In today’s busy modern world, yoga has been developed for many years to adapt to our crowded schedule, the most notable of which is shorter practice time.

Traditional yoga class used to last for 90 minutes, which is a standard practice. Nowadays, we see 60-minute, 30-minute or even 5-minute yoga exercises. Although they still have their uses, sometimes they can’t be compared with longer-time exercises. The main advantage of longer yoga practice is that you have more time to focus on mindfulness and breathing skills, and help you relax.

Here are 10 ways these benefits can positively impact your life.

Decrease Stress

Studies have shown that pranayama-the practice of controlling breathing-can reduce the stress level of healthy adults. This is because focusing on breathing can calm the nervous system and improve your stress response. This type of breathing exercise can also reduce anxiety before stressful events, which may be due to increased oxygen intake in your vital organs. Longer yoga classes help to devote more time to practice pranayama.

Improve Your Sleep 

The longer you practice yoga, the longer you keep your posture, especially the yoga type like Yin Yoga. These longer postures can help slow down your breathing and heart rate, and help your body calm down when preparing for sleep. This can bring better sleep quality and make you feel Zen before going to bed!

Improves mindfulness

When you spend more time practicing yoga, you have more time to practice mindfulness. Taking time to pay attention to your body and breathing, and appearing at the moment of your action can greatly improve your mindfulness, which in turn can help you adjust your mood.

Lower Blood Pressure

Hypertension, also known as hypertension, can lead to serious health problems, such as stroke or heart disease. Stress is a huge cause and risk factor of hypertension. Longer yoga practice helps to increase relaxation and minimize the risk of hypertension. Studies have shown that yoga and breathing training can actually help lower blood pressure in the case of mild hypertension.

Better Lung Function

Slow and steady movements in long-term yoga practice can help you practice slow and strong breathing, which can strengthen your lungs. In fact, practicing yoga for a longer period of 6 weeks every day will have a significant impact on your lung function, and help you with asthma, allergies and other lung diseases, and help you recover from pneumonia.

Increased Brain Performance

Yoga practice can help improve your brain function, and a longer course will only increase this benefit. A few weeks of yoga class can improve your executive function-which can include your memory, cognitive flexibility and reasoning ability. It can also improve your response to stressful situations. The combination of exercise and deep breathing increases the absorption of oxygen, thus providing energy to your brain cells.

Increased Sense of Awareness

Having more time to practice yoga will give you more time to practice mindfulness, which in turn will expand your perspective and understanding of yourself. Having time to do some conscious yoga will help you turn to your heart and pay attention to your physical, breathing and emotional responses to your posture and situation. You can cultivate this awareness in yoga practice and use it as a tool to leave the mat. Realizing that you can help you grow and develop your life skills will help you in the future.

Increased Patience

Longer and more careful practice helps to encourage patience and suppress reaction when you are not on the mat. This can be translated into many different aspects of your life, including work, interpersonal relationships, friendship and other activities. More patience means that conflicts and confrontations are easier to control, and we can stop and reflect before we react.

Deepen Your Everyday Practice

Doing a longer and conscious exercise from time to time will help bring more meaning to your daily yoga practice. It’s easy to make yoga another thing on your to-do list, or another form of exercise, and it’s easy to get caught up in just going through the motions instead of doing actions with conscious thoughts.