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55% of yoga practitioners report improved sleep [Yoga Alliance Survey, 2019]
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90% report improved overall well-being [Yoga Alliance Survey, 2019]
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81% of practitioners report that yoga reduces stress [Yoga Alliance Survey, 2019]
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Yoga was associated with significant reductions in markers of chronic brain inflammation, including CRP and interleukin-6 (IL-6) [Brain Plasticity Journal, 2019]
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Yoga is associated with significant improvements in brain-age cognition – attention, memory, and executive function [Brain Plasticity Journal, 2019]
Why don’t we take stress seriously?
We know stress literally kills. We KNOW it takes a toll. And yet we keep magically hoping for a fix – or maybe, a pill.
Stress statistics:
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83% of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress [Zippia, 2023]
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Stress-related illnesses cost U.S. businesses up to $300 billion annually [The World Health Organization via Inc., 2018]
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Chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide [American Psychological Association, 2020]
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48% of adults who report high stress levels also report lying awake at night due to stress [American Psychological Association, 2020]
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44% of adults who report high stress levels say that their stress affects their personal relationships [American Psychological Association, 2020]
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46% of people who report high levels of stress say they feel irritable or aggressive [Mental Health Foundation, 2020]
Instead of allowing ourselves to be the victim of these forces – maybe it’s time we did something about it.
We are not helpless!
I’ll see you on the mat!