Yoga

There is a vitality, a life force that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. ~ Martha Graham

Yoga originated in the subcontinent of India, and has evolved, taking many different forms, over thousands of years. It continues to evolve to this day, developing new emphasis and form as it becomes more and more integrated into the West.

Yoga offers us a place to be ourselves. From this place we can develop greater sensitivity and attentiveness to what our body is telling us - of how we can move, breathe and be with ourselves with ease and clarity; the practice of being more alive to each moment.

'What we are advancing toward is not some physical form but an inward recognition of the truth of who are are..' D.Farhi

Yoga offers us specific tools; through the practice of asana (physical postures), pranayama (expansion of the breath) and meditation (calming and focusing of the mind) to move through our daily lives with greater flexibility and improved function.

The different 'types' of yoga that we encounter today are simply different styles or approaches to the same underlying principle: The principle of bringing together our body, our mind and our heart.

 

 


 
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