Here is a great article with links to help see the benefits of yoga practices for your health.
"Interestingly, as noted earlier, recent studies have shown that all sides of yoga besides nutrition — including stretching, balancing, controlled breathing, and focused attention (or meditation) — also down regulate chronic inflammation through a variety of known molecular, hormonal, and neurobiological pathways."
http://avalonyoga.com/yoga-nutrition-inflammation-fighting-aging-diseases-civilization/
These ways include:
nutrition,
stretching,
balancing,
controlled breathing,
meditation (focused attention)
