WHY YOGA?:

'Over the years, your bodies become walking auotbiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of our lives.' Marilyn Ferguson ~


       For todays busy life styles, a regular Yoga practice offers a 

       multitude of benefits & much more:

 

       PHYSICAL BENEFITS:

  • Become healthier
  • Increase flexibility & strength
  • Get the body into shape
  • Relieve stiffness, body aches & pains
  • Find increased energy

        EMOTIONAL BENEFITS:

  • Sharpen your concentration & mental edge
  • Alleviate stress, anxiety & insomnia
  • Find greater self confidence
  • Get out of feeling lost, uncertain or in 'ground hog day'
  • Feel up-lifted, inspired with Real contentment
  • Reconnect to something meaningful & True....

           75 Health Benefits aided by Yoga, with references: 

         http://drmccall.com/yoga/YAM--75Conditions.pdf 

     WHAT IS YOGA ?

  • "Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind",~ Patangali Yoga Sutra 1:2
  • It's the 'coming together' (union) of mind body & soul.
  • Yoga is a 'Bhakti' - a selfless, devotional practice towards the benefits of others & Self Realisation.

     WHO CAN PRACTICE YOGA ?

  • Yoga can be practiced by anyone, anywhere, giving you a real sense of independence.  
  • Yoga doesn't discriminate on race, gender, age, class, religion or flexibility!
  • Yoga makes no judgements.
  • Yoga is open to all.

     Although Yoga is thousands of years old, its practice & benefits

    are still very much relevant to us all today.

"When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath." ~ Hatha Yoga Pradipika


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"Through sustained focus and meditation on our patterns, habits, and conditioning, we gain knowledge and understanding of our past and how we can change the patterns that aren’t serving us to live more freely and fully."~ Yoga Sutra III.18