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Lifting heavy weights isn't the only way to build muscle  it's entirely possible to boost your strength with a daily yoga practice. In a study by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, men and women who participated in a 12-week Hatha yoga course demonstrated 'significant improvements' in muscular strength compared to the control group.

In meditation and in our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out. We already possess these, but they can be ripened: precision, gentleness, and the ability to let go.

If you choose to see everything as a miracle, then where you are right now is perfect. There is nowhere to run to; there is nothing else to do except be in this moment and allow what is to be. From that place of radical acceptance, major change can happen. The first step in any transformational experience is acceptance and surrender to the present moment, the way that it is. From that place we have the awareness, humility and power to change what is.

Always take a shower after yoga class, especially if you've just taken an extra sweaty class like Bikram or Ashtanga yoga. Your body releases toxins when you sweat, and if you don't shower after class, those toxins will stay on and eventually be absorbed back into your skin.

Yoga stimulates the detoxification process within the body. Detoxification has been shown to delay aging, among many other health benefits

Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.

Yoga happens beyond the mat, anything you do with attention to how you feel is doing yoga

Image result Yoga trainer, Yogesh Chavhan says, A gym session can make you feel tired and hungry while yoga revitalises you and helps in digestion. Nawaz states that while yoga has its distinct pluses, barring the odd exceptions (e.g. power yoga), yoga does not provide the cardiovascular benefits, which are so vitally important

You learn for yourself what works for your body and what doesn't, what's open and what needs more coaxing. Without a teacher moving the class along, you may be inclined to find new ways to explore and feel a posture. You can pause and slow down where you need to, and learn to follow prana where it takes you.

Many newcomers to the practice of yoga are uncomfortable at first. They are twisting their bodies into positions that they've never tried before, and it can definitely be awkward for a beginner. But many beginning yogis are surprised and alarmed to discover that, sometimes, yoga's more than just uncomfortable

Yoga is really trying to liberate us from & shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body

This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts