1.  Stress Relief:  Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body by encouraging relaxation and lowering the levels of the stress hormone, cortisol.

2.  Pain Relief:  Studies have shown that practicing Yoga postures and meditation reduce pain.

3.  Better Breathing:  Yoga teaches you to take slower, deeper breaths.  This helps to improve lung function and trigger the body's relaxation response.

4.  Flexiblity:  Yoga helps to improve your flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement.

5.  Increased Strength:  Yoga postures use every muscle in the body, helping to increase your strength.

6.  Weight Management:  Yoga can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels, as well as burning excess calories.

7.  Improved Circulation:  Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more effeciently moves oxygenated blood

to the body's cells.

8.  Cardiovascular Conditioning:  Yoga can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.

9.  Better Body Alignment and Balance:  Yoga improves posture and helps to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.  Yoga improves balance preventing injuries.

10. Focus on the Present:  Yoga helps you to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health.