Monday
10:15-11:30 a.m. Hatha Yoga (All levels) Paula
6-7:15 p.m. Vinyasa Flow (All levels) Jim
Tuesday
7:00-8:00 p.m. Tai Chi (Classic Form) Charles (begins 2/9)
Wednesday
10:15-11:30 a.m. Hatha Yoga Paula
6:30-7:30 p.m. Qigong Debi
6:30-8:00 p.m. Fundamental Yoga (All levels) Carolyn (begins 2/10)
Thursday
9:00-10:00 a.m. Tai Chi Charles (begins 2/25)
6-7:15 p.m. Vinyasa Flow Laura
7:15-8:15 p.m. Gentle Yoga Laura
Friday
10:15-10:45 a.m. Hatha Yoga Paula
6:30-8:00 p.m. Community Yoga Carolyn (begins 2/12)
Saturday
8:00-9:30 a.m. Kundalini Yoga Carolyn (begins 2/13)
9-10:15 a.m. Vinyasa Flow Jim
10:15-11:30 a.m. Yin Yoga Jim
Gateway Bodyworks; a wellness center in Phoenixville, PA
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Top ten reasons to practice yoga....
1. STRESS RELIEF: Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression,fatigue, asthma and insomnia.
2. PAIN RELIEF: Yoga can ease pain. Studies have demonstrated that practicing yoga
asanas (postures), meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain, and other chronic conditions. Some practitioners report that even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.
3. BETTER BREATHING: Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.
4. FLEXIBILITY: Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can’t touch their toes during their first yoga class. Gradually they begin to use the correct muscles. Over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles lengthen, increasing elasticity, making more poses possible. Yoga also helps to improve body alignment resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.
5. INCREASED STRENGTH: Yoga asanas (postures) use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while these postures strengthen the body,they also provide an additional benefit of helping to relieve muscular tension.
6. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Yoga (even less vigorous styles) can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.
7. IMPROVED CIRCULATION: Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.
8. CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING: Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular
benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving
oxygen uptake during exercise.
9. FOCUS ON THE PRESENT: Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware
and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved concentration, coordination,reaction time and memory.
10. INNER PEACE: The meditative aspects of yoga help many to reach a deeper, more
spiritual and more satisfying place in their lives. Many who begin to practice for other reasons have reported this to be a key reason that yoga has become an essential part of their daily lives.
2. PAIN RELIEF: Yoga can ease pain. Studies have demonstrated that practicing yoga
asanas (postures), meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain, and other chronic conditions. Some practitioners report that even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.
3. BETTER BREATHING: Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.
4. FLEXIBILITY: Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can’t touch their toes during their first yoga class. Gradually they begin to use the correct muscles. Over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles lengthen, increasing elasticity, making more poses possible. Yoga also helps to improve body alignment resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.
5. INCREASED STRENGTH: Yoga asanas (postures) use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while these postures strengthen the body,they also provide an additional benefit of helping to relieve muscular tension.
6. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Yoga (even less vigorous styles) can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.
7. IMPROVED CIRCULATION: Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.
8. CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING: Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular
benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving
oxygen uptake during exercise.
9. FOCUS ON THE PRESENT: Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware
and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved concentration, coordination,reaction time and memory.
10. INNER PEACE: The meditative aspects of yoga help many to reach a deeper, more
spiritual and more satisfying place in their lives. Many who begin to practice for other reasons have reported this to be a key reason that yoga has become an essential part of their daily lives.
Yoga Classes....
We have been slowly building our yoga classes here at Gateway Bodyworks, thanks to our generous and patient yogi's staff! I am pleased to announce that we will be adding two Saturday Yoga classes. They are as follows:
Yin Yoga from 9-10 a.m.
Vinyasa Yoga from 10-11:15 a.m.
Please visit our website for a more in depth description of all of our classes. Also, for those who want to venture out into the wide world of Tai Chi....The amazing Debi Dunn will begin Tai Chi classes in January on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. See you in the new year!
Yin Yoga from 9-10 a.m.
Vinyasa Yoga from 10-11:15 a.m.
Please visit our website for a more in depth description of all of our classes. Also, for those who want to venture out into the wide world of Tai Chi....The amazing Debi Dunn will begin Tai Chi classes in January on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. See you in the new year!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Merry Christmas!
We have gift certificates available for your loved ones this holiday season! We are offering discounts on sets of two, five, and ten gift certificates good towards any modality! Call us or drop in! And remember to treat yourself to a therapeutic massage or attend one of our yoga classes or our Qigong class!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Give the gift of health and healing this holiday season!
December Specials at Gateway Bodyworks:
Buy 2 gift certificates: get $20 off
Buy 5 gift certificates: get the sixth one free
Buy 10 gift certificates: get three free
Show your loved ones how much you care this holiday season and let us take care of them!
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