ABOUT YOGA

Many people regard yoga primarily as a practice of postures and basic breathing.However, there are many more tools that, if used appropriately and under guidance of a competent teacher, can put the practitioner on the path to self-enquiry, transformation, and health.

In addition to postures, the tools of yoga include a wide range of breathing techniques, the use of sound or chanting, symbolic gestures, visualization, meditative practices, and more.

The purpose of yoga is to support health, wellbeing, and healing – holistically. The practice of yoga should always be adapted to the individual by taking unique factors such as physical, mental and emotional state, past experiences, education, lifestyle, diet, and environment into account. Yoga is for everyone – regardless of background, age, creed, or fitness level.

Yoga is a discipline that originated in ancient India. Archeological and historical evidence indicates that yoga was being practiced 4500 years ago.

No definition of yoga is complete without referring to Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutra (composed circa 200 BCE); therein, yoga is described as the ability to focus the mind on a single object and sustain this attention for a period of time.

Being in yoga is both a destination and a journey – helping each practitioner nurture their mind, body, and spirit.