Yoga Works—Here’s the Science to Shut Your Doubts Up (So You Can Go Deeper)
By Josie Steedman
“I know what you’re thinking. It’s just a stretch class, right?
Wrong. It’s your body’s healing plan — on purpose.”
You might not know this about me, but I didn’t come to yoga looking for enlightenment. I came because I was stressed, burnt out, overwhelmed, and feeling like my body was revolting. (Spoiler: It was.)
So if you’re here thinking you’ve “tried yoga before” and it didn’t do much — hear me out.
What we do at Yoga Local isn’t just stretching for stretching’s sake. It’s nervous system rehab. It’s unravelling years of held tension, trauma, fatigue, and stress — not with fancy poses, but with consistent, conscious practice.
This is the work that gets beneath the skin.
🔬 Let’s talk evidence (because yes, there’s research for that):
- Chronic pain? Studies show yoga reduces it by downregulating pain signalling and inflammation.
- IBS and gut issues? Breath-led practices stimulate the vagus nerve and improve digestion.
- Fatigue and burnout? Yoga boosts mitochondrial function and helps regulate your energy rhythms.
Here’s one of my favourites:
In a 2017 review published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers found that yoga interventions led to significant improvements in fatigue, inflammatory markers, pain perception, and sleep.
Translation? It’s not woo. It works.
💡 So if your body’s been screaming for help…
If you’ve been patching yourself up with coffee, scrolling, Netflix, and hope… it might be time to roll out your mat instead.
Because what you really need might not be “more time” or “more motivation” — it might be a practice that helps you feel safe enough to relax.
And that’s what this kind of yoga is for.
💻 Suggested Practice Inside the App:
Start with one of these:
- Klesha Breathwork Practice – Shift unconscious patterns that keep you in stress cycles.
- Rest + Recharge Yoga Nidra – Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve snoozed through it.
These aren’t workouts. These are tune-ups.
🧘♀️ Real Talk Wrap-Up:
So no, I’m not here to turn you into a contortionist.
But I am here to help you feel more at home in your body — to help you breathe again, rest again, trust again.
If you’ve been carrying tension like it’s your side hustle… this is your permission slip to put it down.
We’re not “just stretching”. We’re healing. Systemically. Intelligently.
And I’ll be right here, guiding you every breath of the way.
Now get in the app, press play, and start turning that nervous system from frazzled to functional.
You deserve it.
Josie x