Yoga is a form of deep restoration that encompasses all of the four essential components; being away, fascination, extent, and compatibility. Yoga not only restores attention capacity, researchers also find that it also decreases stress and anxiety, particularly due to the relaxation response the practice helps one to evoke and develop over time. Furthermore, the relaxation response positively impacts heart rate and blood pressure, leading a recent Harvard-affiliated research study to conclude that participating in deep restorative practices like yoga and meditation can significantly curb health care cost by almost 50 percent. With the Affordable Care Act allowing for greater access to health care, I wonder what it would look like for yoga services to be covered by insurance companies? A one month yoga membership compared to a single doctor's visit without insurance is certainly less costly. Let's make yoga more inclusive and accessible to the general population!
Post written by: Hazel Shively, December 2015
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