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Testimonial:

This is a beautiful property overlooking a lake with a new studio having a padded floor (super comfortable), giant glass wall with the view through the live oaks out to the lake. Saundra is a low key well trained instructor. I never feel very sore after classes but feel an increase in energy as I steadily get stronger. All levels of students come to the classes and difficulties are faced with learning techniques of how to teach muscles to stretch and strengthen without injury. Highly recommended! – Molly

Yoga Information

Yoga is a philosophy (mindset), a practice or lifestyle, not a religion. When practicing yoga, one concentrates on the breath and being aware of what is happening inside the body. The idea is to focus awareness on exactly what you are doing in the moment, to be mindful. Whatever the body can do in a yoga session is exactly what it should be doing. Accepting without judging, you discover a journey within yourself. A link between the body, mind and spirit, offering new inner growth and self-understanding. Coordinating breath with movement allows you to fully experience the stretch. Yoga is not the posture you are doing, but the change you are becoming.Yoga is not about simply completing a stretch so that you can move on to the next one. It is about being present in the moment.

There are several types of yoga practice and many styles to choose from.

Types of Yoga:

Hatha Yoga: Body ~ The balance between physical and mental. It is most widely practiced form of yoga in the western world. It is best known as a series of body postures (asanas). Hatha Yoga positions are practiced largely in the West for their practical health benefits.

Bhakti Yoga: Love ~ The path of innocence, emphasizes on the love and devotion to the Almighty. Practiced in a number of ways, such as praising the God by singing, chanting slogans, reading religious books, listening to prayers and by watching religious movies.

Jnana Yoga: Knowledge ~ The Yoga of true knowledge or enlightenment, Jnana Yoga aims to detach the person performing it, from all the temporary things of the life. The person doing it attains tranquility, control over his/her mind, sense, faith, ability for concentration and the endurance to withstand the play of opposites by Mother Nature.

Karma Yoga: Work ~ The aim of a Karma Yogic (one, who performs Karma Yoga) is to provide selfless service to the poor and the needy, without expecting money, fame, power, respect and honor in return of the service.

Mantra Yoga: Mantra ~ makes use of chanting mantras to attain a peace of mind and increase the concentration power.

Raja Yoga: Psychophysical ~ The path of insight. This type of Yoga helps a person to alleviate himself/herself from emotional and mental conflicts. Raja Yoga helps the person to be in harmony with the co-existing creatures and the environment.

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Styles of Hatha Yoga:

Anusara, Ashtanga, Bikram aka Hot Yoga, Integral, Iyengar, Kripalu, Kundalini, Power, Therapeutic & Yin Yoga