From now until September '09:
1-hr class = $8
1.5-hr class = $12
Private Yoga Instruction = $45/person or $75/2 persons or couple
**Let me know what times/types of classes you'd like to see in the Fall**
Starting September class schedule will shift some; many classes will require pre-registration for a 6wk series so that each group can build their skills and deepen their practice, some classes will be cancelled and others added with special focus on breath & meditation or partner yoga, for example.
Namaste,
Lyndsey
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Uniting Breath & Movement
Swami Kripalu, affectionately known as Bapuji (beloved grandfather), gave the following instruction around performing yoga asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques).
"Asanas can involve inhalation, exhalation, and breath retention. The breath can be held either after inhalation or exhalation. It is best to follow the guidance of an expert, but here are some general guidelines in breathing with asanas: inhale when bending backward, exhale when bending forward or twisting. While performing an asana, one usually instinctively senses whether inhalation, exhalation, or retention is appropriate. Perform a few asanas watching the natural flow of breath, and learn from your experience when to inhale, exhale or hold."
May this message from my teacher's teacher become an inquiry for you as you practice YOUR yoga.
Namaste,
Lyndsey
"Asanas can involve inhalation, exhalation, and breath retention. The breath can be held either after inhalation or exhalation. It is best to follow the guidance of an expert, but here are some general guidelines in breathing with asanas: inhale when bending backward, exhale when bending forward or twisting. While performing an asana, one usually instinctively senses whether inhalation, exhalation, or retention is appropriate. Perform a few asanas watching the natural flow of breath, and learn from your experience when to inhale, exhale or hold."
May this message from my teacher's teacher become an inquiry for you as you practice YOUR yoga.
Namaste,
Lyndsey
Monday, June 1, 2009
Why Practice Yoga?
According to the nonprofit Yoga Alliance, the health and fitness benefits of yoga are now being confirmed by scientific research. Yoga's central premise is "everything is connected," and its benefits are far-reaching.
Stress and pain relief are two of the benefits of yoga, Rossiter said, noting that yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body by encouraging relaxation and lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits are the lowering of blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system, along with easing symptoms of anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia, she said.
According to Yoga Alliance, studies have shown that practicing yoga postures also reduces pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and auto-immune diseases, as well as arthritis, back and neck pain and other chronic conditions.
Here's what else the Alliance says about yoga:
-- Yoga can lead to better breathing and flexibility, teaching people to take slower, deeper breaths, helping to improve lung function and triggering the body's relaxation response. Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains.
-- Yoga increases strength. Yoga asanas use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength from head to toe. Muscular tension is also relieved by yoga.
-- Yoga can aid weight control efforts by reducing cortisol levels and by burning excess calories and reducing stress. It also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.
-- Yoga helps to improve circulation and more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body's cells.
-- Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.
-- Yoga helps to improve body alignment, resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.
-- Yoga helps individuals to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind-body health. It opens the way to improved coordination, reaction time and memory.
Stress and pain relief are two of the benefits of yoga, Rossiter said, noting that yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body by encouraging relaxation and lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits are the lowering of blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system, along with easing symptoms of anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia, she said.
According to Yoga Alliance, studies have shown that practicing yoga postures also reduces pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and auto-immune diseases, as well as arthritis, back and neck pain and other chronic conditions.
Here's what else the Alliance says about yoga:
-- Yoga can lead to better breathing and flexibility, teaching people to take slower, deeper breaths, helping to improve lung function and triggering the body's relaxation response. Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains.
-- Yoga increases strength. Yoga asanas use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength from head to toe. Muscular tension is also relieved by yoga.
-- Yoga can aid weight control efforts by reducing cortisol levels and by burning excess calories and reducing stress. It also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.
-- Yoga helps to improve circulation and more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body's cells.
-- Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.
-- Yoga helps to improve body alignment, resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.
-- Yoga helps individuals to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind-body health. It opens the way to improved coordination, reaction time and memory.
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