Benefits of Yoga

Medical Benefits
Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, along with many other doctors and clinics are prescribing yoga because of its known medical benefits:

• Lowering cholesterol levels and blood pressure
• Hormone and mood balancing
• Relief from chronic anxiety, insomnia, and depression
• Increased cardiovascular circulation
• Immune strengthening
• Reversal of artery blockage in some cases

According to new medical studies, yoga can reduce problems associated with: addiction, anxiety, arthritis, asthma and breathing disorders, back and neck injuries, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, headaches, heart disease, infertility, insomnia, pain management, premenstrual syndrome and menopause, and weight management.

Corporate Benefits
Several major US corporations are beginning to realize the beneficial physical and emotional impact of yoga on their employees:

• Higher motivation

• Better productivity
• Keeps absent days down by relieving anxiety, tension, jet-lag, back pain, etc.
• Yoga is now being included in most corporate wellness programs
• Business travelers practicing yoga benefit from less stress, related to: sleep deprivation, delays, time pressures, changes in eating habits, unfamiliar environments, etc.