Benefits of Yoga

There are many physical and mental benefits to be gained from the regular practice of yoga.

Yoga can help to:-

Relieve Stress and Tension
Induce Relaxation
Improve Sleep Patterns
Reduce Body Fat
Improve Muscle and Skin Tone
Improve Agility and Balance
Improve Posture and Help Maintain a Healthy Spine
Increase Joint Mobility and Flexibility
Increase Lung Capacity
Aid Circulation
Aid the Elimination Process
Improve Mental Focus
Calm the Mind
Reduce Fatigue

There are also many spiritual benefits to be gained from practicing yoga regularly, the more yoga you do the more the benefits will reveal themselves to you and the deeper these benefits will become.

Yoga allows you to take time and connect with your body and during a class time can be taken to focus on alignment. Awareness is brought to how you sit, stand and breathe, this provides an opportunity to improve your posture and remove any bad habits. It is these bad habits that can create stress and tension inside the body, which may be reflected as joint stiffness, headaches or other ailments. Yoga allows you to focus the mind on the activity and encourages mental stillness, in today’s busy world it is not often that the mind is able to rest.

Our Beginners Hatha Yoga Class CDs and Beginners Flowing Sequence/Vinyasa MP3 Downloads provide a practical introduction to yoga and are an ideal way to practice yoga at home or on the go.  For those with more experience, try our Improvers Hatha Yoga Class CDs and Improvers Flowing Sequence/Vinyasa MP3 Downloads. Each of our yoga classes and flowing sequences use clear and easy to follow verbal instructions mixed with a different full length soothing background music track. All are accompanied by a guide booklet that highlights the instructions and gives a series of photos for each posture.

Our Pre & Post Natal Yoga Class CD's & Yoga MP3 Downloads are ideal for expectant and new mothers.  After the baby is born, the first precious months with a new arrival are very important so what better way to strengthen the bond between baby and parent than with the Yoga for Babies DVD.