DOWN TO YOGA

 

Katherine discovered a love for yoga that never left her side. After completing her 250 hour teacher training course at The Yoga Sanctuary in 2015 - the bond she started off with grew even stronger.  Her passion for yoga doesn't just happen on the mat, it carries her through everyday life experiences. She likes to think of her practice as an ongoing road that knows no boundaries, wherever it may currently be. Union - which is yoga, is an important factor  she maintains throughout each class, and have hopes it will resonate through ones day to day living. One of her many goals is allowing yoga to be a journey that once started, doesn't end. 

Upon completing her teacher training, she has volunteered at HI-Toronto Hostel, throughout the summer and fall months, teaching a 1 hour yoga class in St. James Park.  She was hired at a Muay Thai Gym temporarily, teaching students a 75 minute yoga class in preparation for upcoming events. She continues to sub for fellow yoga instructors whenever needed.

 

Benefits

 

 

• Increased Flexibility

• Improves Posture

• Boosts Immune System 

• Reduces Stress 

• Provides Clarity to the Mind

 

Why is Increasing your Flexibility good for your wellbeing? 

 

With a flexible body you are able to move more freely. As you age, this is a factor that weighs heavily on our bodies. Tightness occurs around the nerves, glands, circulatory system, the spine and energy systems. 

 

Maintaining flexibility will help to assist in the strength of your muscles. When muscles in your body become tight, other surrounding muscles will try to aid in helping the action to occur - ultimately resulting in injury. 

 

To increase your range of motion means to move more efficiently and to recover quickly, creating more supple joints and elastic muscles. 

 

Becoming more flexibly will also help with eliminating poor posture. 

 

Why is improving your posture beneficial? 

 

Having poor posture can result in aches and pains such as lower back pain and knee pain. 

 

The head alone is a heavy weight on your neck. When improper alignment occurs with the head, fatigue becomes a common feeling. When your head is inline with your spine, it gives the muscles in your neck and back less of a load in supporting it. 

 

If the hips are constantly too far forward, or too far back, the lower back can become stressed due to overexertion of the hamstrings. 

 

When good posture becomes a habit, we then become more aware of where tension is held in the body. 

 

How does doing yoga boost your immune system? 

 

Yoga helps in removing any blockages we harness within our bodies, through postures (also known as Asanas) and steady flow of the breath (Pranayama). One of the strongest ways, as been proven with the support of science, is the daily practice of meditation. 

 

By doing yoga daily, your focus becomes more aware of the need to take deep breaths. By breathing deeply, you are providing fresh oxygen to the brain, while providing increased blood flow to the body. 

 

A daily practice can create habits such as breathing through your nose. By breathing deeply in through your nose, you are literally filtering the air the comes into your body, which results in a happier set of lungs. 

 

By increasing your flexibility, improving your posture and boosting your immune system, you create a stress free state of mind. The energy within you is able to move freely, any blockages that were once there, begin to fade. Life as you know it, becomes less serious and more of a good vibration. 

 

• Increased strength

• Improved Cardiovascular

• Technique and improved form with all exercises

• A social avenue to meet new people

• Reduction of stress (physical activity is an excellent outlet for day to day stressors)

• Overall Improvement of mood and energy level