Scripps Health : Expounding on the Benefits of Yoga

September is National Yoga Month.
Continuing the celebration. 

The Heart Benefits of Yoga - Scripps Health

September is National Yoga Month. Celebrate!

Yoga is a form of exercise suitable for all ages; from kids to seniors. Seniors, in particular, have found that yoga helps with reducing arthritic pain, lowering blood pressure, and improving flexibility in their limbs.

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September is National Yoga Month. Celebrate!

Yoga is a form of exercise suitable for all ages; from kids to seniors. Seniors, in particular, have found that yoga helps with reducing arthritic pain, lowering blood pressure, and improving flexibility in their limbs.  

Singer/Songwriter/Musician Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, who we all know as "Sting" credits yoga with not only improving the quality of his health and making him feel younger, but he sings all kinds of praises about its meditative aspect.  

"Yoga introduced me to a style of meditation. The only meditation I would have done before would be in the writing of songs." (brainyquote.com)

September Is National Yoga Month

 

History and Health Advantages of Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is clean and natural, and proven to relieve several health issues. A treatment method to consider for anyone thinking about alternative or holistic solutions to healing and health care.

Hippocrates: a conventionalized image in a Roman "portrait" bust (19th century engraving) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Did you know that:

- Aromatherapy is an ancient art of healing believed to have been developed by the Egyptians.

- Hippocrates, father of modern medicine, used aromatic fumigation to cleanse Athens from the plague.

- A French chemist named Rene Maurice Gattefosset is credited with creating the term “aromatherapy”.

- Aromatherapy is used to treat several health problems: from stress and anxiety to postpartum blues.

Learn more:

Why We Love Aromatherapy (And You Should, Too!)

 

One final thought:

September is National Yoga Month and perhaps nobody has made this connection but seems to me Yoga and Aromatherapy would pair quite nicely. Don't you agree?

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International Yoga Day: 20 Inspirational Yoga Quotes

"Yoga is a physical, mental, and/ or spiritual practice attributed mostly to India."  
(Source: Wikipedia)

Recycling this link for International Yoga Day. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared this day to support and encourage healthy living.



20 Inspirational Yoga Quotes To Help You Get Your Body Stretching And Your Mind Relaxing

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