Benefits of Yoga

Increased flexibility- range of motion gets limited over time, yoga helps expand it so the body has more freedom to find its most healthful posture

Increased strength- many yoga poses incorporate long holds and using your own body weight to strengthen your muscles, with increased strength we get greater endurance and vigor.

Stress release- yoga helps us to stay more centered and grounded by opening the energy centers of the body. The breathing and pacing of the practice helps to sooth our nervous systems.

Better health and weight loss- yoga helps to detoxify the body so we often find healthy foods more flavorful and junk foods less appealing. We get more in touch with our bodies so we register when we are full and tend to eat less. Other detrimental habits also become less appealing when we practice yoga.

Increased lung and heart capacity- breathing in yoga helps to make the lungs more elastic and pumps the blood full of oxygen which circulates, strengthening the cardio vascular system.

Firmer sense of self- When we learn to do things that challenge us in yoga poses then we find greater confidence to do things in our lives that make us complete.

Deeper spiritual connection- yoga is a spiritual practice that supports any religious belief that feeds your heart. Yoga helps us to understand that we are connected to something bigger and therefore makes us feel loved and more loving.

Fun- it is just plain fun to do new and playful things with your body.