The Physiology of Yoga

Neurons generate and conduct electrochemical impulses, while glial cells provide the neurons with mechanical and metabolic support.

The two major cell types that make up the nervous system are neurons and glial cells.

The nervous system can be divided into central and peripheral. The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain, the spinal cord, and the retinas of the eyes. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all the components of the nervous system that lie outside the brain, spinal cord, and retinas.

It is our major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system and is the center of all mental activity including thought, learning, memory, and behavior. The nervous system keeps us in touch with our environment, both external and internal. Together with the endocrine system, the nervous system is responsible for homeostasis, which is the abili

The mind is generally associated with feelings, sentience, and consciousness of self, while the brain is a dissectible biological tissue. But learning about the brain, which is part of a larger system called the nervous system, can teach us about the mind and thus about our nature.

beneficial aspect of yoga asanas is bearing weight in a variety of different ways.

Stretching, which involves the pulling of muscles on the periosteum of bone, may even be sufficient to elicit adaptation, at least in people who are not conditioned to stretching.

Beyond weight-bearing and ground-reaction forces, the pull of muscle on bone is sufficient to create adaptation, so the contraction of your shoulder muscles to hold your arms in Warrior II may be sufficient to generate remodeling.

strengthening the back extensors may provide long-term protection against vertebral fractures, independent of bone mineral density (Sinaki et al. 2002).