{"id":204737,"date":"2019-05-14T09:40:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T07:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204737\/why-you-should-take-up-yoga\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T09:40:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T07:40:03","slug":"why-you-should-take-up-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2019\/05\/14\/why-you-should-take-up-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should take up yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga practice can be used as preventive medicine for chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few reasons why yoga should be on your daily checklist.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be worry-free<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so stressed out. My mind is racing. Everything seems overwhelming. I just can\u2019t stop thinking!\u201d Are anxious feelings wearing you down? Politely excuse yourself from the party, turn off the computer and just take a break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increase your concentration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As if your life isn\u2019t hectic enough, distractions can wreak havoc on our memory, concentration and problem-solving.\u00a0 Keep your body toned and fit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep your weight stable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A good yoga series burns calories, builds muscle, and provides your body with a systematic, holistic workout. More importantly, yoga practice helps you make friends with your body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lift your mood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yoga practice is a great way to boost sagging spirits and tame your depression. Yoga raises your heart rate and gets the blood flowing throughout the body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleep better<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work is stressful and your parents are coming for an extended holiday stay. You\u2019re worried and anxious so it\u2019s hard to fall asleep. You toss and turn all night, and now you\u2019re cranky and irritated at breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve your vitality and energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What happens when you follow a sequence of yoga movements choreographed to the rhythm of your breath?\u00a0 Your blood flow increases, more oxygen gets delivered to your cells and tissues, red blood cell and haemoglobin counts rise. You feel rejuvenated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maintain your mind-body connection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why are we so clumsy and accident prone during the holiday season? Blame it on the stress. Feeling overwhelmed can make you move too fast, lose your mind-body connection, and react with a fight or flight response to ordinary situations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remain centred<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appreciate. Celebrate. Rejoice. Connect. Forgive. Extend. Radiate. When you are centred, present, and in the moment, you can give and receive, love and be loved, touch and be touched back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='66db2912e076286c56d94a20f13d7931'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your commitment to yoga practice is a precious gift you can give to yourself. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":204738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton local media","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686],"tags":[8599,26518,26519,4744],"class_list":["post-204737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-mind-body-and-soul","tag-sleep-better","tag-yoga"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["healthy lifestyle","mind body and soul","sleep better","yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}