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As someone who was always a fan of yoga, I thought I knew everything I could from this ancient practice. From sweaty Vinyasa flows to quiet Yin sessions, I’ve tested them all over the years. But life became busy, training became twice a week at the CrossFit box and strength training, and what used to be my regular yoga practice started gathering dust.
Lately, I made a decision to make my comeback. I was up to a 14-day of daily yoga routine promise—morning or evening, no matter which will become the time of day. Here’s what I found out about my body, my mind, and the strong influence of my constant yoga practice.
Truth About Being Regular In Yoga
You don’t need to turn into a pretzel or be inverted to gain the benefits of yoga. Even a simple but regular practice can bring about all the mentioned—a strong body, flexibility, and a clear head, besides lower stress levels. Krishnarama, as a yogi.
If you practice yoga consistently in a simple way, you may not only improve your mental health but also develop muscle tone, flexibility, and avoid injury. Yoga, through the connection of body and mind, is the use of movement and breath to develop the skill of attention and self-awareness.
Studies have shown that yoga is a type of “mind-body fitness” and it can help releasing stress and anxiety, increase blood, as well as releases oxygen to the muscles, and support the movement of the bone and joint health. The yoga of our time which is very often synonymous with a high-speed workout essentially consists of calming the nerve-instrument and, in as much, the strengthening of the body.
How a fortnight of daily yoga affected my body and mind
I Felt More Centered and Less Anxious
I saw one of the instant results in my clearer thinking. After just a few days, I was approaching my everyday challenges with a more peaceful mind. The bright and exuberant Vinyasa flows in the morning were not just energizing but also gave a good start to the day, while the Yin sessions in the evening were essential to release my stress and to calm my mind.
In the beginning, I was not able to “switch off” easily during practice. Busy thoughts were constantly flashing like many people all the time, such as the thoughts of work, personal communication, and the to-do list. However, I noticed that the more days passed, the more I could focus on my breathing and meditation,n and it became a natural thing to me. The biggest surprise here is that the road to mindfulness is in a consistent action of doing mindfulness itself.
My sleep got even better
If I did yoga as the very last activity before bedtime, it remarkably changed my sleep. Some brief, elite, and nightly yoga exercises prepared me to switch from a hectic to a calm state of mind. Instead of keeping my eyes peeled to the mobile screen even after midnight, I caught up with some relaxing yoga poses and deep breathing techniques.
Yoga definitely has an impact on the parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the rest and the digestion part, by reducing the levels of cortisol and stabilizing the pulse. The first week of practicing brought results in such a way that I found myself falling asleep quicker and woke up feeling refreshed.
My Flexibility and Range of Motion Increased
Right after a fortnight of daily yoga, it was clear that my body was reacting to it. My muscles were no longer the same and I could feel that they are looser and free enough to move better. It was so noticeable that I was able to engage in more challenging form of exercises like deep forward folds and hip openers.
Even short 20-minute practice, especially if it targets hips and shoulders, had a very positive impact on one’s overall flexibility. It was like the change of pace from doing strength workouts to doing yoga before strength workouts which kept me warm and ended with less pain after exercises. Especially my hips haven’t felt so free for a long time.
A Stronger Foundation for My Workouts has been laid by Myself
Yoga is not just a way of relaxation, after all – it is also about developing our physical strength. Over the course of a fortnight, I experienced my core engagement and shoulder stability getting better, which are the most important things when it comes to weightlifting and high-intensity training.
It serves as a good way to remember that one doesn’t necessarily need to lift heavy or overdo it with repetitions in order to have a strong body. Yoga was instrumental in building my foundation.
What I Learned from Two Weeks of Yoga
To practice yoga every day for two weeks was not a piece of cake all the time, but yes, it was undeniably rewarding. The success was not a sculpted body or big physical changes, but a clear mind, good sleep, enhanced flexibility, and my body becoming my new best friend were the results.
Everyone can come up with a different meaning, whether you are a yoga practitioner or have no experience using yoga. Even if it is a very short amount of time, regular yoga sessions bring about some quite enormous benefits. You don’t need to stretch out for a lengthy duration daily—sometimes, you are going to take up a 20-minute mindful movement to be more productive (mind and life)
Are you still wondering? Yoga is the physical exercise in which you are because it respects your personal situation and the more you commit yourself to it, the more you will gain from it.
