They say that we should be healthy.  Exercise, rest, good nutrition and   thinking positively is the key to a long life.  We all know how to sleep, eat well and we even try to think positively but exercise well, that could be a problem. There is an ancient practice that has been depicted in art and sculpture throughout the ages.  It is called yoga and has in many people following the practice today.  They claim that it gives them a wealth of health and psychic benefits.  You can ask Alec Baldwin and his wife whoThey say that we should be healthy.  Exercise, rest, good nutrition and   thinking positively is the key to a long life.  We all know how to sleep, eat well and we even try to think positively but exercise well, that could be a problem. There is an ancient practice that has been depicted in art and sculpture throughout the ages.  It is called yoga and has in many people following the practice today.  They claim that it gives them a wealth of health and psychic benefits.  You can ask Alec Baldwin and his wife who is a yoga instructor.  That seems to be ironic since Alec has anger management issues and never does yoga.

Millions of Americans are going to the yoga mat.  If sitting around on a mat breathing and relaxing and stretching is called exercise, then count me in.  They say it connects both the body and mind.  Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are bringing a new publicity to ancient yoga.  Recently his   wife taught a class right in the Smithsonian museum in Washington surrounded by priceless works of yoga art.  It is the first major exhibit about yoga ever mounted in the United States.  The exhibit points out that yoga began in India about 2500 years ago.

There is no set form to yoga.  Some positions have links to Buddhism   and Hinduism and other religions.  Americans became interested in yoga in the early 19^th century.  It was known as an exotic stereotype of India.  It wasn’t until the 1930s that yoga was taken more seriously.  Films were taking showing athletic series of poses and postures to promote physical and mental fitness.  Today lots of us are striking poses where there are 20,000,000 Americans doing yoga up from 15.8 million in the year 2008.  How real are the health benefits?

Some doctors believe that yoga can help improve fatigue, sleep   dysfunction   and as well improve physical functioning.  Dr. Lorenzo Cohen is   the director of   Integrated Medicine at Anderson cancer center in Houston and offers yoga classes for patients and employees alike.  You are engaging your mind, your breath, your lungs so in essence you a biological functioning will change.  Stress hormones will be affected, your blood pressure will be reduced.  Yoga is also a booming business.  According to a study, Americans spend $517,000,000,000 dollars in 2012 alone on products and studios.

Even at the White House Easter egg hunt there will be a section of the lawn dedicated to yoga sessions.  Although you won’t see Alec Baldwin doing yoga poses, he does appear in his wife’s yoga pregnancy video.  Yoga takes dedication and discipline which a lot of us know we should have.  So lie down on a mat and get some exercize.

Some doctors believe that yoga can help improve fatigue, sleep   dysfunction   and as well improve physical functioning.  Dr. Lorenzo Cohen is   the director of   Integrated Medicine at owAnderson cancer center in Houston and offers yoga classes for patients and employees alike. You are engaging your mind, your breath, your lungs so in essence you a biological functioning will change.  Stress hormones will be affected, your blood pressure will be reduced.  Yoga is also a booming business.  According to a study, Americans spend $517,000,000,000 dollars in 2012 alone on products and studios.

Even at the White House Easter egg hunt there will be a section of the lawn dedicated to yoga sessions.  Although you won’t see Alec Baldwin doing yoga poses, he does appear in his wife’s yoga pregnancy video.  Yoga takes dedication and discipline which a lot of us know we should have.  So lie down on a mat and get some exercise