By Railey Luce 

Meditation and yoga is the key to peace, self-love, and happiness. Meditation and yoga are good for the body because it increases strength and flexibility at the same time and every movement is intentional. Meditation can also give people a relaxed mind and happy soul. Meditation is a practice, it involves sitting still, closing eyes, and focusing on breathing or a specific word or phrase. It can also reduce stress, improve sleep, and increase feelings of calm and well-being. Meditation can help sleep and reduce stress by activating the parasympathetic system. This system controls the body’s rest and digestive response. This response helps slow down the heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and decrease the levels of stress hormones in the body. By practicing meditation regularly, you can train your body to activate the parasympathetic system more easily, which can help you fall asleep faster and stay awake longer. It helps reduce stress because you become more aware of your thoughts and emotions. There are many different kinds of meditation, including mindfulness meditation, loving-kindness meditation, and transcendental meditation. It’s best to find a type of meditation that works best and make it a regular part of the day. Yoga is a practice as well, that combines physical postures and breathing exercises to promote overall health and well-being. It originated in ancient India and has become popular all over the world. There are many different types of yoga. Each type of yoga has its own unique style and benefits. Practicing yoga can help improve flexibility, strength, and balance, as well as reduce stress and anxiety. Certain types of yoga poses help with different things such as Yin yoga, which is particularly used to relieve stress, it involves slow, gentle movements and deep breathing excises that help calm the mind and body. To gain strength, there are more challenging yoga poses such as arm balances. Always make sure to plan a day for yourself to relax, meditate, and try new yoga poses but don’t forget to do the method you think is best.