What is Yoga
Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy that affects us on the physical, mental and spiritual levels. It is a discipline of self-study that through which we master our energy, our mind and our lives. It is a practical method for making our lives joyful, balanced, and purposeful. Yoga transforms the body, the mind and the spirit and unifies these aspects of ourselves leading us inwards to ultimately shed our false identities to discover the Self allowing us to live a harmonious and evolutionary life.
Yoga is an ancient practice that originated in India and has been passed down orally from teacher to student for millennia. Yoga is a holistic lifestyle that includes breathwork, postures, meditation, a code of conduct, and more. 1-on-1 teacher-student relationships is how yoga was designed to facilitate spiritual growth.
Yoga will help us become aware of our thought patterns and behaviors so that we can make better choices and live more fully with access to our inner resources of joy, compassion, gratitude, love and peace.
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” ― The Bhagavad Gita
Yoga Offers Wide-ranging Benefits
Yoga offers physical and mental health benefits for people of all ages and can become an integral part of your treatment and potentially hasten healing.
A yoga mentor can work with patients and put together individualized plans. Yoga can support the healing process and help the person experience symptoms with more centeredness and less distress.
How Yoga Can Help Heal
Trauma-informed, or trauma-sensitive yoga, is not designed to take you back to the source of your pain. Its purpose is to help you become more aware of what’s going on in your body. Once you tap into that, you can work on releasing built-up emotions, stress and tension.
Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
Stress reduction, insomnia prevention, emotion control, improved attention—certain breathing techniques can make life better. Pranayama (“breath retention”) yoga was the first doctrine to build a theory around respiratory control, holding that controlled breathing was a way to increase longevity.
Benefits of Meditation
Meditation has been shown to offer many benefits. Although it’s well known as a technique to reduce stress and anxiety, research shows that it may also help enhance your mood, promote healthy sleep patterns, and boost cognitive skills. Read more.