Yoga is a vehicle for training your mind to think clearly, calmly, and kindly. That journey of exploring your mind’s ways occurs within your physical body. Learning to hear and interpret your body’s messages can help you recognize and discern the physical sensations of emotion, stress, and disease. This ability to reconnect to sensation is in essence the mind-body connection. It can profoundly change your life.
And it’s the reason why coupling nutrition with yoga is an excellent way to
adopt a healthier lifestyle. Yoga and meditation may not be useful in all situations of weight management. You must freely commit to regular practice – even if its just 5 or 10 minutes each day to receive the benefits. If this sounds like a good fit for you, however, these practices can offer a mental paradigm shift and the gentle physical activity that may uniquely support healthy attitudes about weight, eating, and self-care.
After a few therapeutic sessions, Barbara (whose name has been changed to protect her privacy) responded to a few minor lifestyle adjustments:
“My weight has changed a little, but what’s really changed is the way I think.” She said, “I’m not so hard on myself, and it feel right now to take better care of myself. Before, I thought that was selfish. I love my breathing practice, and I take a little break and relax a few times through the day. Such little changes, but they’ve made a world of difference for my life.”
