In this day and age, massage therapists find themselves moving through life at a mile a minute—and more and more of us do not get the down time we need in order to recharge our batteries and maintain our active lives. Yoga is a great way to keep your body rested.
The more stressful our lives, the more time we spend in the sympathetic mode of our nervous system, the fight-or-flight response, and the more worn down our bodies become. Yoga helps stimulate the parasympathetic division of the nervous system, the rest-and-regenerate mode.
With the start of a new year, many massage therapists resolve to take better care of their bodies by getting more rest. Yoga asanas (or stretches) help to promote restful sleep by stimulating the bodies’ parasympathetic response.
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