What is yoga?

The Sanskrit word yoga is translated as ‘union’; the body, mind and breath working in harmony together for a balanced life. First and foremost it’s practical and helps us feel better.

The practice of yoga helps the breath, mind and body to move energies in the body, encouraging balance, both internally and externally and promote feelings of lightness and ease. Linking the practise with Eden Method techniques makes it a powerful practise to bring in beneficial changes to our whole system.

What are the benefits of yoga?

There’s a hundred and more reasons to do yoga that become clearer as you do more and more, but here are some of the main benefits:

It moves the energies in the body

Calms the Nervous System

Brings cortisol into balance & therefore blood pressure and hormones

Improves efficiency of lungs, cardio-vascular system and circulation

Improves posture, flexibility and strength

Improves range of joint movement

Improves energy levels

Improves concentration

Better balance in all aspects of life

Enhanced feeling of well-being and calm

Better quality sleep and digestion

Reduction of anxiety and depression

Reduces pain

Plus – coming to a class is a sociable activity; come and make some new friends!

More information on the Home Page in the  Energy Flow Yoga post.