The benefits of yoga for your health
Symbolizing the union of the mind and the body, Yoga is an intrinsic part of the healing and rejuvenation process. It has gained recognition worldwide however it does not refer just to meditation and/or exercise. It is a way of life, complete with balance and discipline.
Covering a huge array of breathing exercises, asanas, and meditation techniques, Yoga has been seen to be of great help in physical, mental, and spiritual development. It has been observed to help address stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and high blood pressure. Alongside, it also improves upon flexibility, energy, alertness, strength, balance, and overall wellbeing.
The deliberately tailored pace of motion and/or breathing is known to improve blood circulation, build flexibility and strengthen the muscles. Learning to focus on and control breath and physical movements helps calm the mind and reduces anxiety, consequently lowering fatigue, improving mood, boosting energy, and promoting healthy sleep.
Yoga has been seen to be effective in several issues including:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Diabetes
- Respiratory diseases
- Neurological disorders
- Mental health issues
- Multiple sclerosis and
- Parkinson’s
Key benefits of Yoga include:
- Improved digestion
- Improved flexibility
- Improved breathing
- Calmness of mind
- Clarity of the senses
- Overall improvement of health
Yoga at The Healers’ Clinic
Yoga for beginners
A gentler form of yoga is usually recommended to start with. Retaining its essence and contribution to mental and physical wellbeing, it comprises gentle, slow movements wherein each pose is held for a few moments, aiming to get better at it. The focus is on learning the basic poses, to gently build strength through learning the sun-salutation and Pranayama to energize you. Regularity would ensure that slowly and steadily, one proceeds towards building muscle, improving flexibility, improving posture, and finding a calm within.
Intermediate level Yoga
The pace at the intermediate level would be faster and the poses, more challenging. This level would involve deeper breathing exercises and deeper meditation too. Along with more flow in body movements and variations in the sun-salutation, the poses learnt and practiced at this level would lead to strengthening and flexibility of the muscles.
Advanced Yoga
The advanced level involves a very fast pace, and the poses are highly challenging. With an advanced level of breathing exercises and meditation, extreme flexibility and stability are the achievable effect.
Pre- and post-natal Yoga
This starts and continues at a slow and steady pace, focusing on learning breathing techniques and practicing breathing exercises. Besides bringing peace and calm to the mind, it assists in strengthening the entire body, including abdominal core muscles, hip, and the pelvic floor.
Therapeutic yoga
Supports in cases including stress, depression, anxiety, back pain, musculoskeletal disorders, diabetes, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s, asthma, Alzheimer’s, obesity, insomnia, arthritis, and osteoporosis.
Group Yoga
Along with adapting to and practicing inclusion, yoga in a group sets focus on physical and emotional levels of fitness. The physical stretches aim at flexibility and strengthening while meditation and breathing exercises bring peace, calm and stability to the mind.
Couple Yoga
Focusing on the physical and emotional levels of wellness, the physical stretches aim at flexibility and strengthening while meditation and breathing exercises bring peace, calm and stability to the mind.
Yoga at home
Experience yoga in the comfort and familiarity of your home. The physical, spiritual, or breathing exercise regime will be designed to suit your individual and specific needs.
Yoga outdoors
Experience yoga in the inclusion of nature. The physical, spiritual, or breathing exercise regime will be designed to suit your individual and specific needs.
Yoga for sports enthusiasts
The active yoga flow in this program is known to improve upon focus and concentration, enhance flexibility, strengthen, improve upon breathing, lower stress, and enable relaxation – all of these being large contributors to the lives of the sporty.
Yoga for corporates
This program includes yoga and meditation with exercises and activities such as Trataka for eye strengthening and chair-yoga to enable exercise and stay calm and focused while at work. It is known to improve upon energy levels, focus and concentration, strengthen, enhance productivity, improve upon breathing, lower stress, improves upon flexibility and enable relaxation.
