People practice yoga for many ‘mind and body’ health changing solutions. Some people practice yoga to help them achieve mental clarity and improve their ability to concentrate. Others prefer to practice yoga simply because they want to exercise.

If your reason for doing yoga is to lose weight, you have to consider exercises that not only help you to achieve peace of mind and stretch your muscles, but also serve as a good workout to help you shed those extra pounds.

Yoga Classes and Exercising

Yoga is not a high-intensity exercise; however yoga classes usually run from 75 to 90 minutes of non- stop activity. This means that you will be working your muscles all-throughout this period. Whilst you perform these exercises, they will lengthen, strengthen and balance not only your muscles but your entire body. Continue reading →

Yoga focuses on the discipline of the mind, but there are forms and types of yoga which have been introduced that extend to benefit the body and health, including pregnancy.

Yoga was primarily performed for spiritual purposes but had also been used to alleviate health problems, reduce stress and improve posture. One important introduction to the world of yoga is prenatal yoga. It is performed by expecting mothers naturally and has been very popular due to its reported and documented benefits.

Similar to childbirth preparation classes, prenatal yoga also has a strong focus on stretching, breathing, and strengthening the mind. It has been shown that prenatal yoga improves sleep for those whose sleep patterns are adversely affected during pregnancy. Continue reading →