Yoga Benefits

Routine 2 is more challenging than Routine 1. It builds strength in all the muscles and joints of the body with deep lunges and a variation of the Salute to the Sun. The poses convey several benefits:

• Lunge in Prayer stretches and opens up your hips so that exercising becomes easier and more enjoyable. The more easily your body moves, the more you will want to keep moving, which will speed up your metabolic rate throughout the day.
• Mountain Pose increases your awareness of how to correct poor posture, which can make you look heavier and older.
• Cleansing Breath is recommended by the Bihar School of Yoga in India to reduce gas and constipation while toning the digestive organs.
• Vinyasa 2 requires you to jump your feet back and support your body strongly on your arms, which improves bone and muscle strength. The strong arch in your lower back strengthens your back muscles to improve your posture.
• Full Yoga Breath forms the basis for many yoga poses and ensures that you get the maximum amount of oxygen into every cell of your body to nourish and repair cell tissues.
• Affirm Your Existing Qualities is a visualization to help reprogram your mind with positive thoughts about who you are.