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Flexibility, Yoga, and Essential Oils

Do you know………With age, it’s important to maintain flexibility in our joints to move around freely with ease, which can be attained with regular practice of Yoga and incorporating Essential Oils. When joints are stiff, we lack the range of motion to move freely and any stress on the joints-ligaments, could be the cause of injury.

Yoga is a spiritual and ascetic discipline which originated in ancient India and includes a group of specific bodily postures, breath control, simple meditation that is practiced for health and relaxation. Yoga was first introduced to the Western world by Swami Vivekananda (was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa) more than a hundred years ago and is rapidly getting integrated into our public education, health care, and the workplace. There are several different styles of Yoga. Here are some practical benefits of Yoga people experience:

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Increased Flexibility and balance

Improved muscle strength and tone

Reduced Joint Pain

Increased Stamina and Body awareness

Reduced Stress, Relaxation, and better sleep

Essential Oils are incorporated to enhance the practice of Yoga for their emotional and physical benefits. Yoga and aromatherapy go hand in hand in improving the overall wellbeing, both physical and spiritual. Based on their therapeutic properties, Essential Oils can be used in a diffuser, or by mixing several drops with water in a spray bottle, or by mixing with carrier oil for anointing students, with their permission, on the forehead, or cleanse and purify yoga classroom, as well as yoga mats. Some of the popular Essential Oils used during Yoga are:

Lavender: decreases stress and anxiety, calming, anti-inflammatory, for sore muscles, anti-bacterial

Frankincense: grounding, balancing, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent,  boosts cellular regeneration, strengthens the immune system, and stimulates the lymphatic system

Eucalyptus: anti-inflammatory, decongestant, disinfectant, antiseptic

Myrrh: for immune system, anti-infectious, antiviral

Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine: calming, cleansing, purifying

Yoga and Essential Oils make the perfect pair. Yoga, Meditation, and Aromatherapy all support the well-being of our body, mind, and spirit.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
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