A sedentary lifestyle, poor eating habits, and constant stress and anxiety affects our body and m…

A sedentary lifestyle, poor eating habits, and constant stress and anxiety affects our body and mind in a big way. And guess what? We need an even more effective solution to navigate through the mental disturbances that have occured during the pandemic. For healthy living, it's important to be physically, mentally and emotionally fit. Improving and paying attention to our cognitive health is also one way to stay healthy as we age. While we all know just how therapeutic and soothing yoga can be for the mind and body, it's equally nourishing and helpful to promote good cognitive well-being and emotional balance. In fact, research has now shown that yoga is a good way to exercise the brain, and doing yoga just once or twice a week can actually boost brain performance. While yoga has long gained popularity for its stress-relieving and other health benefits, yoga can also have positive benefits for the brain, improve cognitive functions, increasing attention span, memory and execution functions. In fact, it benefits the brain in ways just like aerobics does. So, while it's crucial to keep our brain healthy and delay ageing, here are some helpful yoga asanas and breathing exercises by Namita Piparaiya, Yoga and Ayurveda Lifestyle Specialist, Founder, Yoganama which can be included in your regular practice to boost brain health. These asanas and meditative postures will also calm your chakras and alleviate everyday stress from your life: Internationally acclaimed Yoga master, Grand