It is, however, after you’ve been practicing over a longer period of time that you realize your yoga practice has really started to influence your everyday life off the mat too. You notice your mind feels steadier, you feel more connected to your spirit, and a feeling of love for life just happens.
These longer-term benefits of yoga generally come much more gradually, so you may not immediately attribute them to your yoga practice. But when you stop practicing, which most of us do at some point, you realize it was yoga that helped improve your experience of life so much. It’s exactly why most of us tend to come back to the practice sooner or later – because we know it works!
Most general yoga classes make you physically stronger which translates into feeling generally stronger in your daily life. And since your body and mind are connected you will notice you also start to feel emotionally more stable and more resilient as a result of the physical strength.