YOGA 

 

 

Yoga is a self-sufficient, incredibly rounded system that anyone can practise. It’s the art of modifying each pose to suit your own body that sets into motion the journey of learning about yourself. The true purpose of yoga. Through attention to the breath the practice is transformed and we gain the relaxing and mental health benefits we so often hear about that come from Yoga.

With regular practice you can reap many physical benefits, some of which are listed below:

• Improved posture
• Defined muscle tone
• Reduced aches, pains and stiffness (especially in the back)
• Better body balance
• Increased flexibility
• Enhanced respiratory, digestive, reproductive and immune systems
• Boosted energy levels
• Increased stamina
• Heightened mental agility
• Improved concentration and or creativity
• Reduced tension, stress and anxiety
• Stronger willpower
• Boosted sexual confidence and control
• Maintained youthfulness

“We don’t use our body to get into a pose, we use the pose to get into our body”
Bernie Clark The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga

 

PILATES

 

Combining the mindfulness of yoga and the technique of body building, Pilates is an effective exercise system accessible to all levels of fitness and flexibility. As with yoga the focus is on moving with the breath and utilising the breath to support each exercise, all the while staying aware of the whole body as you move. As with body building the exercises are repetitive and focus on one or one set of muscle groups at a time to tone and sculpt the body. Pilates as opposed to Yoga may be better suited for those with limited movement.

With regular practice you can reap many benefits, some of which are listed below:

• • Improved posture
  • Defined muscle tone
  • Reduced aches, pains and stiffness (especially in the back)
  • Better body balance
  • Increased flexibility
  • Maintained youthfulness

 

“Change happens through movement and movement heals” Joseph Pilates