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Some important psychological benefits of yoga
Somatic and kinesthetic awareness increase with better self-acceptance and self-actualization. There is better social adjustment with a decrease in anxiety, depression, and hostility. Psychomotor functions such as grip strength, balance, dexterity and fine motor skills, eye–hand coordination and reaction time, steadiness and depth perception, and the integrated functioning of body parts improve. Mood often improves and subjective wellbeing increases while cognitive functions such as attention, concentration, memory, and learning efficiency improve.
Overall biochemical effects of yoga
The biochemical profile often improves, indicating an anti-stress and antioxidant effect, which is important in preventing degenerative diseases. There are decreased levels of blood glucose, total white blood cell count, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). At the same time, following yoga, it has been reported that there are increased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, ATPase, hematocrit, hemoglobin, thyroxin, lymphocytes, vitamin C, and total serum protein.9