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Benefits of Yoga 

28/2/2013

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1. Flexibility
One of the primary benefits of a regular yoga practice is that one is able to develop a body that is more flexible. Reaching down to touch one’s toes or extending an arm up to grab an object become much easier. With flexibility comes overall ease of movement in normal daily activities.

2. Anti-aging
Yoga helps one age gracefully, keeping the joints fluid and open, allowing movement to be fluid and pain free. Skin is refreshed and organs are balanced as the forces that add to our normal aging are reversed. The common stiffness usually found in those who ages poorly is avoided.

3. Breath
Yoga brings attention to the breath. Deep regular breathing and postures that gently elongate the muscles of respiration allow the breath to deepen and slow down. Increased amounts of oxygen are able to reach cells and revitalize the tissues. A slower and deeper breath aids in relaxation and calmness.

4. Strength and tone
Muscle tone and strength are achieved by utilizing the body’s own weight to provide resistance. This helps in firming and shaping the overall body appearance as well as providing the necessary strength for daily activities. Conditions like Osteoporosis are avoided as bone growth is greatly enhanced.

5. Balance
Balance is not something that most people think about until they have trouble standing upright. What many elderly fear greatly is to lose their balance and slip and fall. Yoga helps to stabilize us and provides a solid sense of balance. This insures that we are well grounded and not as prone to falling or slipping as we age.

6. Focus
Many people are scattered and disoriented in their normal waking lives. Yoga helps to bring us back to a focal point to become clear with our goals and intentions. As we become focused we are better able to witness ourselves and achieve our goals.

7. Expansive movement
Most of the movement in our culture is contractive in nature. This means that we move to tighten up and harden ourselves. Unfortunately, this is what stress and repression are already doing to us. Yoga is a system of expansive expression that allows us to counteract the forces of stress and repression in order to expand through our bodies.

8. General health
For those accustomed to grabbing a pill every time they are uncomfortable, yoga offers another solution. A regular yoga practice brings life and energy to the body, improves overall circulation, as well as increases organ and gland functioning. As you stretch through the body the various systems of the body begin to have a greater capacity to function fully.

9. Cosmetic results
People often report that they feel and look better with a regular yoga practice. They are able to trim down and feel strong and toned. This helps to build confidence and radiance about one’s body.

10. Body self-discovery
The story of our lives is often held within the body. Every fall or accident from the past is stored within our musculature. Yoga begins to strip away the layers of holding to release old patterns. In this manner yoga becomes a marvelous tool for healing. Old and restrictive patterns of movement are replaced by more dynamic and natural ways to move.

11. Metaphor for life
What do you do when difficult sensations or emotions show up in your life? Do you face this adversity or run away? Yoga becomes a metaphor to show us new ways to work through challenging sensations and emotions. We are encouraged to accept what we are feeling rather than to run from these feelings.

12. Relaxation
Most people find it very difficult to relax. They are wound up nearly always and seldom let their guard down. Yoga offers us an opportunity to unwind and melt away the tension and stress that keep us locked up. As we do so we are able to allow the body to heal itself.

13. Energy flow
There is a natural flow of energy that travels through us when we practice yoga. This is like an electric current that touches every cell. As the connective tissue of the body opens up the blockages that prevent energy from flowing are released. In this manner we become more open to removing these blockages. 

14. Removes toxins
As we move and sweat through the yoga practice toxins are released and flushed out. This occurs through the skin, breath, and the lymphatic system. Once released, we are free to allow new nutrients in to nourish us.


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Why Yoga is a good activity for Children? By Megan Thorne

19/2/2013

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  Yoga is an activity typically associated with adults but can it be suitable for children too?

People who actively take part in a number of different forms of exercise on a regular basis will have their own beliefs and ideas on what works best for them. Yoga is something that tends to be favoured by all those who give it a try and the benefits are most certainly vast. It is a fantastic activity for the body and the mind but it is undoubtedly most closely associated with adults. However, yoga is also ideal for children to take part in and there are some very clear reasons why this is the case.

Improving focus

Children develop at very different levels and although the genetics have a huge impact on this so too does the learning that they are exposed to. In terms of helping them to focus their mind there is not an activity quite as suitable for them as yoga. Kids can be very excitable and although it is very important that they have the opportunity to use this energy to play and have fun it could also be of much benefit for them to learn how to improve their concentration. There are lots of examples of activities that are designed to encourage an improved level of focus and they tend to share the characteristic of giving the participants a set of rules to keep in mind and as yoga involves following and learning techniques this too is an example.

Relaxation

Yoga is excellent at promoting the ideal way to relax and to switch off from certain worries that may be dominating our thoughts. Although it is important to acknowledge that a lot of children are unlikely to be worrying about too many mentally taxing details it is still wonderful practice for them to learn how to find this peace within themselves. It is far from easy to simply get the children to just switch off, as any parent will testify, but if you use some of the yoga techniques to achieve it (via music for example) then it is a distinct possibility.

Awareness

It is vital to recognise how adults and children are extremely different in the way they think but there are certainly a lot of techniques in yoga that can be used to benefit people of all ages. With regard to children, yoga has been used as a way of increasing the awareness that they have because they are taught how to fully engage their mind and body at the same time.


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  • Home
  • About
    • About Claudia Gutierrez
    • Why Yoga with Claudia
    • Testimonials
    • Beginners Guide to Yoga
    • Enjoy your Yoga Experience
  • WHAT WE OFFER
    • Online Live Yoga Classes >
      • Online Easy Yoga Flow
      • Online Stretch and Relax (Chair Yoga) Thursdays 7.30 pm
      • Online Chakras/Love Yourself Restorative Yoga - Mondays 7.30 pm
      • Online Beginners Yoga - Thursdays .30 pm
      • Online Yoga for Active Retirement (Chair Yoga) - Thursdays 7.30 pm
      • Online Meditation Classes (Visualizations/Yoga Nidra)
    • Downloadable Yoga and Fitness Classes, Courses and Workshops for Your Own Use
    • Workshops >
      • Chakras Restorative Yoga Workshop
      • Hips Openers Workshop
      • Love Yourself Restorative Yoga
      • Restorative Yoga Nidra Workshop
    • Yoga Retreats with Claudia in the Burren
    • Corporate Classes - Yoga for Computer Users and Office Workers
    • Fitness Classes >
      • Latin Fit Workout
      • Workout Argentinean Style - Toning
    • Resources for You >
      • Claudia's YouTube Channel
      • Claudia's Blog
      • Yoga Fitness Club with Claudia (Facebook Group)
  • Contact us
  • Book
    • Book Your Class
    • Online Timetable
  • Shop
    • Pay Online
    • Downloadable Yoga and Fitness Classes and Workshops for Your Own Use
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  • Claudia Academy
    • Yoga for Active Retirement Library
    • Hips Openers Workshop
    • Stretch and Relax (Chair Yoga) Library
    • Yoga Flow Library
    • Restorative Yoga Library
    • Meditation / Yoga Nidra Library
    • Fitness Hub Library - Fitness Classes with Claudia
    • Yoga for Runners eBook