Yoga: The Prescription for Prevention

Move, Breathe, Thrive

Staying healthy can be as simple as rolling out your mat, taking a deep breath, and tuning in to your body. Yoga isn’t just about flexibility; it’s a powerful tool for reducing stress, supporting heart health, and boosting your immune system. Yet, many think yoga is only for the ultra-bendy or requires hours of practice. Not true! Even a few minutes a day can make a real difference. Whether through mindful breathing or gentle movement, yoga offers an easy, natural way to stay strong, feel your best, and take charge of your health before problems arise.

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More Than Just a Workout

Yoga is a holistic practice that benefits your body, mind, and emotions.

When people think of yoga, they often picture stretching or balancing on one leg. But yoga is so much more than that—it’s a science-backed practice that supports your entire well-being.

Here’s how even a short daily practice can transform your health:

🧘‍♀️ Reduces Stress & Anxiety

Yoga lowers cortisol levels (your body’s primary stress hormone) and boosts GABA—a calming neurotransmitter linked to reduced anxiety.

→ National Institutes of Health, 2023

🧠 Boosts Brain Function

Yoga can actually increase gray matter in your brain, sharpening memory, attention, and focus.

→ Harvard Medical School, 2021

❤️ Improves Heart Health

By reducing blood pressure and supporting healthy circulation, yoga helps protect your heart.

→ American Heart Association, 2022

💪 Enhances Flexibility & Strength

Just 10 minutes a day can improve mobility, reduce injury risk, and build full-body strength.

→ Journal of Strength & Conditioning, 2020

The best part? Yoga meets you where you are. You don’t need fancy gear or hours of free time—just a few minutes a day to breathe, move, and connect.

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Ready to Get Started?

Try these 5 Simple Chair Yoga Poses

Seated

• Sit tall with your feet flat on the floor. 

• Rest your hands on your thighs.

• Breathe and feel your body for 2 minutes. 

• Hear all the sounds around you; simply let them be.

Seated Mountain

• From seated.

• Inhale and reach your arms toward the ceiling. 

• If it’s comfortable, bring your hands to touch above your head. 

• Try to lift your weight out of your hips and breathe into your belly. 

• Sit for 5 -10 breaths (20 - 40 sec) 

 Energy Balancing

• In your seat, reach your left hand across your front body. Fingers rest on your right side. 

• Bend your right arm and place your right palm on the base of your skull.

• Breathe here. Release and switch sides.

• Sit for 5 -10 breaths (20 - 40 sec) 

Seated Simple Twist

• Twist from your torso as you place your left hand on the back of your chair and your right hand on the arm of your chair in this back stretch.

• Initiate the movement from your back rather than using your hands to force your body to move. 

• Sit for 3-5 breaths before switching sides.

Standing Side Stretch

• Stand tall. Grasp your right wrist with your left hand, and reach both hands toward your left side. 

• Keep your right foot grounded, and lengthen through both sides of your chest. 

• Turn your gaze underneath your right arm and stay here for 2-5 breaths. 

• Repeat on the other side.