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According to author, yoga is a practice available for each person and it could be easily integrated in everyday life. The role of yoga in moderns society is mainly getting a retreat from stressfull daily lives. Yoga can be practiced in many different forms, from which the most popular is Hatha yoga. This type of yoga is said to be the most physically challenging, as it consists of three parts: breath – controlled exercises followed by series of yoga postures and ending with a resting period.
The main benefit of yoga is raising inner awareness, which in direct sense means getting to beter know our bodies and observe other people. Firstly, yoga helps to appreciate our bodies, especially our outside looks, through acceptance, therefore one can increase his sense of worth and reduce negative outlook on one’s body. Secondly, raised awareness impacts the way we eat – it is mentioned that it can help reduce overeating, eating to reduce stress and improve perception of food taste, ...