Cultivating Flexibility in Body and Mind

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Written By Alando

Restoring resilience in your body and mind

In this high-paced life of today’s using uncertainty and anxiety gets to be a portion day by day, preserving actual physical plus mind wellness is more important now than previously. Yoga A very culturally appropriate practice that perfectly encapsulates balance is yoga which is revered as a spiritual discipline where both the body and mind become stress relieved thus alleviating anxiety during workouts by heightening flexibility or focus. Working towards greater flexibility physically and mentally can open the doors to huge shifts in our lives.

Flexibility, in the context of yoga, is not simply about being able to touch your toes or do cool poses. It reflects the ability to change, in body and mind — with the tide of life. We make everything a little easier when we become more flexible as our joints now can move through a larger range of motion, which also reduces the likelihood or severity of injury. Which is again a rockbed for mental flexibility. Through practicing many yoga postures, we stretch our muscles and prepare ourselves to be uncomfortable in new environments.

Psychological flexibility is also key. It provides us with ways to see things from a different angle; making our way through the unpredictability of life, much smoother. This practice of mindfulness, inherent in yoga (we observe our thoughts without judging them or trying to force ourselves into a pretzel shape) leads us towards this balanced life as it creates mental strength. This heightened state of consciousness can result in a more effective problem-solving and greater emotional resilience, and thus better equipped to manage stress or anxiety.

Setting Goals While Doing Yoga Can Help You Reach Peak Flexibility When you have something to work towards — whether it’s learning a new yoga pose or practicing regularly every day —guilty feelings are more likely to fall by the wayside. Our dreams may be easier to accomplish if we tell someone in our group or an instructor because they can direct us towards it.

The flexibility in body and mind that yoga allows us to cultivate is otherwise very rewarding! It gives us the strength to deal with life’s difficulties gracefully and confidently. So whenever you are on the road to staying flexible or whatever your journey may be, just remember that flexibility is not only a form of physical prowess and strength; but it’s also about accepting ways things changes, resiliency and integrating unity between mind-body-soul. Welcome that into your regular routine and see how it slowly begins to create a whole new world of opportunity.

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