Why Does Yoga Feel So Good?
Yoga feels good because it settles your nervous system and prompts your brain to release its own natural feel-good chemicals. It shifts you out of tension and into a calmer, brighter state of awareness.
Plenty of exercise makes you feel better simply by tiring you out and triggering endorphins. Yoga goes further. It trains your nervous system to move from ‘stress mode’ to ‘calm mode’ with intention. It doesn’t just work the muscles; it uses breath, steady movement, and deliberate relaxation to dial your whole system down into an easy, collected steadiness.
Beginners often ask, “Why does yoga feel so good?”
There isn’t a single neat answer - the body is a web of systems working together - but here’s the heart of it:
The result isn’t the buzz of exhaustion but a mix of ease, clarity, and balanced energy.
And noticing what unfolds inside you - that’s the part people tend to remember.
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