TOTAL YOGA

BENEFITS

Yoga is an effective method for coping with stress and all the various states and conditions that arise from it. A regular practice not only creates a more healthy, flexible and toned body, but also creates a mind that is more up to coping with the everyday challenges that have become standard of a modern lifestyle

Among the benefits to be derived from yoga;

*	A stronger, more toned and flexible body
*	Improved immunity and resistance to injury
*	Greater hand-eye coordination, stamina and energy levels
*	Entire endocrine (hormonal) system brought into balance as well as the respiratory and circulatory systems, digestive and eliminatory systems, reproductive and nervous systems.
*	Fewer aches and pains as well as management and healing of various conditions
*	On a purely physical level efficient breathing encourages a calmer, more grounded state of mind and well as increased energy

These are just some of the physical benefits; in tandem to these there are many mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be enjoyed as well;

*	As the tensions in the body and breath are released so too are the habits, patterns and programs that keep us in cycles of fear, alienation, anger and pain
*	As the body opens and releases so too does the heart; we become more compassionate, empathetic and heart centered
*	We start to realise how the body, mind/heart and breath function together and that we can ultimately define our inner as well as outer experience by the responses we choose to give
*	Yoga practice can help us discover our sense of purpose and meaning in life. The big questions of "Who am I? What is my purpose here?" become slowly illuminated through steady and heartfelt practice
*	Yoga allow us to create an intimate, non-denominational connection to a force greater than ourselves and know that we are all a vital thread in the vast tapestry of creation