A whole host of studies suggests that meditating, stretching and posing can benefit the brain's ability to retain and process information.
Yoga and meditation benefits extend not just to the young and healthy, but also to the elderly, infirm, overweight, stressed-out or just plain frazzled. One of the primary advantages of engaging in yoga and meditation exercises is that they appear to improve cognitive function in addition to physical health.
A whole host of studies suggests that meditating, stretching and posing can benefit the brain's ability to retain and process information.
For instance, a report appearing in the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology determined that children who attended a yoga camp experienced a 43 percent average increase in their spatial memory. By contrast, those who went to a fine arts camp displayed no such improvements.
Another study, this one published in the Journal of Psychological Researches, found that college-age women who did yoga regularly tended to improve their intelligence, attention span and memory capacity.
These participants also displayed improvements in heart rate, blood pressure and breath control, the authors added.
Finally, research published in the Indian Journal of Medical Sciences announced that students who adopted a meditation routine were better able to solve mazes and answer mathematical questions, compared to those who did not use the holistic method.
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