wellness – Tranquability

Benefits of yoga for seniors

As the body ages, there are many physiological and psychological changes. Some changes are primary (changes we all experience), and some are secondary changes (changes due to disease or injury). Yoga has evidence based proven history of being able to support the person thorough this life stage and to remain as independent as possible. RegularContinue reading “Benefits of yoga for seniors”

Meditation minimizes melt down

What is meditation? Meditation (the uninterrupted flow of concentration or one pointed attention) is the seventh limb, or stage, of the eight limbs of yoga. The eight limbs represent the students’ life journey through yoga in order to reach Samadhi where the Individual spirit is liberated and joins the Universal spirit. Yoga is a spiritualContinue reading “Meditation minimizes melt down”

Yoga anywhere

My students travel a fair bit or sit in an office. It is important to stretch after long periods of sitting. Some of the benefits of yoga are that you can do it anywhere, start at any age or can take it up again at any age. Regular practice gives us the optimal health. AsContinue reading “Yoga anywhere”

Trimming down with yoga

With the Festive Season behind us we might notice that our waistline has expanded. If one of your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health please read on :)! As we age it easier to put on weight, the metabolism slows down so we need to watch the energy intake and output more closely. Continue reading “Trimming down with yoga”

Improve your posture – stand tall

Posture is the way in which you hold yourself while sitting, standing, and lying down. Good posture is important to allow our organs to work better, think of your lungs. We all spend too much time sitting and tend to hunch our shoulders. Do an easy test: stand with your back and head against aContinue reading “Improve your posture – stand tall”