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Yoga therapy specialist & lifestyle management coach Fatima Al Mansoori held a press conference at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam hall under the title of ‘Yoga – The future of health care services’ to coincide with World Yoga Day celebrations.
Samir Aldrabi, acting director of the United Nations Information Centre in the kingdom and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India, Ram Singh, along with Dr Spyridon Trous, director of medical services in Bapco, and Dr Akbar Jafari attended the event.
Developed in India thousands of years ago, yoga has become an increasingly popular form of exercise across the globe.
While there are more than 100 different types, or schools, of yoga, most sessions are typically comprised of breathing exercises, meditation, and assuming postures (sometimes called asana or poses) that stretch and flex various muscle groups.
Medics suggest the relaxation techniques incorporated in yoga can lessen chronic pain, such as lower back pain, arthritis, headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Yoga can also lower blood pressure and reduce insomnia. Other physical benefits include increased flexibility, increased muscle strength and tone, improved respiration, energy and vitality, the maintenance of a balanced metabolism, weight reduction, cardio and circulatory health, improved athletic performance and protection from injury.
Aside from the array of physical benefits, one of the best benefits of yoga is how it helps a person manage stress, which has been known to have devastating effects on the body and mind.
