Description: Yoga classes teaching yoga in Southend, Benfleet, Leigh on Sea and Hadleigh Essex, member of The British Wheel of Yoga, from beginners to advanced
Yoga, which means ‘union’, promotes a healthy mind, body and breath and is something that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities especially with the stresses and strains of our lives today.
Yoga works in a holistic way, that is, it works on the whole body. Yoga can improve the physical structure of our bodies and can increase our breathing capacity. Yoga can also bring us a sense of calm and relaxation.
By working with physical movements, known as postures or ‘asana’, we can improve the range of movements within our joints increasing both suppleness and strength. Tight muscles can restrict our movements and can cause us structural strain; for example tight hips can strain our knees and tight hamstrings can cause us lower back pain. Strong muscles help to support and bring stability to our joints especially the spine which is a common site of strain. Yoga postures take the spine through it’s full range of m