Yoga is fast gaining popularity and a survey has revealed that it occupies the 13th position as the most preferred physical activity in Australia.
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Even medical studies carried out in Australia have found it to have a positive effect treating disorders from binge eating, carpal tunnel problems, asthma, smoking and drug addiction to osteoporosis, chronic lower back pain and, in boys, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Yoga, which comprises a series of postures known as asanas, is a Sanskrit word that means union.
Not only is it a physical workout that tones muscles, detoxes organs and improves joint flexibility, it can calm the central nervous system, reduce stress and lower blood pressure.
A child and family therapist in Sydney, Andy Spaulding, who is also a yoga instructor, says the practice can be helpful for anyone coping with trauma such as death and divorce.
While teaching yoga to teen girls, many of them violent offenders, at a juvenile detention centre in California, he found it an effective therapeutic tool.
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Source-ANI