In the west, we tend to think of yoga as something for spiritual, mental and physical balance; things like getting rid of stress and strengthening muscle groups. But there is also a growing trend towards yoga becoming a part of physiotherapy after an injury or surgery in order to promote blood and oxygen flow, relieve pain, and slowly, steadily strengthen …
Pregnancy and Yoga
Pregnancy is a time of joy, but also a time of stress and worry. Expecting women are bombarded left and right with tips and advice, and downright told what to do and what to avoid. One thing you can be sure of is the necessity of staying healthy. Eating well and exercising regularly is important in order to keep your …
How Yoga Effects Posture
Posture refers to how we stand, sit, walk and take many other actions. Posture is also tied to things like confidence and how we are perceived by others. An upright posture conveys strength and confidence. A slouching posture tends to portray a lack of confidence and sometimes things like exhaustion and sorrow. Poor posture is also linked to back problems …
Benefits of Yoga for Seniors
You’ve probably heard celebrities swear by yoga and maybe you’ve watched the new moms and thirty-somethings holding convoluted poses in the gym. Yoga can seem to be a young person’s sport. However, there are several kinds of yoga which are perfectly suitable for seniors and in even highly beneficial. Seniors have to contend with an older body even if the …
Do Manly Men Do Yoga?
It’s a peculiarity of western culture that yoga is practiced primarily by women. Here, it’s often thought that men do sports and women do things like yoga and stretching. Ironically, many men have reported that their first yoga class has often ‘kicked their ass’ and that it requires a lot more strength than they imagined. In its origin countries, yoga …
Stress Relief With Yoga
One of the most meaningful benefits of yoga for your emotional or mental wellbeing is the ability of yoga to relieve stress and help you achieve a steadier and clearer frame of mind. Stress is an insidious problem for humans; we live with it so much that we don’t even notice its impact until it’s too late. Stress has been …
How To Choose A Good Yoga Instructor
In the old days of yoga, an instructor in yoga would train a student one-on-one, and then the student would go on to train someone else, and so on. Things have certainly changed. It’s not always affordable or convenient to take private lessons, so most of us drop into a class when we can. This can be problematic because the …
The French Know How to Motivate
The French do a whole lot of things right. Bread, cheese, shoes, and films to name a few. They also know how motivate people. Or so it seems from this ad for Contrex, a bottled mineral water. I mean, look at those women go. I don’t usually get quite that excited about my workout. But then, I’ve never had the …
What is Acupuncture and How Can It Help Me?
For a long time, it was hard to sort out the good acupuncture from the bad acupuncture and the media was largely to blame. Fortunately, a public push in more knowledge about healing methods which go beyond the western frame of reference has resulted in acupuncture becoming not only accepted, but widespread. However, you may only think of acupuncture as …
We’re Open on Thanksgiving Day
Join us Thanksgiving Day at Root Whole Body for Yoga! Let the rolls rise, the jello firm up, something delicious marinate while you come to your mat before you feast. 6-7:30am Power Vinyasa with Shaney Aalbers 8-9:15am Hatha with Heather Beckett 9:30-11am Vinyasa with Pam Blair Have a Happy Turkey (or Tofurkey) Day!
Using Acupuncture for Stress Relief
Pain relief and acupuncture are known to go hand in hand, but stress relief closely follows in the list of benefits with acupuncture. Acupuncture is often used as a means of stress relief because it is painless, relaxing and alleviates many other symptoms of stress including things like headaches, backaches and neck pain. But how does acupuncture-an alternative and physical …