Yoga in the Charlotte Area

YOGA  Meeting you where you are mentally, physically & spiritually.

Dr. Oz advocates Yoga: http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahdotcom/well_yoga

YOGA

YOGA, What can you expect, for mind, body and spirit?

Balance, Strength, and Flexibility

One of the most obvious things about having a body is that it tends to stiffen and tighten the older you get, much like a plant that is tender and supple when young and becomes hard, dry, and woody with age. When you were young, you were probably very flexible; most children are. As you have grown older, your range and ease of movement have probably diminished. Perhaps you're not as spry as you once were, you move more slowly, and you may be experiencing more aches and subtle pains. You may also have noticed that you're less energetic, less resilient to change, more prone to injury, and that injuries take longer to heal. You may not feel quite as alive as you used to feel.  Given the way most of us live and think, this is neither surprising nor mysterious. Nor is it something that happens suddenly. It creeps up slowly, and you notice it gradually. Your awareness of this gradual decay and loss of vitality, however, can spark a very real commitment to the discipline of yoga.

With yoga you can dramatically retard, even reverse, the tendency to stiffen as you age. You can actually bring the suppleness of youth back into your life and be more flexible, durable, and stronger than you were as a child. You can learn to focus your physical and mental energy more effectively and thereby be more vital, creative, and efficient in all your activities. Clarity and tenacity in your work is often a result. 

Statistics indicate regular Yoga practice has decreased sick days, and improved attitude and cooperation between employees.  There are many physical benefits that accrue from regular yoga practice. The three most obvious are the immediate increase in your balance, strength, and flexibility.

Balance

Improved balance refers not only to the heightened physical coordination you will acquire, but to the balance of power between the left and right, front and back, and high and low aspects of your body.  None of this would matter much except for the fact that being asymmetrical and unbalanced creates a certain inevitable level of stress and strain throughout your body. Many symptom and disease are related to the integrity of the spine. Yoga helps to keep our spine in line, thus eliminating over time multiple symptoms. Yoga creates symmetry throughout your whole body, making you strong and flexible in a balanced way.

Strength

When you feel tired and weak, you also feel heavy. You literally feel heavy, a burden to yourself, as though you had to drag yourself around. When you feel energetic and strong, however, you feel light, and life doesn't seem so difficult. The weaker you are, the heavier you will feel. The stronger you are, the lighter you will feel. A consistent yoga practice will make you strong and light.   The whole tone of your body will change as your strength increases. You will have an easier time handling your own body weight. You will feel sturdier and surer of yourself. You will have a lighter step, your experience in the world will become a pleasure, and life will feel and be easier.

Flexibility

As you free your body and become more flexible, you not only restore lost movement, you actually erase tensions and internal conflicts that would otherwise accumulate and eventually erupt as pain. The more flexible you are, the harder it is for pain to lodge in your body. Pain and tension are forms of blocked, stuck, misplaced, and misused energy. Being more flexible opens these energy blockages and frees your energy circulation. Your entire body will feel clean and new as the stuck parts are freed and released.

 Pain often comes from neglect (a form of misuse) and is always a signal to take care. Because your body is operating more harmoniously, it will not demand your attention in uncomfortable ways. Your awareness and life experience will again feel pure and untainted. This is probably the way you felt when you were young.

Overview

I am a traveling Yoga teacher specializing in women over 40, pre-natal yoga, and yoga for sports, fertility yoga, and BIG strong inflexible men who think Yoga is not for them.  www.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3816419

 I also do corporate Yoga to reduce stress and improve clarity. Give me a contact at your workplace, and I will do my best to bring YOGA to you.

I also teach at The Charlotte Family Yoga Center  www.Charlottefamilyyogacenter.com 

Classes include: Harmony Yoga with music and aromatherapy. Serenity Yoga for a very gentle restorative stretch. Fertility Yoga for those working on the well-being of their bodies in preperation for conception.

Check out this You Tube video on Restorative Yoga

Yoga to support FERTILITY

Follow these 5 steps to tap into your Mind~Body~Spirit to improve your fertility:

1.       Relax – Engage the relaxation response to release stress at a cellular level

2.       Release – Let go of the thoughts, memories, and emotions that hold your current fertility in place

3.       Reveal - What do you REALLY want? Yes, you want a baby, but how does it make you feel? How will you feel when you finally have what you want?

4.       Reconnect – OPEN to the thoughts and emotions that create and support lush fertility. OPEN to the new thoughts and emotions that support what you really want. Make them real today.

5.       Renew – develop an easy system to keep these new thoughts and emotions even with the ups and downs of life

OFFICE YOGA

Our services at a glance:

• Monday & Wednesday evening  RESTORATIVE Yoga at The Family Yoga Center   Register at www.Charlottefamilyyogacenter.com
• Monday 10am FREE Yoga at Bailey's Glen Community Cornelius/Huntersville line.  Provided by the developer of this over 55 community, all are welcome.
• Tuesday at 11:30 Dance Expressions  Afton Village Concord
• Tuesday at 4:15 Harrisburg Methodist Church
• Tuesday 6:30 Yoga Flow All levels  Ruckus House Huntersville/Concord  Moss Creek Community
• Wedndesday 9:30 AM Shads Landing Prosperity Church Rd. Chlt.
• Wednesday 3:30 Dance Expressions Afton Village Concord
• Thursday 9:30 Burgundy Moon Spa Cornelius
• Thursday Corporte Yoga  (ask for details for your company)
• Thursday 7:30 Skybrook Community  Huntersville
• Saturday 9:30 Skybrook Community Call for dates RSVP Required
• Fertility Yoga.....SO you want to have a baby..allow us to help you de-stress, and prepare.  Sandy Warren   Call for details.
• PRIVATE YOGA availabe for prenatal, postpartum, surgery recovery, auto-immune disorders. Ask for a consultation.
• Sandy Warren 704-713-0911  or complete the form below.

You may register below:

Please indicate your area of interest and I will communicate with you about the specifics.  Thank You for your interest.

Who to contact:

Sandy Warren

704-713-0911

Sandy@SandraPWarren.com