
Why Yoga?
The incorporation of movement, mindful breathing, awareness, and relaxation techniques provide health and fitness benefits, confirmed by scientific research. Who wouldn’t want to feel less stressed, more energetic, pain free, and vibrant?
Stress Relief
By promoting relaxation, yoga can lower levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Less stress can = lower blood pressure, improved digestion, a boost in the immune system, and can ease symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.
Strength, Flexibility & Weight Management
Through a variety of poses known as “asanas,” yoga can strengthen the body from head to toe, improving flexibility, mobility, physical awareness and balance. In addition, by burning excess calories and encouraging healthy eating habits, yoga can aid in weight control.
Pain Relief
Studies have shown that yoga can reduce or eliminate pain for people with conditions such as back and neck pain, cancer, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, arthritis, carpel tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other chronic conditions.
Cardiovascular Health and Improved Circulation
Even gentle yoga practice can lower resting heart rate, increase endurance, and more efficiently move oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.
Enhanced Breathing
By practicing slower, deeper breaths, yoga can improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response, and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.
Better Body Alignment
Through attention to maintaining and correcting posture, yoga can alleviate and prevent back, neck, joint and muscle problems.
Focus On The Present
By learning to be in the moment, yoga balances the mind and body, lifts the spirit, and provides tools to feel grounded for life’s challenges.