If you want to relax and become balanced, centred and calm, yoga will lead you there. If you want to achieve peace of mind and discover your hidden potential, yoga is the answer. Yoga will also help improve your physical health, tone your muscles and internal organs, relieve tension, reduce weight and strengthen your bones.
Yoga is for everyone
Forget about your fitness level. Forget about your age. Let go of your preconceived notions of what yoga is about. Yoga is for everyone. Yoga is a non-competitive, personal and enjoyable activity that can produce truly amazing results. You start at the beginning and you continue at your own pace. Whether you are a total beginner or an advanced practitioner, the benefits of yoga are many. With commitment, time and effort, yoga can change you as much or as little as you desire.
Practising in a class aid your motivation but it is important to respect your own body and work at your own pace rather than compare yourself to other students.
Oneness of all things
The word “Yoga” means “union”: the union of mind, body and spirit – the union between us and the intelligent comic spirit of creation – “The Oneness of all Things”,
Yoga as art, science and philosophy of life
The origins of yoga are shrouded in the mists of time. It is believed that the ancient wisdom is known as “the supreme science of life” was revealed to the great sages of ancient India three to four thousand years ago. This vast body of knowledge, when practised through the system of yoga, can lead to greater health, mental control and, ultimately, self-realisation.
Society today reflects the belief that disease, struggle and strife are natural to the human condition. Negative conditioning promotes ignorance, which prevents us from experiencing our true potential. These negative thoughts get stored in our bodies, causing blockages that disrupt the balance of health. The ageing of the body is largely an artificial process caused by stress, poor diet, ingestion of toxins and exposure to the harmful rays of the sun. By purifying the body and keeping it supple, we can reduce the process of cell deterioration.
Yoga Today
In our ever-changing world with its frenetic pace of life, technological advances and financial pressures, more and more of us are turning towards the principles of yoga. Recent scientific studies have shown that the regular practice of yoga decreases problems with breathing, digestion and blood pressure, eliminates stress and tension and helps people suffering from arthritis and arteriosclerosis. The results of a six-month study showed a dramatic increase in lung capacity, the ability to handle stress, and a reduction in body weight, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.