Benefits of Yoga and Mindfulness:
Body:
Builds Physical strength
Increases flexibilities, endurance and stamina
Increase lung capacity and capability
Increases low muscle tone
Improves posture and alignment
Improves balance, body awareness, focus and coordination
Balances the right and left sides of the body and the brain
Helps with digestion and a healthy immune system
Helps with restful sleep patterns
Regulates weight and balance metabolism
Mind:
Encourages us to stay in the present moment
Builds positive thinking and a positive outlook
Expands the imagination
Promotes mindfulness and compassion
Calms and balances
Balances mood swings
Helps with stress and anxiety
Strengthens problem solving skills
Balances the brain
Supports a healthy memory
Helps with self regulating
Spirit:
Encourages self care and appreciation
Increase confidence and self-esteem
Builds team work skills and support of others
Builds self regulating skills
Encourages compassion of others, ourselves, animals and the planet
Creates a positive outlook
Support self expression
Promotes self control
Promotes forgiveness and letting go
Benefits of Yoga in the schools:
The teachers are doing it to!
Encourages respect for all beings
Supports anti bulling
Teaches tools and strategies to quickly and effectively deal with anger
Encourages and supports techniques to relieve stress and anxiety
Focuses and redirect
Promotes healthy coping skills
Supports a healthy lifestyle
Encourages positive self talk
Improves communication and harmony within the classroom
Improves listening and focus
Promotes social and emotion skills
Benefits of Yoga for Adults and Children with Special Needs:
The ability to self regulate (calm, sooth)
Decreases pain, anxiety, anger, aggression self stimulating activities
Increases strength and flexibility
Strengthens imitation skills
Builds confidence and independence
Increase overall peace
Increases focus and presences
Increases body awareness
Builds balance and coordination
Promotes better posture
Promotes mindfulness
Provides tools and techniques to help with everyday living
Yoga becomes a life skill
Yoga incorporated into one's daily experiences improves concentration and focus, enhances creativity, improves confidence, promotes health and wellness, relieves anxiety and improves academic preformance. Children of all abilities including ADD, ADHD and Autism will benefit by becoming more mentally present for listening and learning and their self-awareness and self-esteem will strengthen. Yoga's benefits will include developing physical and mental strength, help to self regulate, balance mind and body, enhancing the brain, building a positive attitude, calming the mind and increasing self esteem and confidence.
Classes consist of breathing techniques, mindfulness,visualizations, yoga postures, partner poses, affirmations, sing bowls, coaching to enable to student to access yoga tools when needs, games to support the student and relaxation. Class structure and duration will vary depending on the age group.
Class Discription:
Classes will always be modified to work with the individual or group. We specialize in special needs and will work with the caretare or teacher to best serve your individual(s). Class consist of breathing techniques, mindfulness, visualizations, affirmations, singing bowls, coaching to enable the student to access yoga tools when needed, relaxation and yoga poses.