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Improved mood

Improved mood

All exercise can boost your mood by lowering levels of stress hormones, increasing the production of feel-good chemicals known as endorphins, and bringing more oxygenated blood to your brain.

But yoga may have additional ben­efits: It can affect mood by elevating levels of a brain chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is associated with better mood and decreased anxiety.

Meditation also reduces activity in the limbic system—the part of the brain dedicated to emotions.

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A sharper brain

A sharper brain

When you do yoga, your brain cells develop new connections, and changes occur in brain struc­ture as well as function, resulting in improved cog­nitive skills, such as learning and memory.

Yoga strengthens parts of the brain that play a key role in:

  • Memo...

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Yoga can boost your cognitive function and lowers stress.

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