Yoga

Yoga can benefit anyone, it will certainly improve inner and outer strength, agility and focus. However it is a discipline that must be practiced regularly to reap the rewards it brings.

Many of my students move on to master postures they never thought possible with their own discipline and my experience.

Breathing

Deep and controlled breathing reduces anxiety and improves focus both physically and mentally. This breathing allows the body to relax and stretch further, deepening your own practice and warming the body from the inside.

Core Strength

Yoga postures are all about building core strength. The slow focused movements require a strong core and the contractions of the body forms a static contraction resistance training workout.

Flexibility and Agility

Regular practice will increase flexibility and range of movement while relieving tension in the muscles. This alone will help with any physical problems relating to tension and arthritis in particular, contributing to increased mobility.

Balance

Often ignored in physical workouts but one of the most effective ways to correct muscle imbalances or body mechanics. These balance postures also stimulate muscle growth similar to isometric resistance training exercises.

Cardio Vascular

Yoga can be practices at a high or low intensity that provides a workout for any individual needs. The variety of styles range from very energetic, vigorous movements that result in an aerobic workout, to a more slow paced practice that creates an intensive strength training and balancing workout. Any of these styles when performed correctly results in a stabilising blood pressure and improved heart conditions.