MINDFULNESS

  7 Ways to Benefit Your Legs with Yoga Poses Share on Pinterest RainStar/Getty Images It’s no secret that practicing yoga can boost your mental, physical, and spiritual health. This ancient practice is known for its ability to reduce stress, ease minor pain, relieve anxiety, and improve the quality of your sleep. But did you know that  yoga  can also pack a serious punch when it comes to your legs? That’s right: Both standing and supine (lying face up) yoga poses may help improve balance, flexibility, and strength in your lower body.  Let’s get into how yoga can benefit your legs and the poses that can be especially helpful. How can yoga benefit your legs? According to  Mara Olney , yoga teacher and owner of  LÜM Health Studio , your legs will definitely feel the love during a yoga class.  “In yoga, it’s not uncommon to hold some of the standing strength and balancing poses until your legs are shaking. This allows you to feel the muscles being activat...

  How can mindfulness help? Mindfulness can be used as a tool to manage your well-being and mental health. Some people call mental health ‘emotional health’ or ‘well-being’. We all have times when we feel down, stressed or frightened; most of the time, those feelings pass, but sometimes they develop into a more serious problem, which could happen to any one of us. It’s important to maintain your mental health, but being mentally healthy doesn’t just mean that you don’t have a mental health problem. With good mental health, you can: Make the most of your potential Cope with life Play a full part in your family, workplace, community and among friends While research is still growing in the area of mindfulness, evidence has suggested the benefit of mindfulness to health and wellbeing, with results showing positive effects on several aspects of whole-person health, including the mind, the brain, the body, and behaviour, as well as a person’s relationships with others. Mindfulness has al...