Yoga On Site

Throughout our professional and personal lives we strive to grow and learn. As one of Yoga On Sites Founders I have always been a student of science, the human body and the promotion of a healthy happy body. I have studied and practiced yoga for almost a decade and merged this training with my scientific education and my professional experience in medical/pharmaceutical promotion. After thirteen years of Canadian pharmaceutical/medical promotion it became clear that health or the prevention of illness is a better prospective approach rather than relying solely on interventional medicine once a disease has manifested. A life of study has led me to Yoga and Ayervedic medicine- a vast time tested body knowledge that has largely been excluded from our North American curriculum. This has led us to ameliorate and merge this knowledge with a living commitment to preventative health. Both Yoga and Ayervedic knowledge reminds us that we are first and foremost natural, organic biological beings as are all living things, our body and its health is an integrated relationship of our mind tissues and systems, alignment, muscle balance tone and tension. Noting Tension or Stress is one of the greatest factors leading to a persons progressive illness.

The facilitation of Yoga Therapy and the joy of sharing some of mankinds progressive knowledge is the method in which we empower others to the freedom and benefit of managing their own preventative health measures. We devote our efforts supporting others to acquire knowledge and awareness in yogas therapeutic principles. This allows all of us to be true to our personal natural inclinations but also seeing others realize the physical and mental health benefits which extend to every part of their lives.

We keep on finding scientific information about positive effects of yoga to us. Every yogi and yogini can tell unique experiences and effects on their body, mind or soul. But we are members of informational society and we believe in proofs and scientific facts more eagerly.
We have discussed in our previous newsletters how yoga helps your mental and physical health, but this time we would like to share information how yoga can increase creativity. It is difficult to understand how creativity can be measured and yoga's input described. Apparently it is possible! "Psychology Today" had published an article by Jeffrey Davis, M.A. , discovering yoga's effects on the muse. The main thing that is discussed - a relaxed but alert state of mind that is reached during meditation, asanas (like savasana), breathing by activating the abdomen instead of the chest area. When mind is relaxed and yet alert - creative decisions, ideas are more willing to come. A study by Hans C. Lou et al states that Yoga Nidra quiets the prefrontal region and arouses the posterior visual system - a state of awareness comparable to REM sleep. Studies led by Jonathan Schooler and Jon Kounios (Drexel University) demonstrate that the part of the brain that lights up during "Aha!" moments is the right anterior temporal lobe. It's located in the right hemisphere, generally behind the right ear. Andrew Newberg (University of Pennsylvania) in his research stated that after three months of practice and study of yoga , practitioners' right hemispheres were activated more. At the moment insight, the brain waves light up at the highest measurable frequency known as gamma waves - potentially associated with "higher thinking" such as meditation. So it can be concluded that Yoga helps us to achieve that "higher thinking", be creative, open to new ideas and use our brain more effectively. Read a full article here.
We agree with William Broad, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for The New York Times, who is a practicing yogini since 1970: "The benefits start to accrue...It's like putting a little bit of money in the bank every day or every month. The payoff comes as these things start to multiply."
So let's keep our yoga lifestyle as our path, as a friend traveling through life with us, who helps to know ourselves better and we get to know that friend with a time.

Ever been in Triangle Pose (tri-kona-asana) and wondered, what the heck is this pose really about? What am I supposed to be feeling here? Am I doing it right? What is right for you??? Join us for a 6 session series geared to facilitate understanding of poses from the inside out. We'll explore a complete practice sequence, focusing each week on various elements of the practice, from three angle poses, to forward folds, to lunges, to warriors, to backbends, to beyond. We'll even break down those mysterious Sanskrit names in the interest of revealing Yoga Asana's glorious truth -- that these poses are simply wonderfully intelligent ways to touch every part of the body, to create strength and flexibility in the interest of happier, healthier lives. We will culminate with a complete sequence that you can make your own daily practice you can do anywhere you are! Join us for a single class, or for the whole series! All practitioners welcome!

Ease into your yoga practice with a series of private sessions that breaks down yoga poses, meditation, and yogic philosophy. Appropriate for beginners, as well as intermediate students who want to strengthen the foundation of their practice. We'll cover basic yoga postures, info on how to avoid injuries, how to modify for injuries/ conditions you already have, and how to take your practice to the next level. Learn basic alignment principles to help you feel poses deeply and safely. Then you'll know you're doing it right!
We'll take a break from the poses with a short guided meditation, and a talk on how to start up your own meditation practice at home.
You'll also learn about aspects of yogic philosophy and history that are relevant to your well-being and happiness.

You can feel secure that All of our instructors follow the yogic principles, honesty or truthfulness, non-acquisition or no greed, non-violence or non harmfulness, harmony with nature, organic respect of all life forms.

Our commitment is to study, and appreciate all styles of yoga, teachers, grow and share. Noting that the influence of many teachers allows you to find and develop your own personal practice, and a regular infusion of incremental knowledge adds inspiration plus immediate personal benefit.

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