One of my students gave me two reasons for doing yoga.

Health and Happiness 

Health for the mind and body is achieved by:

• Toning muscles and improving core strength

• Re-aligning, relaxing and stretching muscles

• Joint movement, consequently improving blood and oxygen supply together with removal of toxins

• Improving capacity and function of the lungs through Pranayama (breathing techniques)

• Learning to relax fully

Happiness comes, with practice, by achieving inner peace and an increasing appreciation of the natural world around us.