About Yoga
Yoga is an ancient practice designed to bring health, happiness and a greater sense of self. It utilizes stretching poses or asanas, breathing and meditation techniques to calm the emotional state and the mind and tone the body. Yoga styles and levels benefit beginner to advanced students including individuals with physical limitations, as well as special times in life such as pregnancy and adolescence.
Relaxation - Yoga exercises, such as gentle stretching, breathing, meditation and guided relaxation, release body tension and calm the nervous system and emotions.
Concentration - Focus, attention and concentration are promoted by a yoga practice of mindful movement and body awareness. The practice of balancing postures, in particular, builds concentration.
Toning - Holding yoga postures creates isometric exercise which tones every part of the body, including the internal organs.
Healing - Yoga exercises the glands, organs and endocrine system, massaging, toning and increasing circulation to stimulate, heal, and eliminate toxins from the body.
Flexibility - Yoga postures gently stretch the muscles in the body, increasing the flexibility and lengthening the muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Nourishing - Slow, gentle movements with deep breathing energize the body rather than tire it. This, in combination with yoga's relaxation and healing benefits, allows daily renewal and nourishment of the body, mind and spirit.
For a schedule of yoga classes in the Savannah area, click here.
