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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Eating Tips

    3 Ways to Lose Weight With Yoga And Meditation

    Published: Jun 5, 2017 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    The journey of weight loss can try your patience and lead to frustration. Losing weight isn't as straightforward as counting calories in vs. calories out; in fact calorie counting is proven to be a myth and is inaccurate! Let's shift the paradigm and consider yoga and meditation as tools for weight loss.

    There can be a myriad of different causes for a person to gain weight, but for the most part, it appears that folk get too hung up on eating less (not necessarily eating better) and exercising more as a remedy.

    This type of approach may not be effective, even if you are eating the right foods in the right amounts!  For example, did you know that stress can cause weight gain? The psychological effects of stress are proven to increase catabolic stress hormones which in turn can increase insulin. It is this exact process that can quickly and effectively change body composition by increasing body fat and decreasing skeletal muscle mass. With hormonal obesity, you could be eating a perfectly balanced and nutritious diet and still gain weight.

    If you are gaining weight as a result of stress, meditation and yoga may be your saviors. Meditation is proven to decrease stress and in doing so, decreases stress related hormones such as cortisol. This is significantly beneficial for weight loss because less stress means lower insulin which means less fat storage.

    Did you also know that yoga is great for weight loss? Although yoga may not burn a ton of calories, the breathing practices in yoga (pranayama) are particularly beneficial in aiding weight loss. Lipids are far more calorie dense than proteins of carbohydrates and as such require significantly more oxygen to be burnt as energy. Yoga breathing can increase your habitual breathing volume which in turn provides more oxygen to oxidize fat and thus is why regular deep yoga breathing sessions can facilitate weight loss.

    Furthermore, both yoga and meditation can help with emotional eating. Because eating can release endomorphins and improve your mood, food can become addictive. This is why eating food can often become a knee-jerk reaction as a means to cope with stress. Yoga and meditation are both proven to improve well being and as such can be effective tools to combat weight gain caused by emotional eating.

    Take home thoughts

    If stress is affecting your weight, or perhaps you have tried every diet going and still haven’t been able to shed any pounds. Try incorporating both yoga and meditation into your weight loss program. I would suggest meditating three times a week, first thing in the morning as a means to reduce stress and start the day with the right mind set.

    To benefit from yoga breathing, you will need to perform two deep breathing sessions per week. Give it a try and please do share your results!

    Yoga and meditation weight loss

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    2. Yoga and Health says

      June 06, 2017 at 11:14 am

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    3. Brandon says

      August 04, 2017 at 5:50 am

      Great Post. Thanks for sharing the Information 🙂

    4. Rosie says

      August 16, 2017 at 1:09 am

      Yoga can really help you lose weight. I have been practicing yoga and I never been happier with my weight. Thanks for sharing this information.

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      October 05, 2017 at 8:18 am

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      November 09, 2017 at 10:55 pm

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    15. Muni says

      November 17, 2017 at 3:29 am

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    16. Rani Yadav says

      November 21, 2017 at 12:26 am

      Hello, Thanks for sharing the tips..!!

    17. lisa barkely says

      December 19, 2017 at 2:48 am

      thank you for sharing this information. it is very helpful for all people.

    18. Dilip says

      December 28, 2017 at 2:08 am

      Wow! This article is really interesting, thank you! I think that it is so helpful for a person who also wants to increase their mental health or silhouette.'

    19. Josi Paz says

      December 29, 2017 at 1:56 am

      Hey !Yoga can really help you lose weight. and I have been practicing yoga at "Jeevmoksha Yoga Gurukul".It is a peaceful ashram located in Rishikesh. Thanks for sharing wonderful Information.

    20. yash says

      January 15, 2018 at 4:12 am

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    21. MAYANK RANA says

      February 20, 2018 at 4:54 am

      Thanks for sharing this valuable piece of information

    22. Mrinal says

      February 27, 2018 at 11:31 am

      Yoga and meditation works holistically on body. They improve overall functionality and boosts metabolism and immunity.
      Thank you for sharing useful information.

    23. AyurYoga Eco Ashram India says

      March 01, 2018 at 3:39 am

      Good article and there is no doubt whatsoever that yoga keeps the mind and body in shape.

    24. Arhanta says

      March 26, 2018 at 8:47 am

      Your post is very helpful for weight loss. Keep it up.

    25. Sumit says

      March 28, 2018 at 1:44 am

      Good Post. Thanks for sharing the information

    26. harsh says

      April 20, 2018 at 3:13 am

      Nice blog post.This blog is really helpful for the maintain of body fitness.Thanks for sharing the nice information for the yoga lovers.

    27. James Deon says

      May 23, 2018 at 2:51 am

      Nice Post. Thanks for sharing the information.

    28. NITIN UPADHYAY says

      June 09, 2018 at 8:00 am

      I appreciate your efforts of promoting yoga in such a great way. Good Knowledgable blog for all

      Thank you

    29. Vinyasa Yoga In Rishikesh says

      June 30, 2018 at 5:40 am

      Hey hi, Excellent post..Please keep on updating..Thanks for sharing the article..Again Thank You..!!

    30. Gaurav Singh says

      July 14, 2018 at 11:14 pm

      Great Info! Very helpful for someone who wants to lose weight through Yoga & Meditation.

    31. Nikola Webster says

      December 18, 2020 at 8:33 am

      Hey, I think you are spot on with it's about eating right not less... well said 🙂

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