21/11/2025
💜What has yoga got to do with preventing violence?
Yoga and meditation allow a wholesome and loving connection with oneself, one's body, an awareness of one's energetic system and emotional and mind regulation.
💜For many, yoga is a luxury but the benefits of mindfulness, meditation and yoga are the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing heart rate and calming the body. Lower physiological arousal decreases the likelihood of aggressive reactions and promotes pause, reflection and choice.
When practiced in schools or in groups in community, it provides the opportunity to:
💜Improve emotional regulation and therefore impulse control.
Reduce stress, anger and hostility.
Support trauma healing, helping people feel safer and less reactive.
Encourage empathy, compassion and healthier relationships.
Build self-esteem, self-discipline and social connection, reducing risk of violent behaviour. 🧘🧘♂️🧘
