Yoga is a gentle way to bring a balanced attitude to all aspects of life. Yoga can help you control your weight more effectively. Yoga encourages concentration and strengthens willpower, and the techniques of yoga are enjoyable ways to change your attitudes about exercise, diet, and self-image. With yoga, you’ll feel better about yourself as you follow a weight-management program.
People who hate to exercise usually don’t do it regularly. Yoga exercise is self-motivating because, after a short time of regular practice, one finds that the body actually enjoys practicing yoga exercises. As the personality becomes quieter and freer from stress demands, the person finds more time to pay attention to inner feelings, needs, and thoughts. This makes a more complete, balanced person who can face stress with greater ease and strength. Although the exercises of yoga will not take off inches as fast as more vigorous exercise, Yoga will improve your shape by stabilizing metabolism, improving posture and circulation, and toning muscles in the back, stomach, and legs. Yoga exercises release muscle tension and increase flexibility so that you feel more relaxed and poised.
The constant demands of stress greatly contribute to the body being out of balance. Through the practice of yoga, you are able to choose how you wish to react to the stressors in your life. Many overweight people have learned to automatically reach for food as an escape from stress, for immediate comfort. Yoga changes your desires so that you are more likely to use a breathing or exercise technique instead of food when you feel stressed. You no longer want to harm yourself with destructive eating habits. Yoga meditation and breathing techniques are your best and fastest techniques for dealing with stress.
The support of a life coach can also be very beneficial during your weight loss journey. Life coaching is a powerful way to look at all aspects of your life; what is working for you and what is not working for you, in a supportive and non-judgemental way. A life coach works with people to help them gain a complete understanding of their current life situation, the strengths, resources, capacities, and assets that can be utilized by the participant in response to their circumstances. 
A daily 30-minute yoga program of exercise, breathing, and meditation, along with the supportive feedback from a life coach, can contribute to happiness, health, and well-being as you proceed in your weight-management program.