Asanas

• Yoga consists of a series of asanas, or poses, typically done in a sequence. The positioning and alignment of each asana within the sequence is important to the effectiveness and benefits of the practice of yoga. Asanas require deep concentration for a yoga practitioner, which calms the mind, reduces stress and positively impacts heart health. Asanas build from one another to create a series that engages and benefits the entire body.
  
  

Breathing

• Ujjayi pranayama is the method of breathing practiced during yoga. This type of breathing promotes deep, relaxing breaths which help to calm the mind and body, creating open space for the benefits of yoga to take place. Deep breathing directly promotes heart health by increasing circulation and blood flow. Breathing is more important to yoga than the poses themselves.
  
  

Weight Loss and Control

• The practice of yoga, as with any regular exercise, can promote weight loss and control. Yoga helps to creative positive thinking and mind control, also beneficial to having and maintaining a healthy diet. The asanas in yoga promote healthy liver and kidney function, which are integral to weight loss and control. Maintaining and balancing a healthy weight is important to heart health.
  
  

Sleep Promotion

• A consistent practice of yoga helps to promote a good night's sleep. Plentiful sleep is promotes heart health. Through alignment and exercise, the reduction of stress and anxiety with improved liver and kidney function is beneficial to a healthy sleep schedule. Certain yoga asanas are also particularly beneficial to healthy sleeping.
  
  

Meditation

• Meditation involves the control of the mind and ability to let go of thoughts and ideas of the future and past. This practice is integral to yoga; it reduces stress and promotes a healthy outlook.