Why yoga?

Yoga is an amazing way for women to balance physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing. It is a method, an ancient technology to efficiently use your physical body, release tension and stress to achieve a better state of perception and living. Yoga is not an exercise. It is, instead about understanding the mechanics of the body creating a certain atmosphere, and then using physical postures to channel or drive your energy in specific directions. This is the aim of the various asanas, or postures. If you consciously get your body into different postures, you can elevate your consciousness.

Yoga benefits for physical body

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If we do not move enough during a day, many of our vital organs do not get the full amount of oxygen and nutrients that they need to function at peak efficiency. Yoga stretches different muscle groups in certain ways, redirecting our energy into a proper alignment that releases the tension and restores blood flow bringing organs all the oxygen and nutrients they need.

Yoga's health benefits are both immediate and long term. In the short term, blood flow is increased, you feel more alive, more present. Every single cell responds to a dynamic practice. Tension is also released from muscles and the body is flooded with energy. Lymphatic system can now work more effectively and deal with waste products.

Yoga benefits for mind

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Yoga sessions will usually begin with breathing exercise. The simple process of taking in a deep breath and releasing it slowly is incredibly calming and the basis of the breathing exercises that are a vital backbone to the Yoga discipline. The key to this breathing is that it draws our attention to the one simple action of breathing. We become very aware of the life-giving benefit of a deep and controlled breathing cycle and can achieve a level of calmness that we often do not seek out in our everyday lives. That calmness itself is a stepping-stone to achieving focus. Focusing on equalizing the length of our inhalations and exhalations brings mind and body into balance.

Yoga doesn’t teach us how to handle our mind, it teaches how to quiet our mind to be able to hear ourselves better, our own intuitive voice. There is always so much going on around us that it is difficult to focus on the single task we are doing because of the multitude of things in the back of our mind. Yogis call it "Citta vritti" , a term that refers to the thoughts that clutter the mind. The name comes from the Sanskrit, citta, meaning “consciousness” or “memory,” and vritti, meaning “waves.” It can be translated in English to mean “mind chatter,” and is sometimes called “monkey mind.” One of the goals of yoga is to take control of citta vritti by quieting the mind, thereby reducing stress and increasing Self-awareness.

Ongoing adventure & Self-development

Yoga is not a discipline you simply know or do not know; it is an ongoing learning process. There are different postures and each one has its benefits. You begin the practice by building a strong foundation. Building blocks are important in yoga because proper alignment allows you feel each pose deeper and find a new subtle experience of it every time you get into a pose. You develop a strong sense of self and connection with yourself, it is common to become more content with your life. You will find that the more you practice the more comfortable you are inside and out. It improves your energy and sleep. Yoga takes years off your body, pains off your mind and brings you a sense of lightness and freedom to your Spirit.

Blessings,

Your Yoga Guide