Breathing is the most essential part of Yoga exercise. You need to be able to control your regular breathing pattern to help successfully complete a Yoga pose. You should never hold your breath during a pose because that stops the flow of oxygen around the body and results in Lactic acid being produced as a means for your body to acquire oxygen. This acid is toxic to us and Yoga aims to detoxify the body not increase dangerous toxic levels.

You should also ensure that your breathing pattern is never forced or strained. This is a sign that you need to either stop the pose you are in or ease it out a little bit. During Yoga you need to be relaxed and comfortable, if you feel uncomfortable at any time you should come out of the pose immediately.

For Yoga beginners you can expect to be able to hold each pose for approximately 3 breaths but only for most poses. Some poses may be more difficult for you if you are a complete beginner.

You may find it difficult to get enough exercise into your working week to keep you fit healthy and trim. This is especially true if you work in an office environment. Working in an office typically produces tummy and bum fat because you work with your brain and not with your body. For people who have long commuting times it can be especially hard to go the gym after work as well and that’s if you feel up to it after a grueling day at the office.

There are ways you can lose weight at the office without doing star jumps at your computer and receiving funny looks from colleagues.

1. If your work is close enough, try to walk to work or cycle to work instead of catching the bus or train or driving in. You’ll not only lose weight and stay healthy but you’ll also be helping the environment too.
2. If your work has a lift installed then don’t take the easy way out and use the lift to go to the first or even second floor. Take the stairs instead and tone up your legs and bum by doing so.
3. Don’t eat your lunch at your desk. Take a refreshing break outside and walk to the nearest park or suitable seating area. You’ll get exercise from the walk over there and feel more refreshed and ready for the afternoon ahead.

Yoga has a great many well being and health benefits as a daily exercise routine. Yoga can increase flexibility in an individual practicing it and helps attain overall lubrication and ease of movement in the joints. Each movement made in Yoga works as part of a collective movement process that works together to increase flexibility in interrelated areas of the body.

Yoga has also been reported to have detoxification benefits by stretching muscles, massaging organs and stimulating the flow of blood within the body. Yoga therefore helps the body to flush out toxins more easily while at the same time promoting a healthy flow of oxygen throughout your body.