Yoga is not only about being flexible.
It keeps the life force flowing.
There are several studies that prove Yoga is highly beneficial for our well being.
Yoga’s effect on the immune system
This is a first study of it’s kind which revealed significant changes on genetic level in individuals who practiced yoga or similar practices. After just 1 session for some, or 8 sessions for others, gene alteration took place in a positive way in which 900 immune promoting genes were activated and 700 inflammatory genes were de-activated. This shows that Yoga and other similar practices are powerful in boosting overall health on a genetic level. Yoga should not be seen as a complementary but as a serious practice that has a mayor impact on health on a cellulair level.
Yoga’s effect on Brain Health
Below article aims to summarize the current knowledge of yoga practice and its documented positive effects for brain
structure and function, as assessed with MRI, fMRI, and SPECT. The studies demonstrate a positive effect of
yoga practice on the structure and/or function of the hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex and brain
networks including the default mode network(DMN).
Yoga: Powerful medicine proven to reduce cancer inflammation
Above articles show how Yoga affects the body and mind in a positive way. And if you have read the part of Poses, Breath and Fascia you will understand in how this mechanism works.
Now, we move to another interesting topic. Cancer. The reason Fullprana started.
Below you can find two documents in which the effect of Yoga on Cancer patients is shown. We can hereby conclude that Yoga lowers inflammation in everyone and also in Cancer patients. Lowering inflammation plays a mayor role in tackling this disease. Conclusion: Doctors should prescribe yoga to cancer patients to help stop it spreading or returning.
Below document is the study of 502 cancer survivors, by the University of Rochester Medical Centre in New York, around half took part in 75-minute Yoga sessions, twice a week for four weeks.
Blood tests were taken at the start and end of the month to assess levels of inflammation, which revealed this group had significantly lower markers of stress.
The body’s inflammatory response is essential to tell the immune system to send white blood cells to fight off infection.