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About Yoga
Yoga
asanas or postures, when practised with care and attention,
exercise all the muscles, lubricate the joints, strengthen the bones
and massage the tissues of the body. No other exercise routine is
so comprehensive and therefore so beneficial to our overall well-being.
Everyone can do Yoga. Small
children quite naturally adopt the postures, but we lose the ability
to move freely as we grow up and spend long periods of time sitting
behind desks, in cars and on sofas. Our ancestors worked with their
bodies, we work with our minds which means that the intellectual
centre becomes overactive while the physical body can be quite neglected.
Sound familiar? Bad
posture and/or slumping over work can cause pressure on the inner
organs, causing sluggishness, congestion and malfunctioning. Fast
food and lack of exercise also contribute to a state of disease
-- literally dis-ease.
When mind and body move out of balance, we start to
suffer from stress. An over-active (racing) mind is one of the main
causes of fatigue and illness. So many of us lack energy; Yoga
can restore vital energy and leave one feeling calm, yet at
the same time strong. One can take up Yoga at any age. Anyone from
trendy teens to sprightly seniors benefit. Yoga is non-competitive
-- all that is necessary is to work wholeheartedly to the best of
one's ability.
Yoga
is Eastern in origin and the postures or asana have been practised
for thousands of years. This form of exercise has become fashionable
in the West in recent decades and many celebrities are advocates.
There is a vast range of postures or asanas, from seemingly simple
and easy stretches to quite complicated routines -- something to
suit every ability; from the superfit to the physically challenged.
If you are bored with joining gyms and seeing no
results; if you have started many fitness campaigns and have
been able to stick to none -- try Yoga. The seemingly simple
benefits that accrue from the regular practice of yoga can change
your life. Do not underestimate the value of being balanced, centred,
and coordinated, of being strong and feeling light, of being more
flexible, moving without pain and experiencing the subsequent sense
of focus, vigour and inner stillness.
If you did Yoga years ago, don't hesitate, restart
your Yoga practice today - your body will soon remember! For
those who are seasoned Yogis, you are especially welcome. We offer
special classes and weekends for teachers and enthusiasts.
Talk to us; learn about your body, your fitness
and wellbeing. We have the solution.
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