Many women now choose to practice yoga to maintain a good figure because they believe this unique training method, popularized in India and spread to China, can relax the mind and body, thus achieving holistic well-being. However, as everyone knows, many yoga postures require a high degree of flexibility, and many people get injured in the process! Therefore, we urge everyone not to practice yoga blindly.

　　The drawbacks of yoga practice should not be ignored.

　　According to current promotional materials, yoga is a system that helps humans fully realize their potential by raising awareness. Yoga postures utilize ancient and easy-to-learn techniques to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual abilities. It is a way of exercising to achieve harmony between body, mind, and spirit, including physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation to achieve unity of body and mind. Specifically, it can lower the level of the stress hormone cortisol, enhance the activity of neurotransmitters in the brain, eliminate depression, and improve creativity. Regular practice of yoga breathing may even help with sexual arousal and orgasm.

　　However, the above content is just the advertising made by yoga commercial marketing that people can see. Whether it actually has such an effect is unknown, after all, not many people have gained obvious benefits from yoga practice.

　　As a global industry, yoga sometimes overuses modern marketing tactics. Catering to modern people's inability to find peace of mind, yoga has repeatedly upgraded its perfect image through extensive promotion of "meditation." Even if practitioners spend a lot of time practicing without fully understanding the precise meaning of "meditation," and even if they find that yoga doesn't actually benefit them much, they remain silent because they've paid high tuition fees or fear being ostracized and criticized by other practitioners for differing opinions.

　　It's not just yoga beginners who get injured; many are also highly flexible practitioners with years of experience. Their high level of flexibility sometimes leads them to rely on their own intuition and experience, which can unexpectedly cause injuries, some even requiring surgery.

　　Therefore, you should pay attention to the following when practicing yoga:

　　● Abdominal laxity

　　With each breath, you can use your abdominal muscles to press your navel towards your spine. As you inhale, fill your chest with air and keep your abdominal muscles flat. Using your abdominal muscles during breathing not only helps you breathe correctly but also protects your lower back, preventing pain or injury.

　　● Stare at others

　　In yoga class, trying to figure out what others are doing will not only distract you and prevent you from breathing rhythmically, but staring at others will also make it difficult to maintain your balance. Of course, if you're unsure where your extrasensory perception should be in a particular pose, don't hesitate to ask your yoga teacher.

　　● Arrhythmic breathing

　　In yoga practice, every movement should be perfectly coordinated with the breath. Rhythmic breathing allows you to experience a sense of flow during your yoga practice. This not only helps practitioners experience inner peace but also improves their concentration, allowing them to focus intently on each movement, thus preventing injury and improving balance.

　　● Wear yoga socks and gloves

　　Yoga socks and gloves can bunch up, hindering yoga poses and creating barriers between you and your mat, preventing you from feeling grounded. Achieving complete grounding without any distractions is crucial for yoga practice.

　　● Stretching muscles without considering the consequences

　　The biggest mistake you can make when practicing yoga is stretching your muscles recklessly, as this can easily lead to muscle strain. When practicing, make sure you do your best to perform the correct postures. You can imitate other people's poses while doing yoga, but avoid injuring your own muscles.