I am so excited to continue adding more services to the studio!
This class is for men and women and uses body bars of assorted weights (from 4-24 lbs), resistence tubing, weight plates. The class is the ultimate in total body conditioning. Sculpt and define every inch of your body with one piece of equipment. It’s a toning and conditioning class with weights and is for just about everybody who wants to add strength training into their aerobic activity.
Each class is 60 minutes in duration, with an emphasis on correct form and technique.
Benefits of the Body Bar Class:
Burn calories per class for fat loss
Improve strength
Improve general fitness
Define and tone your muscles
Improve bone density
Offering the most comprehensive schedule of classes in yoga, Spinning and Group Fitness (HIIT, BootCamps, TBC, PILOXING, 15-15-15-15)led by internationally and nationally certified qualified instructors and teachers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Yamas & Niyamas
As most of you have often heard me state during centering, that your practice should embrace ahimsa (non-violence) and satya (truthfulness). Of the yamas (simplified: how we conduct oursleves) and niyamas (our spiritual observances), these two resonant with me the most.
I've always been in a competitive environment, whether academically or professionally, this eventually transcended into everything I did. Basically, operating almost every waking moment on overdrive, like alot of us today. When I first started actively practicing yoga, I headed for Bikram, power, dabbled in kickboxing combined with yoga (how is that for conflict of ideologies!). If it didn't make me ache, sweat, left bruises, it just wasn't worth the effort.
Through contact with some pretty profound yogis, it slowly dawned on me that playing tug of war with myself to assume an asana, was feeding my ego, but wasn't feeding my spirit. So, I started to slowly embrace ahimsa, now it's part of who I am. Some days my personal practice is pretty gentle-I am not tryng to prove anything to myself. As for satya, we are all different in how our bodies move. So, some asanas for me are a work in progress-I have my favourites, but accept those asanas, which I must keep working towards.
I am always thrilled when I see students assume an asana they've been working towards, knowing that they have achieved this by listening to what their body is or has been telling them-practicing ahimsa and satya.
I've always been in a competitive environment, whether academically or professionally, this eventually transcended into everything I did. Basically, operating almost every waking moment on overdrive, like alot of us today. When I first started actively practicing yoga, I headed for Bikram, power, dabbled in kickboxing combined with yoga (how is that for conflict of ideologies!). If it didn't make me ache, sweat, left bruises, it just wasn't worth the effort.
Through contact with some pretty profound yogis, it slowly dawned on me that playing tug of war with myself to assume an asana, was feeding my ego, but wasn't feeding my spirit. So, I started to slowly embrace ahimsa, now it's part of who I am. Some days my personal practice is pretty gentle-I am not tryng to prove anything to myself. As for satya, we are all different in how our bodies move. So, some asanas for me are a work in progress-I have my favourites, but accept those asanas, which I must keep working towards.
I am always thrilled when I see students assume an asana they've been working towards, knowing that they have achieved this by listening to what their body is or has been telling them-practicing ahimsa and satya.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
New Class to Schedule-Gentle, Restorative Yoga
Due to the requests, a new yoga class has been added to our schedule.
Gentle, restorative yoga is appropriate for those who students, recovering from an injury, surgery, or an illness, seniors or those not quite ready for a beginner class. This slow paced class incorporates the use of props, such as chairs and bolsters, to support the student's body, allowing a deep relaxtion and promoting healing.
This class is a drop in class.
When: Mondays, starting on March 2
Time: 11 a.m to 11:55
Cost: $7.00 (Please note, there is no charge for this class for students undergoing chemo or radiation therapy, who have completed treatment and are in remission or in pallative or hospice care-please call prior to attending).
Namaste
Gentle, restorative yoga is appropriate for those who students, recovering from an injury, surgery, or an illness, seniors or those not quite ready for a beginner class. This slow paced class incorporates the use of props, such as chairs and bolsters, to support the student's body, allowing a deep relaxtion and promoting healing.
This class is a drop in class.
When: Mondays, starting on March 2
Time: 11 a.m to 11:55
Cost: $7.00 (Please note, there is no charge for this class for students undergoing chemo or radiation therapy, who have completed treatment and are in remission or in pallative or hospice care-please call prior to attending).
Namaste
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