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| Boost your brain with yoga |
Want to increase your memory, stay sharp and feel happy? Here's why it's time to hit the mat.
repeat after us:metal decline is not inevitable ofcourse our brain ages with the rest of our body: the frontal lobe and hippocampus- area involved in higher cogntive function and forming new memories- start to shrink as we reach our late 60s and 70s for instances. but just as with any other muscles, a 'use it or lose it' approch can go a long way towards addressing any downturn- scientists now kow that the brain can renew itselfs, creating new cells and neural pathways. and yoga can play a big part in this process.
Better brain power
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| Boost your brain with yoga |
doing yoga for just 20 minutes is shown to stimulate brain function immediately afterwards. according to a study. A single yoga session significantly improved participants speed and accuracy on working memory test and inhibitory control- both of which are key measures of the brain's ability to maintain focus and process new information. Its's worth noting, too that this effect wasn't seen after the group had done aerobic excercise for the same amount of time. As with any form of exercises, yoga help boost circulation, improve blood flow to brain. but it also offer specific key benefits. inversion pose found in yoga, such as Downward-facing dog (p78) or shoulderstand (p76), where your head is lowe than your legs, draw blood supply to your brain, nourishing it with oxygen and nutrients.
Younger mind
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| Boost your brain with yoga |
furthermore, research suggest that yoga's breathing and meditative exercises may also keep your grey matter in good shape by boosting level of key anti-ageing hormones in the brain. An example? regular deep meditation dramatically increases production of DHEA- a key hormonal marker of physiological age and resistance to disease- according to top anti-ageing researcher. Other studies show that claming meditative practices such as yoga increases the are of the braub involved with learning, attention and memory.
Claming influence
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| Boost your brain with yoga |
And ever wondered why you feel; so clam when you leave the yoga studio? studies show that production of stress harmone cortisal is greatlty reduced during mindful exercise such as yoga ad particularly during meditation and yogic breathing exercises. this is one of the reasons why many athletes have added yoga in their training programmes- it helps them stay focused under pressure shut out distractions and stay in the zone.
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| Boost your brain with yoga |
specific pose that are thought to help improve fosus include one-legged balance pose such as half moon(p62) and eagle (p64). As you learn to stay still in the poses, you learn to increase your attention. but it's just challenging poses that can offer benefits, relaxing formas of yoga such as Yin and Restorative can also be particularly beficial for de-stressing and restoring your brain.
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