“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” – The Bhagavad Gita

I suffered an injury at work and sprain my back, spending a week at home treating my back with hot and cold compresses, I could barely walk.

Before that, I’ve been suffering from lower back pain for over 8 years, my shoulders constantly in knots.

I was at my wit’s end.

I’ve decided to go to a Chiropractor, my chiropractor said would be a few weeks, she could barely touch my lower back without me screaming, was so painful and inflamed. I thought would be a quick fix, couldn’t be more wrong.

After a month, I was still going every week, costing my wallet. When I asked how long the treatment would last, she wouldn’t give me a straight answer, I had a funny feeling then – she wanted to see me for as long as possible, for her own profit, of course.

Funny enough on the top floor of the Chiropractor, was a Yoga studio, and I was like “hmmm, really?”

I did my research into yoga, its many benefits, to my surprise, yoga helps improve posture, healing back and shoulder ailments.

I’ve also learned is a good way to go within, to prepare for meditation.

As I start my adventure into yoga,

my body relaxes, feels lighter, flexible, I become more mindful of how it moves, how it feels, how it reacts,

become aware of the tension in my shoulders, so tense they are up to my ears,

my mind more still, peaceful, quiet.

Here some of many benefits of yoga:

• increase in flexibility, balance and strength
• reduces stress, anxiety and depression
• improves sleep
• reduces inflammation
• reduces chronic pain
• weight loss
• improves posture
• strengths bone
• increases blood flow
• boost immunity
• drains your lymph nodes
• reduces blood pressure
• regulates adrenal glands
• lowers blood sugar
• encourages healthy eating
• helps you focus, find stillness and connection
• releases tension
• improves the way you breathe
• protects you from injury
• peace of mind
• overall well-being

No wonder Yoga has become so popular.

We live in a chaotic world rushing, doing and thinking constantly none stop, stressing our minds and bodies daily.

Find sometime to unwind, to nourish, to reconnect, to breathe.