Experts explain yoga kindness and how practicing asanas can actually make you nicer.

Mainly, it’s about the meditative, mind-body connection.

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I was such an Oscar the Grouch beforeyoga classthe other day.

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Yoga, is after all, meant to place your body, mind, and spirit closer into alignment.

This soothes me and helps me when my mood is slipping from my control.

[Yoga] soothes me and helps me when my mood is slipping from my control.

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But thats not quite the extent of it with yoga, because its a holistically mindful experience.

Its like a meditation in motion.

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In that mode, you wont be nice because youre stuck in negativity, says Dr. Harry.

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Yoga helps make people nicer because its all about becoming more conscious, says Miller.

)because youre busy conquering the challenge of the pose at hand while focusing on your breath.

The kindness youre giving your body via yoga translates and spreads to your mind.

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It will make your heart grow three sizes, promise.

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