Happy New Year! 2010 is all about being present in this powerful moment NOW, the
only moment in which you can create your
best life. By including yoga in your daily life
you gain experiences and wisdom that help
you manifest your wondrous life experience,
and be at peace with all that is.
The supreme journey of an individual's life is their journey back to their Creator.
The ancient system of yoga gives us the tools needed to make this journey with strength of body, mind, and spirit
Classes at
The Blue Pearl Yoga Studio
Lovell, Maine
Call for info.
(207) 831-0868
The Blue Pearl Yoga Studio
Lovell, Maine
Call for info.
(207) 831-0868
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Yoga's Gifts
Increased Health
Well Being
Inner Peace
Balance
Strength
Resiliency
Well Being
Inner Peace
Balance
Strength
Resiliency
Top Ten Reasons to Try Yoga
1. STRESS RELIEF: Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. Lowers blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosts the immune system as well as easing symptoms of anxiety, depression,
fatigue, asthma and insomnia.
2. PAIN RELIEF: Studies have demonstrated that practicing yoga asanas (postures), meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with
conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain. Some practitioners state even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.
3. BETTER BREATHING: Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.
4. FLEXIBILITY: Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement. Over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles lengthen, increasing elasticity. Yoga also helps to improve body alignment resulting in better posture.
5. INCREASED STRENGTH: Yoga asanas (postures) use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while these postures strengthen the body, and relieve muscular tension.
6. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Yoga can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.
7. IMPROVED CIRCULATION: Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.
8. CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING: Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improvingoxygen uptake during exercise.
9. FOCUS ON THE PRESENT: Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved concentration, coordination,
reaction time and memory.
10. INNER PEACE: The meditative aspects of yoga help many to reach a deeper, more spiritual and satisfying place in their lives. Many who begin to practice for other reasons have reported this to be a key reason that yoga has become an essential part of their daily lives.
