Yoga & Tai Chi, Portland, Ellsworth, Rockland, Maine
Practicing Yoga & Tai Chi can put you on the path to a healthier and happier you!
When you are stressed, overwhelmed, or upset, breathing deeply can help you re-center your mind and enhance your capacity to calm yourself, think rationally, and move forward. Yoga breathing, or Pranayama breathing, is the core of my Yoga teaching. I will teach you many different Yoga breathing techniques passed down for thousands of years that will calm you, give you energy, make your skin glow, and create coolness or heat/energy in your body. Imagine this: a whole spectrum of health benefits just from learning to breathe differently!
Improve your mental and physical health through the practice of Tai Chi.
Growing evidence indicates that the mind-body practice of Tai Chi, which originated in China as a martial art, has immense value in preventing, and even treating, certain health problems. Tai Chi is for everyone – you can get involved in this low-impact, slow-motion exercise. Regardless of what point in your life you are starting from, it’ll only make you feel better. Tai Chi is a beautiful dance of moving and focusing your energy, so come and join the dance!
Come as You Are Chair Yoga and Wild Blossoming Lotus Yoga
My mission in teaching you mat and chair Yoga is to help you on your mental, physical, and creative journey to being more in tune with nature, your body, and the world around you. Through Pranayama breathing, meditation, and yoga movements, you can reach a higher consciousness and focus, so you’ll be more at peace with yourself and, in turn, with the world around you. There have been thousands of studies completed that show yoga has many health benefits as it improves balance, endurance, aerobic capacity, and strength.
Wild Blossoming Lotus Tai Chi
Tai-Chi is another mind-body practice that can make you feel quieter in the mind and slow the deterioration of the brain and body. It has the added bonus of teaching you ancient martial arts movements that you can use in self-defense. You will feel more confident as you grow and unblock your healing energy, or Qi. Tai Chi is excellent for reducing symptoms of many illnesses, including fibromyalgia and hypertension, and slowing down the progression of certain diseases, such as osteoporosis. Whether you use it to improve your eye health, balance, memory, or to just have fun and get your flow back on, you’ll be so happy how you feel after doing Tai Chi even a few times.
The bottom line is that yoga & Tai Chi are both profoundly beneficial and empowering. If you are in the Ellsworth, Rockland, Maine area and would like to learn more about improving your spiritual, mental, and emotional state, as well as your overall health and wellbeing, reach out to me.