The practice has become overgrown with many myths and prejudices. We have collected interesting facts that may be myths, but turn out to be true. The exercises increase attractiveness, help in the fight against the cold, help to fight the Earth's gravity. Read about this and much more below.

True or false? Classes increase attractiveness. It is true. Anyone who wants to look great is recommended to practice hatha - this is the initial stage in the practices. It increases a person's attractiveness. This, by the way, is a proven fact. In addition to improving tone, muscle tone, flexibility of joints, you get an attractive appearance. Excellent!

True or not? Exercises help fight the cold. If you hold your breath, you can warm up. True! And, by the way, it is already relevant. When you walk down the street and feel that you are freezing, you need to hold your breath after an energetic exhalation and walk at a fast pace without breathing. You will feel that your fingers, which were already starting to go numb in the cold, and your toes, which no longer moved, are starting to warm up. The warmth that was born in the lungs will begin to spread throughout the body. You can repeat this several times until you are completely warm. Warmth to all!

True or false? Our body is not symmetrical. And to maintain symmetry, it is enough to sit in the lotus position. True! The lotus position is so named because it resembles the perfect symmetry of the flower sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. In fact, it is in this asana, if it is performed correctly, that the body is in the greatest possible symmetry. In addition, in the lotus position, the spine is ideally stretched upward, tension is removed from the back, and the feet are turned so that the energy remains in the body. Symmetry to all!

True or False? You can keep your hand raised for 43 years. Or even longer True. Indian sadhu Amar Bharati has been holding his hand raised for 43 years. Before he embarked on the spiritual path, he was a clerk in New Delhi. In 1973, he raised his hand above his head in honor of the god Shiva and never lowered it, despite the pain and deformation. Do not repeat the sadhu's experience without proper preparation, think about it.

True or not? If you breathe in air only through your left nostril for several years, you can get asthma. True! Yogis have found out that many diseases are caused by improper breathing and that they can be dealt with using the technique of pranayama, that is, yogic breathing. If you can get asthma by breathing heavily through your left nostril, then breathing through your right nostril will help cure this disease, according to pranayama. Breathe correctly!

True or false? If you stand on your head, you can return your internal organs to their places. Gravity over time causes vital internal organs to prolapse and, as a result, diseases associated with it. Inverted poses - headstand, shoulder stand, plow pose and all others - return the organs to their rightful places. And the body returns to the state when everything was fine with it. In other words, it gets younger. Yes, it's the pure truth! Stand on your head and get younger. But be careful! It is extremely dangerous to do such poses without preparation. Health and youth to all!

True or not? Yoga helps with insomnia. Regular practice is great for dealing with sleep disorders. An eight-week study conducted at Harvard Medical School confirmed this. Those who practiced regularly, without changing anything else in their lives, successfully defeated insomnia. It's true! If you can't sleep, practice!