Are your mind, body and spirit out of tune? You might think about pulling out the yoga mat. Yoga is practiced by millions worldwide to reduce stress, increase flexibility and improve overall health, but some experts warn that all of those complex stretches and maneuvers could be doing serious damage to your body. Is yoga the secret to a healthy life, or could you just be kicking yourself?
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Yoga services the spine. Other forms of physical activity take into account muscle tone and cardio fitness but what good is a good body and healthy heart if the body is locked up. Without spinal agility, one can barely move. So yoga asks the spine to twist right, twist left, fold forward, and bend backward. Of course the spine is fragile and without proper instruction from a good yoga teacher, yoga can backfire. But there's no doubt that yoga creates space and motion in and around the spine and that is absolutely beneficial.
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