Stretching exercises and postures are added as this initial skill is developed. Yoga is as much a spiritual as a physical practice. Doing yoga can reduce levels of stress and bring about feelings of relaxation and well-being. Yoga contributes to overall physical fitness and it can help reduce the pain of some chronic illness. It can help eliminate headaches and insomnia.
Yoga is a complementary therapy.
It improves feelings of well- being and can enhance quality of life for some patients with cancer. However, yoga is not a treatment for any disease and should not be expected to slow the growth or spread of a cancer.