4 Major Benefits of Practicing Yoga in the Winter Season

It seems that winter came a bit earlier this year. Although I try to enjoy every season as much as possible by making some adjustments in my lifestyle, still I like autumn in the list of weathers - a perfectly balanced weather in which it's neither too hot nor too cold. And of course, I also take help of my yoga practice for during every season for protecting myself from the side effects of hot or cold. It's been a longtime tradition for me that I still enjoy. And since it's winter these days, I'm going to share my winter season specific yoga benefits with you that help me in protecting myself from cold and flu while keeping me active enough during the whole season:

1. Boosts our immunity system. It becomes a hell lot uncomfortable when my throat is sore or head is aching, but it has been proved in various researches that yoga strengthens our immunity system. It means when you're healthy practicing yoga can turn out to be extremely helpful in maintaining that health.


2. Helps in eating mindfully. If I'm asked to mention the most amazing benefit of yoga then instead of mentioning flexibility or better health I would like to mention it's uncanny power of increasing awareness. When we practice yoga we also become a lot more aware about various health issues - and needless to say that what we eat is the most important part of our health. Since I started practicing yoga I've been Jo's mindful about what I put into my body. For example, in cold season I increase a bit of citrus and ginger in my diet for keeping flu away.


3. Helps in listening to your body. Did you know why you feel pain in various parts of your body when you fall sick due to flu? Because you need rest. In yoga we learn listening to our body and we come to know that we should slow down a pose if we're starting to feel some pain in any part of our body. We can apply that to our everyday life too - if it's too cold and you're feeling tired too as an added bonus, it's better to take over a blanket and rest for sometime.


4. Restorative poses help in recovery from flu. If you keep practicing enough yoga poses everyday then there's a good chance that you won't become a flu patient because you'll get enough warmth from yoga. However, even if you didn't practice and fall sick still you can recover faster by practicing some restorative yoga poses.

This article was written by John Drewry for increasing awareness in people about the importance of Yoga.

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