YOGA MEANING The word 'yoga' means "to join or Yoke together". It brings the body and also the mind together to become a harmonious experience. Yoga could be a method of learning that aims at balancing "Mind, Body and Spirit". Yoga is a practice with historical origins in ancient Indian philosophy. YOGA AND HEALTH ▪

Yoga views the soma (human body) as a composite of the mind, the body and therefore the spirit.

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" Health is the state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" , by WHO HOW YOGA RELATES TO HEALTH

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PHYSICAL WELLBEING: Yoga Improves the blood circulation and over all organ functioning

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MENTAL WELLBEING: Bring down the stress, enhances the power of relaxation & stamina and bestows greater power of concentration and self control

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SPIRITUAL WELLBEING: Regulation and transformation of blood chemistry through proper synthesization of neuroendocrinal secretions, dispassionate internal vibrations leads one to realize the ability to manage the mind and to become free from the effect of external forces compelling one to lose to equanimity.

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SOCIAL WELLBEING: Yoga practitioner become cheerful, enjoys talking to people, shares problems with friends and might realize that there are other also who are sailing within the same boat, in order to that one can easily mix-up in group by happier nature. ROLE OF YOGA IN WOMEN’s HEALTH AND FITNESS PHYSICAL ▪

Heart Disease: With less stress and blood pressure chances of cardiovascular diseases are prevented. Increasing blood circulation and fat burning results in lowering cholesterol.

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Diabetes: Yoga stimulates insulin production and reduces glucose to forestall diabetes.

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Gastrointestinal: Yoga improves the gastrointestinal functions in women effectively.

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Metabolism: Yoga helps women to stay healthy by balancing metabolism which results by controlling hunger and weight.

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Pain Prevention: Increased flexibility and strength can help prevent the varied instances of back pain, chronic pain and neck pain can be reduced with yoga practice.

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Blood circulation: Yoga postures can help improve circulation and eliminate toxic waste substances from the body

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Mental Calmness: Yoga asana practice is intensely physical. Concentrating so intently on what body is doing has the effect of bringing calmness to the mind.

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Stress Reduction: Physical activity is good for relieving stress, and this is often particularly true of yoga. Yoga provides a much-needed break from stress, as well as helping put things into perspective. Yoga controls breathing, which reduces anxiety. It clears all the negative feelings and thoughts from the mind resulting in the reduction of depression.

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Concentration: Yoga increases the concentration and therefore the motivation in quick time. This is why women from all aspects of life practice yoga since better concentration may end up in better focus on the life and profession. SPIRITUAL

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Inner Connection: Yoga can help to form a bond, a relation between body and mind apart from all other benefits.

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Inner Peace: Yoga is the only method known to us for better and quicker inner peace. The inner peace generated, increases and improves our capability in making effective decisions, even at serious circumstances. OTHER ROLES OF YOGA IN HEALTH AND FITNESS

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Surya Namaskar could be a complete body exercise. It keeps all the internal organs, stomach, intestines, pancreas, spleen, heart and lungs, healthy and strong. Also muscles of external body parts, chest, shoulders, hands, thighs, legs becomes healthy and strong.

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It makes the spine and also the waist flexible by removing disorders. It improves the blood circulation within the body which removes skin diseases.

Yogic Management of lifestyle disorders Basic yogic principles that are utilized in the management of lifestyle disorders include the following : 1. Psychological reconditioning and development of appropriate attitudes such as yama-niyama, chaturbhavana, and pratipaksha bhavanam 2. Stress management through counseling, jathis (loosening techniques), asanas (postures), kriyas (systematic rational breath–body coordination movements), and pranayama (breath–energy harmonizing techniques) 3. Helping normalize metabolic activity through physical activity like surya namaskar, asanas, kriyas, and pranayama 4. Relaxation, visualization, and contemplative practices to induce a way of inner calmness and well-being.