Yoga- Yoga and meditation together help to harness the energy of the mind so that the mind and body are united. Yoga literally means “to yoke the mind and body together,” so that your thoughts are not a thousand miles away from what your body is feeling and sensing. Yoga is a philosophy and discipline applied to the development of mind and body. Yoga practices consist of concentrated stretching based on prescribed sequences of body positions, or asanas. The movement patterns are coupled with bringing attention away from thinking and into the internal feeling space of the body, where breath is used to harness the mind and body together. The practitioner increases body awareness, posture, strength, flexibility, and calmness of spirit. Yoga and meditation invite you to be yourself and to embody yourself: to deepen authentic moment-to-moment contact with how it feels to be who you are, and what it feels like to be in your body.

Some of the benefits of yoga are:
• Develops strength, flexibility, and coordination (physical)
• Can begin to unlock trauma stored in muscle memory (physical)
• Increases mental clarity, concentration, and focus (mental)
• Builds self-esteem and confidence through physical mastery (emotional)
• Provides direct access to mental and physical relaxation
• Provides practical tools to reduce stress