Yoga and Meditation
Yoga and meditation provides students with an opportunity to reconnect and expand. This class opens with an easy asana practice that then leads to a comfortable meditation, inviting for practitioners of all experience levels.
Pranayama and Meditation
This is a 30 minute guided breathwork and communal meditation. There is no experience needed. This can be a perfect addition to the 10:15 AM gentle and therapeutics class, but can also be taken on its own. Each week we will learn the basics of some form of breath work and meditation (which may vary) , And we will put what we have learned into practice and breathe and sit together for the remaining 20 minutes. Please arrive early so we can begin on time together. Due to the quiet nature of class we kindly ask students to come early and settle in. Doors will close five minutes after class begins.
10 reasons to meditate
— Philippe Goldin
Research has documented many health benefits of regular meditation:
- Reduced stress: Meditation may decrease stress. It also can improve symptoms of stress-related conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder and fibromyalgia.
- Improved memory: Better focus through regular meditation may increase memory and mental clarity. These benefits can help fight age-related memory loss and dementia.
- Increased attention: Meditation helps with attention span.
- Enhanced will power: Meditation develops the mental discipline needed to avoid bad habits.
- Better sleep: Meditation can shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and improve sleep quality.
- Less pain: Meditation can reduce pain and boost emotion regulation. Together with medical care, this may help treat chronic pain.
- Lower blood pressure: Blood pressure decreases during meditation and over time in people who meditate regularly. This can reduce strain on the heart and blood vessels and help prevent heart disease.
- Less anxiety: Regular meditation helps reduce anxiety and related mental health issues like social anxiety, fears and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
- Less depression: Meditation can help reduce the occurrence of depression.
- Greater compassion: Meditation can help you better understand yourself, find your best self, and increase positive feelings and actions toward others.
