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Pain Prevention

Pain reduction is another great benefit of practicing yoga. It has been shown through scientific studies that those with lower back pain report a reduction in the amount of pain in the lower back, and also have reduced the amount of pain medication required to make it through the day. Improper posture is one of the greatest causes of back pain, and as yoga helps one to become more flexible and strengthens back muscles, it promotes a better posture.

Other Benefits

The benefits of yoga are of course not limited only to the physical state of the body, but extend also into the mental realm. The term yoga itself is a Sanskrit word which has been translated as "the stilling of the changing states of the mind", and therefore is directly related to the mental aspects of a human being. Yoga has been shown to greatly reduce mental stress and anxiety and can induce feelings of calm and relaxation in an individual. These states are encouraged through the practice of meditation, which disciplines the mind to free itself of all worry or thought in order to allow space for the discovery of self to take place. The yoga postures themselves also help engender the ability for concentration as one has to have great focus in order to hold the poses.