5 Reasons Why Yoga Is Highly Recommended For Mothers

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JAKARTA - If you have free time, what do you usually do? Ever tried yoga? Or is Mama actually doing it regularly? Yoga is known as an activity that has holistic benefits, from physical to psychological. Erica Rodefer Winters, instructor of prenatal and postnatal yoga in South California, USA and founder of Spoiled Yogi says that yoga is the best exercise choice for moms. He outlines the following five reasons:

Because Kids Can Be So Annoying

That's how children are, they can be very fussy, full of screaming, messy toys, jumping to and fro, and other annoying things. These are all very likely to annoy you. In principle, you can't possibly calm them down if you can't calm yourself down.

Yoga doesn't magically make you a more patient parent. However, yoga can help you to reflect and control your emotions. If you can learn to be calm while doing yoga poses, then this will help you to be calmer in dealing with children.

The Most Efficient Me Time

You may have many alternative activities to fill your me time, starting from traveling, going to the salon, reading a book, visiting your favorite coffee shop, and others. However, by doing yoga, you can get the physical benefits of exercising as well as stress release.

Do yoga with calm music and aromatherapy in your room. About 30 minutes of filling me time with yoga will make a big difference in your day. The most important thing is that you can do it without leaving your house or spending money.

Learning Not to Be a Competitive Mom

Out there competition between mothers or often known as mompetition can be very real. Parenting patterns, children's achievements, appearance, and even economic ability can be sources that are at stake.

It feels crazy when social media makes your jealousy of other people's lives even bigger. Yoga will teach you to have a body awareness that you have your own strengths and weaknesses, thus enabling you to become a psychologically healthy parent.

Better Sleep

Many moms don't have enough sleep. Doing savasana poses during the day can ensure that you give your body time to rest so that your body and mind can recover from the daily grind.

Boost The Energy

Some people use coffee in the middle of the day to avoid sleepiness. The caffeine content of coffee is also indeed according to research can increase energy. However, caffeine also has side effects on the health of the body. Yoga will be better to increase your energy. Do it every morning when you wake up and feel the difference.