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Health & Wellness

A HOLISTIC

YOGA LIFESTYLE CHOICE

Yoga may be performed at all levels by everyone are feeling, physically, emotionally and
spiritually in the moment.
from beginners to advanced practitioners as After you have set an intention for your

each session at KisaneBräsler Yoga is carefully practice, you are guided through a
breathing technique (the Sanskrit term
structured to suit your individual goals and abilities is ‘pranayama’) to teach you how to
while taking into account any injuries you may have. regulate your breath - a very useful tool
to have when you are stuck in traffic or
experiencing road rage or other tricky life
situations. The physical practice begins
hat is Yoga you may ask? The exciting revelation about yoga is that with gentle movement, stretches and sun
Yoga is a physical practice the more you practise, the more you salutes to warm your body and prepare
Wthat connects you with appreciate how much there is to learn for the more challenging poses in the
every level of your being. It’s a carefully and it becomes a journey of self-discovery sequence as well as some wall work if
choreographed sequence of time- and self-mastery. The other incredible fact appropriate. After this, we slow down and
tested postures that stretch, strengthen about yoga (Sanskrit for ‘union’) is that you end your session in a resting pose
and invigorate your body and mind. no matter what your passion is - running, (the Sanskrit term is ’savasana’).
Movement follows the breath and the walking, cycling, golfing, fishing, horse-
possibilities are infinite. riding etc. - it will benefit from and be The calming, centering, soothing effect
improved by a consistent yoga practice. of a yoga practice occurs when you
My own personal journey with yoga take proper mindful rest and your
started at 40 and my only regret is that A typical Hatha (Sanskrit ‘ha’ for ‘sun’ parasympathetic nervous system of ‘rest
I didn’t discover this wonderful practice and ’tha’ for ‘moon’) Vinyasa (Sanskrit and digest’ is activated. ‘Savasana’ is the
earlier. So, I encourage you to test for ‘flow’) yoga session begins either pose that gives you the chance to do this
yourself out on a yoga mat and let the seated or supine, with your eyes closed and so you assimilate all the benefits of
magic begin. I am stronger, more flexible to direct your gaze inwards as you tune your physical practice. You should feel
and equanimous in my fifties than I ever into your breath. Long, slow, deep inhales energised and prepared for whatever the
was in my twenties or thirties and I am and exhales will slow your heart rate, rest of the day has to offer.
only just getting started. calm and still your mind, and allow you
to scan your body and assess how you www.kisanebrasleryoga.com.

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