[pullquote style=”right” quote=”dark”]Therapeutic yoga will help to bring the body into equilibrium [/pullquote]
The purpose of yoga therapy is to balance the mind, body and breath, allowing the body to work as one collective unit. Yoga originated in the East and has been used for many years throughout the world to help protect against illness, to help improve chronic illnesses and to maintain and improve the quality of life. It is a system that can be adapted to suit a particular need or ability.
The class will include precise breathing techniques with greater emphasis on relaxation and breathing than in a normal yoga class and participants are advised to stay well within their own limits and not overdo it. Those who are more severely affected may find they want to start by only doing relaxation, breathing and meditation and nothing else involving movement. Introduction of minute movements to the joints and each class will finish with Yoga Nidra which is a profound relaxation technique and meditation.
| Some of the benefits of Therapeutic yoga |
- oxygenate the tissues, thus giving more energy
- calm the central nervous system and induce a state of deep relaxation
- improve mental clarity and ‘brain fog’
- improve hormonal function/ stimulates the lymphatic drainage system.
- strengthen the immune system/ strengthens the muscles and joints.
- reduce the effects of stress and tension
- improve the circulation to the brain and other parts of the body
- strengthen the lungs and other organs
- create a sense of well being and inner peace.
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