Yoga means union. It aims to join the mind, body and spirit. Hatha yoga is a system of physical exercises and breathing exercises used to help you achieve a healthy mind and body. Your journey in yoga is very personal to you. At Hot Yoga Athlone we endeavour to create a very safe environment where you learn and practice hatha yoga correctly with emphasis always being on form over depth.
Classes consist of a number of yoga postures performed in a set sequence. There are 4 different sequences at Hot Yoga Athlone – BASE-90, VITAL-75, FAST-60 and MIX-90. In every class we take the spine in it’s four ranges of motion – extension, flexion, lateral flexion and rotation or simply put back bends, forward bends, side bends and twists. Our spine is the centre of our body. A healthy spine goes a long way to creating a healthy body and a healthy body can help create a healthy mind. Correct form and alignment is key to receive maximum benefit. Each person needs to work to the best of their ability within their range of strength and flexibility. All of this is done with a continued awareness and focus on the breath.
Sanskrit: Arda-Chandrasana Benefits: Works whole skeletal and circulatory systems, opens shoulder joints, good for frozen shoulders, relieves lower back pain, good for abdominal obesity, relieves bronchial distress, good for sciatic deformities, improves cell division, stimulates pituitary, exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscular-skeletal, respiratory and glandular systems.
Sanskrit Name: Pada Hastasane Benefits: Relieves lower back pain, good for abdominal obesity, relieves bronchial distress, good for sciatic deformities, improves cell division, stimulates pituitary, exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscular-skeletal, respiratory and glandular systems.
Sanskrit Name: Anuvittasana Benefits: Compresses and opens spine, strengthens lower, mid and upper spine, creates more elasticity in whole spine, increases tone of muscle fibres, accelerates circulation of spinovial fluid, holds vertebrae in position.
Sanskrit Name: Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada Janushirasana Benefits: Compresses front of the spine whilst opening the back of the spine. Helps depression and loss of memory, helps abdominal obesity, helps diabetes, balances blood sugar, compresses pancreas and kidneys, exercises endocrine, digestive and reproductive systems, stimulates thymus, digestion and immune system.
Sanskrit Name: Ardha Matsyendrasana Benefits: Compresses and stretches spine - improves elasticity and flexibility, detoxifying, opens bronchial muscles and rib cage, good for abs, increases circulation to spinal nerves, veins and tissues, relieves back pain and deformity in lumbar region of spine, helps arthritis of knee and sciatica, massages kidneys, liver, gall bladder, spleen and pancreas.
Code of Practice. Tricia and all the teachers at Hot Yoga Athlone endeavour to ensure the highest standards of practice in class which includes constant instruction and correction. This extends to the overall running of the studio and all its facilities. Classes will always run on time. All teachers at Hot Yoga Athlone have been trained and certified.
Unit 7D Ground Floor, Monksland Retail Park, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, N37 YR98.
Phone: +353 (0)86 376 3363 Mail: hotyogaathlone@gmail.com
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