Practicing yoga 15 to 30 minutes a day can achieve amazing results for the following systems of the body:
Glandular activity is stimulated through inverted postures, those that have the head down or the back arched, or that involve compressing the abdomen.
Breathing techniques maintain elasticity in the bronchioles and increased lung capacity by expanding the ribs and opening the chest.
Many of the postures and breathing techniques massage the heart. Circulation is improved by the more dynamic postures, and when legs are placed higher than the heart the venal valves are rested and drained.
Postures that tone and relax pelvic muscles and that open up this region promote better pelvic circulation and greatly assist with menstrual and infertility problems.
The lymph system helps the cardiovascular system drain the body's tissues, which is very helpful because this system has no pump of its own. Those postures that squeeze the lymph glands will stimulate this activity.
In conjunction with relaxations techniques, many of the yoga postures will promote a healthy immune response.
The spine is the body's foundation. Many of the yoga movements involve bending forward, backward, and sideways as well as twisting, all of which promote strength and flexibility of the spine. These movements also stimulate the spinal nerves, which affect other areas of the body.
Those yoga postures that squeeze and compress the abdominal area stimulate peristaltic activity. Done in conjunction with good eating habits and drinking at least six glasses of water a day, improve digestive and excretory function.
Controlled rhythmic breathing, relaxation, and the gentler postures tone the nervous system.