Yoga has a vital role to play in every stage of a woman's life. From adolescence to womanhood, from motherhood to menopause and beyond, a woman's body and mind undergo a myriad of changes, as do her roles and responsibilities.

For these reasons, the ancient masters hailed yoga as one of the best ways for women to nourish their overall health and well-being.

Yoga offers many different tools to address the specific needs of each stage in a woman's life, including asana, pranayama, meditation, mantras, cultivated attitudes, and more.



Yoga asanas can be practiced by young and old alike. While there is no one who should be excluded, check with your doctor before you begin a course if you suffer form a medical condition or have any doubts.

According to new research from Yale University School of Medicine. Findings show that people who practice yoga and meditation at least three times a week may reduce their blood pressure, pulse and -- most importantly -- their risk of heart disease.

Yoga improves heart health in both healthy individuals and those with diagnosed heart disease, According to study conducted volunteers taking a six-week yoga-meditation program improved blood vessel function by 17%. Blood vessel function, also called endothelial function, is the way vessels contract and expand to aid blood flow and is a measure of healthy vessel function.

However, study participants who had heart disease had close to a 70% improvement in endothelial function. Endothelial function is an important indicator of atherosclerosis because as the disease and plaque build-up progresses, the blood vessels become less supple and less able to constrict and expand. The yoga and meditation program included 40 minutes of postural yoga, 20 minutes of deep relaxation, 15 minutes of yoga breathing, and 15 minutes of meditation.



Yoga helps to cope with stress and anxiety, which can lead to coronary artery diseases (CAD). With a yoga lifestyle and a proper vegetarian diet, one can make the progression of CAD slower and the serious patients can recover faster.

There are several poses that you can use in order to increase the health of your heart, and these poses are designed to help your blood to circulate properly and strengthen the heart muscle. The warrior pose and the triangle pose are designed to promote cardiovascular exercise, and prompt you to breathe strategically and adequately. This helps you to increase your stamina, which gives you more energy to complete your daily activities and allow your heart to pump blood through the body quicker.

This will help the body to replenish itself quicker, and can even help you to sleep better. The tree pose, the mountain pose, and the lotus pose not only work to strengthen the heart, but can be used to increase flexibility, which can prevent muscle cramping in the future.