully<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Thanks to yoga, you\u2019ll have fewer stiff muscles, better flexibility, and stronger bone mass than most other 60-year olds. You\u2019ll also have better immunity and have fewer toxins floating around your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fewer toxins mean fewer free radicals, the internal pollutants that corrode, and age cells. In this way, yoga literally helps your face and skin stay younger, looking more refreshed and elastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yoga will help you fight insomnia too, and this is critical: your body regenerates on a cellular level in your sleep. Thanks to your improved immunity from yoga, you would have had fewer ill-health spells too. There are so many things that could take a toll on the body but yoga is able to reduce the impact of the vast majority of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to mind-blowing benefits for mind, body, and soul, few other disciplines can match yoga for the vast number of benefits it brings. The best part is, it\u2019s never too late to start – your only regret is likely to be that you\u2019ll wish you\u2019d started sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n
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