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Physical and Mental Benefits of Practicing Yoga

It's June 21st. Happy International Yoga Day! The theme set by United Nations for this year is “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”. The coronavirus pandemic has more than ever before reinforced the need for home practice. Thanks to modern technology, platforms like YouTube and Zoom allow yogis to practice together online. Online yoga classes are also offered on dedicated yoga teaching platforms like AloYoga and Omstars. And like this year's theme says, practice yoga to boost your health and overall well-being. Like B.K.S. Iyengar said, "health is a state of complete harmony of body, mind, and spirit. When one is free of physical disabilities and mental distractions. The soul opens." Yoga makes us conscious of the duality in us; we are body and mind, never one or the other. We then begin to make choices that enhance our being holistically. Is this food, job, relationship, or lover good for me wholly? Yoga offers many mental and physical benefits. I'll discuss a num...
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