| Yoga is a practise that is available to everyone. All you | | | | and you will find that your glands and nerves have |
| need is the desire to improve yourself and a simple | | | | benefited too from the prolonged exercise. |
| space in which to perform your routines - there is no | | | | All this effort helps us to let go of tensions and stress |
| special equipment needed and you won't have to | | | | within our bodies and let our natural positive energy |
| spend a lot of money to begin. | | | | reserves come to the surface promoting glowing |
| Originally developed in India thousands of years ago, | | | | health of body and mind. |
| the founders and first practitioners of Yoga sought to | | | | Yoga also combines the physical body work along |
| harmonise mind, body and soul which, they believed, | | | | with special breathing exercises known as |
| would lead to mankind's spiritual progression and | | | | "pranayama" which is no more than controlled |
| increasing balance with the natural world. Yoga | | | | regulated breathing which follows various simple |
| combines physical movement with mental exercises | | | | patterns to bring about clarity of mind and heightened |
| which promote a peaceful state of mind and daily | | | | mental focus. Just by concentrating on your breathing |
| existence. | | | | you can bring a marvellous stillness and calmness to |
| Building better health, posture and fitness are benefits | | | | the mind which by itself will have a large positive |
| that can come through sustained yoga practise. The | | | | impact upon your daily life. |
| "asanas" or postures, exercise the whole body in | | | | Through continued practise of Yoga, subtle changes |
| order, not only stretching and toning all the joints and | | | | occur within the individual for the betterment. Our |
| muscles but also positively impacting the spine and | | | | perception changes and grows along more positive |
| skeletal system too. | | | | constructive lines and our bodies reflect a greater |
| The internal organs are also massaged through the | | | | harmony and general state of health than we would |
| twists and turns of the body during a yoga session | | | | have without it. |