Hi All!
I thought I'd share this insightful article about the medical benefits of yoga - not just physical benefits, but mental benefits as well. As I have struggled with weight issues for years, I know all too well that a large part of the problem, at least for me, is psychological/emotional.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=5805800&page=1
QUOTE:
"There are specific areas of the brain that have been shown to change with advanced yoga and meditation practitioners. These areas of the brain are those areas that deal with the control or the ability to self-regulate emotion, the ability to maintain attention," said Harvard Medical School assistant professor of medicine Sat Bir Khalsa. "And so if you put these practitioners in the brain scanner, you can see that these areas of the brain light up more than other areas of the brain."
I think the medical community is only beginning to talk about the positive effects of yoga on the mind. It's very exciting!
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