Healthy Moves Gentle Yoga

Susan Joseph, Certified Teacher, RYT

937-339-1439  

  Have you wanted to do yoga, but   thought you would be unable to?

Experience how these classes may be more suitable for you than other classes you have heard about or tried.

All classes are designed for new and continuing students who want a gentle approach.  Participate at your pace and ability in fun and noncompetitive stretching, breathing, concentration, and relaxation techniques.  

The regular practice of yoga can increase your flexibility, strength, body tone, balance, energy, mental focus, and ability to manage stress.  

...because it makes you feel better!

Through exercises in body awareness, breathing, stretching, relaxation, and concentration, your body and mind become healthier.  Yoga brings relaxation, while increasing alertness and energy, as you shape up - all at the same time!

1). Through body awareness exercises, you will learn where you hold stress and tension in your body, helpful in preventing and healing illness, and maintaining health.  Becoming aware of stress is the first step in reducing it.

2.) Through yoga breathing techniques, the lungs become more elastic and your ability to inhale more deeply will increase - this helps the muscles and joints of the ribs and spine to become more supple.  Stretching your muscles allows the blood vessels to become more elastic, improving circulation and increasing the amount of oxygen to the body and brain.

3.) Yoga stretching movements can release and relax areas of tension, decreasing pain and improving circulation.  Stretching also tones and strengthens every major joint and muscle in the body.  As stress is released, reserves of energy that were used to fuel the stress response will be available for living with increased energy, while in a calm, alert state.

4.) Relaxation integrates the effects of practicing yoga breathing and stretches and allows you to soak in the benefits as you completely relax.

5.) After doing the above yoga techniques it is easier to pause in concentrated focus on your present experience.  As the physiological functioning of the body is improved, the mind becomes calm and clear, and deep peace and healing can occur.  It is coming into a place of stillness and connection with the deepest part of us.