Stress is a basic part of life and experiencing some amount of stress in our lives is protective and adaptive. Our responses to stress help our minds and bodies to prepare for difficult challenges, and to react appropriately in a time of chaos. In fact, a certain amount of stress is necessary to help us perform …show more content…
For some people it’s your busy schedule, waking up early for school, studying late at night for tests, juggling sports practice, homework and meals. It’s a lot to balance. Everyday issues can add emotional stress too, with lots on your mind it’s easy to feel stressed out. There are many ways to cope with the stress of everyday life. Talking with friends, exercising, and seeing a school counselor are just a few. Yoga is another way to relieve the stress you may have in your life, it is also very relaxing to do, even if you aren’t stressed out. Yoga can help reduce stress as it promotes relaxation, which is the natural opposite of stress. Yoga can benefit three aspects of a person the are often affected by stress; or mind, our body, and breathing. People who do a bit of yoga everyday often find they’re better able to handle things when life gets a little crazy. Practising yoga builds your ability to calm, focus, balance, and relax yourself. Lots of people think of yoga as stretching or twisting the body into various impossible position, but yoga is easier than it looks. There are simple poses as well as more complicated ones, so there’s something for every ability. Yoga requires no special equipment and you can do it almost anywhere, such as in the comfort of your own