Improved Relaxation
In 2017, the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology published that yoga enhances parasympathetic nervous system activity and reduces activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) which lead to a decrease in cortisol levels (stress hormone).
Source: The Science of Self-Care (And Yoga), Yoga Journal, June, 2018.
Source: The Science of Self-Care (And Yoga), Yoga Journal, June, 2018.