Recently, we read a wonderful description of yoga and chiropractic as the “peanut butter and jelly of complementary care.” What a great visual! While yoga and chiropractic are two entirely different methods of treatment, the combination is incredibly beneficial. Here’s why yoga and chiropractic work together so nicely, and why you should consider incorporating both methods of treatment into your health care regimen.
Some 16 million Americans practice yoga, and with benefits like these, it’s little wonder why one in eight of us describes themselves are extremely interested in this practice.
The focus in yoga is on mental and spiritual effects, but the physical benefits cannot be overlooked. Finding time for even just 20 minutes on your mat a few times a week can bring about big changes physically, mentally and emotionally.
We’ve written quite extensively about the benefits of chiropractic care. Here are just a few conditions chiropractic can help treat and even resolve:
Chiropractic care releases interference to the nervous system, and the focus is on benefits to our physical state. Still, those who enjoy regular chiropractic care understands that there are emotional and mental benefits when physical conditions are improved.
At its simplest, an aligned spine improves the state of the body and makes way for yoga to strengthen the supporting muscles. Different yoga poses are also beneficial for calming the central nervous system and increasing the spine’s range of motion. And those are just the physical benefits of chiropractic care and yoga. Remember, health isn’t simply the absence of symptoms. True health is about vitality, energy and radiance, and the beneficial pairing of chiropractic and yoga can bring us closer to that state.
