Yoga can change your life - Yoga Palm Beach

Yoga Meditation

 More benefits of Hatha Yoga

 YOGA  ASANAS FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT:

Yoga (even less vigorous styles) 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.

 YOGA FOR IMPROVED CIRCULATION:

Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.

 YOGA FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING:

Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardio-vascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.

 YOGA FOR 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.

 YOGA FOR INNER PEACE:

The meditative aspects of yoga help many to reach a deeper, more spiritual and more 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. 

If you would like to find out more about the practice of  yoga asanas and meditation and how this practice can help you develop paitence, and overcome stress you are most welcome to contact us. Leave a comment and your details below, we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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Yoga Breathing For Health - Yoga Palm Beach

   Just Breathe

• Pranayama is meditative.

• Pranayama may slow ageing. 

• Pranayama improves breathing and circulation.

• Pranayama helps with focus and concentration.

•  It brings lightness to the body. It may assist in keeping the body disease free.

• Pranayama helps increase lung capacity, thereby improving efficiency and health. 

• It helps to relieve high blood pressure. 

• It is a very beneficial practice, pranayama helps us to centre, allowing time for contemplation. 

• Pranayama brings stillness and calmness to the mind. 

• Pranayama is good for physical, mental and spiritual happiness. 

• Pranamaya stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous systems. It helps to ease stress, anxiety and tension. It also eases depression, dullness and lethargy.

If you would like to find out more about how the practice of  yoga nidra meditation can help; you are most welcome to contact us. Leave a comment and your details below, we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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Forgiveness - Yoga Palm Beach

Forgiveness 

Is good for your heart. One study from the Journal of Behavioural Medicine found forgiveness to be associated with lower heart rate and blood pressure as well as lowering stress levels. This can bring long term health benefits for your heart and overall health.

Practical Steps
 
So how does one go about forgiving? How do we forgive? We seek to understand rather than judge. 

The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, defines forgivable as “something that you are able to forgive because you understand it.”

• Jesus Christ demonstrated his understanding of human fallibility when he said on the cross “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do”.
• Since humans are not omniscient, or infallible, mistakes are inevitable for all of us.
• When we understand and accept human fallibility, it becomes much easier to forgive the mistakes of others, and even our own.
• Make a conscious decision not to seek revenge or nurse a grudge, decide instead to forgive. This conversion of the heart is a critical stage toward forgiveness.
• Acknowledge that by forgiving you can experience inner healing and move on with life.
• Try to see things from the other persons perspective.
• Accept the pain you’ve experienced don't pass it on to others, including the person involved.
• Choose to extend goodwill and mercy toward the other party, wish for the well being of that person.
• Realistic acceptance of human fallibility brings the benefits of forgiveness.

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Drs. Warren Jones and Kathleen Lawler found that harbouring anger and resentment tends to increase blood pressure. Forgiving seems to have overall cardiovascular benefits.

A study conducted at University of Michigan Institute for Social Research found that forgiving others was linked with better self reported mental and physical health.

• Forgiveness powerfully changes our feelings about the past. Forgiveness does not change the past. But our feelings about the past can change.
• The amazing benefit of forgiveness is this - When we make peace with the past, forgiveness frees us. We are able to live a better, healthier, and happier life.
• The rewards and benefits of forgiveness are very practical. Compassionate understanding makes forgiveness possible.

  Benefits of Forgiveness

 
1. Decrease in heart rate and blood pressure
2. Relief from stress (physical and emotional)
3. Decrease in medication
4. Improved sleep patterns and increased vitality
5. Decreased physical complaints such as tension headaches
6. Reduction in depressive symptoms
7. Deep healing and a greater sense of peace and well-being.
8. Better conflict management
9. An overall improvement in relationships
10. Increase in compassion, altruistic behaviours
 
 
Sources:

The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=30558&dict=CALD

Harris, A.H, Luskin, F.M.., Benisovich, S.V., Standard, S., Bruning, J., Evans, S. and Thoresen, C. (2006) Effects of a group forgiveness intervention on forgiveness, perceived stress and trait anger: A randomized trial Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(6) 715-733. http://www.learningtoforgive.com/researchfiles/research2.htm

Ascribe Higher Education News Service, 11-DEC-01. “Forgiveness and Health: University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research Study Shows How Link Changes with Age.” http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7317066_ITM

Piper, Stephanie, 2000, “Let Bygones Be Bygones” http://pr.utk.edu/alumnus/alumarticle.asp?id=97

Jowett, Benjamin: translator. 1952. The Dialogues of Plato, “Protagoras”. Chicago, London, Toronto, Geneva, Sydney, Tokyo: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc
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The practise of Yoga, Yoga meditation and Yoga mantras help to increase good qualities like forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, kindness, peacefulness, as well as improving physical health, reducing stress, headaches, depression, anxiety and more.

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Ride Your Bike - Yoga Palm Beach

The Benefits of Bike Riding

Bike riding is a popular sport, but many of us don’t find the time to go for many rides, even if we have a bike it usually sitting in the garage somewhere collecting dust!

A thirty minute bike ride will burn up about 8 kilojoules at a social pace, or 26 kj if you ride at 25 kph or faster. Compare that to 5kj for a slow walk or 9kj for half an hour of sit ups!


So bike riding is an effective form of exercise and can be part of a fitness or weight loss program. But there are other advantages as well.

* Unlike working out in a gym, bike riding will get you out in the fresh air and into different environments. You will be able to clear your mind and relax and enjoy yourself.


* Riding outside also exposes you to sunlight which is a natural source of vitamin D.

* Bike riding isn’t very stressful on most of your body, and it’s certainly less jarring than going for a run although a medium paced jog burns a similar amount of energy.

* Bike riding can be practical. Consider riding next time you need to visit a friend or maybe even use it as a way to get to work each day. Not only will you get some exercise, you’ll save petrol money, save the environment and may even save time.

* Make it social. It’s hard to chat whilst swimming or doing aerobics, but bike riding with a friend allows for chatting and you can have a break, stop for a picnic and relax at the end.

*Riding a bike with the rush of wind in your face can give a real sense of exhileration, release endorphins and make it so you feel better.

I really enjoy bike riding but I do find my muscles tighten up, that's why it's essential to stretch before riding and after riding also. Feels great to stretch your hips, ham strings and spine especially the lower back. If you enjoy bike riding make a point of stretching.

If you would like to come to a class to stretch or practice yoga, you are welcome to leave a comment along with your details, we will contact you as soon as we can.
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