Yoga offers many physical and emotional benefits. For many people, the inner peace and contentment they feel with the regular practice of yoga is what keeps them coming back to the mat. This connection is experienced with partners in couple’s yoga classes. Couples yoga has gained popularity in the last few years and is likely to continue to grow. There are many types of couples yoga classes offered. Really, any form of yoga can be practiced together. The trick is finding a form of yoga that both partners enjoy and that meets your needs. For example, if you are both … Continue reading →

The teen years are a great time to begin a yoga practice. Often girls, who consider themselves not athletic and don’t enjoy working out, grow to love yoga. In fact, more gyms and yoga studios are beginning to offer yoga classes designed specifically for teens. Yoga offers a variety of health benefits to teens. Teenage girls are living in a world of chaotic emotions and yoga provides an inner focus and relaxation that offers a break from the pressures and stress on today’s teens. The stress relief benefits of yoga are perfect for busy, stressed out teens. Teens are often … Continue reading →

Yoga is a practice that can be enjoyed by men, women and children of all ages. If you are interested in trying yoga, but hesitate due to age, you should know that there are many benefits to midlife yoga. As we age, certain physical challenges seem inevitable. Problems such as menopause will affect all women. Also at this time of life, problems that include osteoporosis, fatigue and general aches begin to take hold. Yoga is the perfect remedy to a range of problems that plague people in midlife. Yoga helps reduce stress, improve insomnia and relieve headaches. If you are … Continue reading →

There are many benefits to yoga practice for athletes. Men and women from weightlifters to golfers are beginning to appreciate the benefits of yoga. Personal trainers and coaches are beginning to recommend adding a yoga practice to the exercise routine. Yoga improves muscle strength and core strength. A strong core is important in many sports and can help prevent injury, particularly to the lower back, due to the enhanced strength of the muscles. Yoga provides a great compliment to your weight lifting routine and helps build a strong, toned core. Flexibility, balance and coordination are enhanced through a regular yoga … Continue reading →

Yoga offers several benefits to children. Stress is becoming almost as common for our children as it is to us. Yoga helps stabilize mood, calm behavior and offers the same wide variety of health benefits to children as to adults. Childhood is actually a great time to introduce yoga to children. Kids are naturally flexible, energetic and interested in learning new ways to move their bodies. Yoga enhances their natural flexibility and improves strength. There are some challenges when introducing children to yoga practice. Kids, particularly younger children, have a notoriously short attention span. Attempting to get kids to practice … Continue reading →

Yoga is all about achieving balance and living a healthful, natural lifestyle. Considering this, it is no surprise that diet plays a key role in maintaining balance and health. While you will find some specific diets called a Yoga Diet, it is not necessary to stick to them without deviation. Basically, a yoga diet could be described as a whole foods diet or a diet consisting largely of foods as close to their natural state as possible. For example, fresh strawberries are a whole food, strawberry Pop Tarts are not. The way you treat your body will influence how you … Continue reading →

Yoga is not new. However, what is fairly new and growing in popularity is yoga with kids. There are many benefits for kids in a yoga practice. The lives of today’s children seem to be more stressful, rushed and hurried than in past generations. There is more pressure to perform at school, and at little league. Yoga is a great way to slow things down, if you feel your kids are stressed or being rushed through life. Yoga provides a way for kids to learn to slow down, relax and focus inward. In this way, they are reaping the same … Continue reading →