Ngokusho kwedatha yango-2024, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-300 emhlabeni wonke bayazijwayezai-yoga. E-China, cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-12.5 benza i-yoga, kanti abesifazane benza iningi labo cishe ku-94.9%. Ngakho-ke, yenzani ngempela i-yoga? Ingabe iwumlingo ngempela njengoba kushiwo? Vumela isayensi isiqondise njengoba singena emhlabeni we-yoga futhi sembule iqiniso!

Ukunciphisa Ukucindezeleka Nokukhathazeka
I-Yoga isiza abantu ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka ngokulawula umoya nokuzindla. Ucwaningo lwango-2018 olwanyatheliswa ku-Frontiers in Psychiatry lubonise ukuthi abantu abenza i-yoga bathola ukwehla okukhulu kwamazinga okucindezeleka kanye nezimpawu zokukhathazeka. Ngemuva kwamaviki ayisishiyagalombili wokuzijwayeza i-yoga, amaphuzu okukhathazeka ababambiqhaza ehle ngesilinganiso esingu-31%.

Ukuthuthukisa Izimpawu Zokudangala
Ukubuyekezwa kuka-2017 ku-Clinical Psychology Review kwaveza ukuthi ukwenza i-yoga kungadambisa kakhulu izimpawu kubantu abanokucindezeleka. Ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi iziguli ezibambe iqhaza ku-yoga zithole ukuthuthuka okubonakalayo ezimpawu zazo, eziqhathanisekayo, noma ezingcono kakhulu kunokwelashwa okuvamile.

Ukuthuthukisa Impilo Yakho Yomuntu
Ukuzijwayeza i-yoga akugcini nje ngokunciphisa imizwa engemihle kodwa futhi kuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yomuntu siqu. Ucwaningo lwango-2015 olushicilelwe ku-Complementary Therapies in Medicine lwathola ukuthi abantu abajwayele ukwenza i-yoga bathole ukwanda okukhulu kokwaneliseka nenjabulo empilweni. Ngemuva kwamaviki angu-12 wokuzijwayeza i-yoga, amaphuzu enjabulo yabahlanganyeli aba ngcono ngesilinganiso esingu-25%.

Izinzuzo Zomzimba Ze-Yoga-Ukuguqula Isimo Somzimba
Ngokocwaningo olwanyatheliswa ku- Preventive Cardiology , ngemva kwamasonto angu-8 wokuzijwayeza i-yoga, ababambiqhaza babone ukukhuphuka kwamandla okungama-31% kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokuguquguquka kwe-188%, okusiza ukuthuthukisa ukujikeleza komzimba kanye nethoni yemisipha. Olunye ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi abafundi besifazane basekolishi abenza i-yoga bathola ukuncipha okukhulu kokubili kwesisindo kanye ne-Ketole Index (isilinganiso samafutha omzimba) ngemva kwamasonto angu-12, okubonisa ukusebenza kahle kwe-yoga ekunciphiseni isisindo kanye nokuqopha umzimba.

Ukuthuthukisa Impilo Yenhliziyo
Ucwaningo lwango-2014 olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of the American College of Cardiology lwathola ukuthi umkhuba we-yoga unganciphisa kakhulu amazinga omfutho wegazi ezigulini ezinomfutho wegazi ophakeme. Ngemuva kwamaviki angu-12 wokuzijwayeza kwe-yoga okuqhubekayo, ababambiqhaza bathole ukwehla okumaphakathi kwe-5.5 mmHg ku-systolic blood pressure kanye no-4.0 mmHg ku-diastolic blood pressure.

Ukuthuthukisa Ukuvumelana nezimo namandla
Ngokocwaningo lwango-2016 ku-International Journal of Sports Medicine, ababambiqhaza babonise ukuthuthuka okuphawulekayo kuzikolo zokuhlola eziguquguqukayo kanye nokwanda kwamandla emisipha ngemva kwamaviki angu-8 wokuzijwayeza i-yoga. Ukuguquguquka kwe-back back nemilenze, ikakhulukazi, kubonise ukuthuthukiswa okuphawulekayo.

Ukunciphisa Ubuhlungu Obungapheli
Ucwaningo lwango-2013 olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Pain Research and Management lwathola ukuthi umkhuba wesikhathi eside we-yoga unganciphisa ubuhlungu obungapheli obuphansi emuva. Ngemuva kwamaviki angu-12 wokuzijwayeza i-yoga, amaphuzu ezinhlungu ababambiqhaza ehle ngesilinganiso sama-40%.