Festival and Rave participation seems to take more out of you, the older one gets. So the more we do this, the more we start to notice the effects of all the different variables we can throw at the night/weekend by the next day. Therefore it becomes ever more important to include as many wholesome, beneficial activities in your raving routine. Today we are going to cover the various benefits of Yogic practice.
Improves Flexibility
A key part of yoga involves stretching your muscles, which can help to improve flexibility and balance. Flexibility is an important component of physical health. Yoga offers many styles to choose from, varying in intensity from high to moderate to mild. Yoga seems to be especially helpful for improving flexibility, in adults ages 65 and older. Reduced flexibility is a natural part of aging. A 2019 study found that yoga both slowed down loss and improved flexibility in older adults.
Yoga For Stress Relief
Some mornings you wake up with the sun beaming in your tent after a night of way too late dancing and you don’t feel like continuing the party at all. These are the times having self care routines can help you to manage your stress levels and improve your overall quality of life. It is important to remember that physical practice is just one aspect of yoga. Meditation, breath work, and auditory rituals, like chanting and sound baths have also been shown to reduce tension and relieve stress.
Yoga For Mental Health
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to be one of the most common mental health disorders in the world. A 2017 meta-analysis of23 interventions looking at the effects of yoga-based treatments on depressive symptoms. Overwhelmingly concluded that yoga can now be considered an effective alternative treatment for MDD. Both movement-based yoga therapies and breathing-based practices have been shown to significantly improve depressive symptoms.
Yoga To Build Strength
Long nights on the dancefloor require some stamina and level of fitness, a regular schedule of yoga will help maintain the strength necessary. Working on a number of muscle groups, a great system for fitness.
Yoga Improves Quality Of Life
There are several factors that can affect quality of life (QOL), such as relationships, learning opportunities, health, and material comforts. For decades, researchers have viewed QOL as an important predictor of people’s longevity and likelihood of improvement when treated for a chronic illness or injury.
A 2019 meta analysis shows promising potential for yoga to improve QOL in people with chronic pain.
Yoga May Boost Immunity
Chronic stress can negatively affect your immune system.
When your immunity is compromised, you’re more susceptible to illness. However, as discussed earlier, yoga is considered a scientifically backed alternative treatment for stress. The research is still evolving, but some studies have found a distinct link between practicing yoga (especially consistently over the long-term) and better immune system functioning. This is due in part to yoga’s ability to fight inflammation and in part to the enhancement of cell-mediated immunity.
In Conclusion
Yoga has many potential benefits to it’s practitioner, and not much in the way of harm. There is no time like the present to add some practice to your festival toolkit to help you feel better and have more energy next time you’re on the dancefloor!
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