As we go about our fast-paced lives, it's unavoidable that we encounter pitfalls such as stress and anxiety. Anxiety is defined as feeling ill at ease and apprehensive about the uncertain future. As a result, we always want to find ways of preventing it by burdening ourselves with more tasks and material things to make us feel safe and connected to the world. What we fail to realize is that we are slowly disconnecting ourselves from what really matters most in our lives. Yoga deals with living in the moment, and the beauty of it is that it provides us with the peace of mind that we all strive to attain in our daily lives simply by breathing, stretching and meditating.
Let's get started on describing a typical yoga class.
If you're in Kamloops and you're interested in doing yoga, there are lots of places and groups that you can join. Gyms, studios, ashrams, community centers and schools are all good places to find yoga classes. A typical yoga class is a group composed of anywhere between four to forty people, and they can attend whenever they like. Students usually pay a fee per lesson or for a series of lessons. Make sure you find out the description of each yoga class to find out which one is best for you, depending on your experience. Here, you will learn the basic poses and be introduced to breathing methods and meditation to help you empty your mind of stressors and other problems from the daily grind. The teacher instructs you on how to perform a certain pose as well as modify your breathing. He or she will help you if you find a pose too difficult to perform. If you're concerned about the schedule, many places that offer yoga have a range of schedules that you can choose from.
There are also places that offer yoga group therapy sessions.
These classes differ from regular yoga sessions by centering on your emotional well-being. It combines elements of yoga with psychotherapy, and the groups are usually smaller and more intimate. In this class, issues that stem from your emotions are discussed. Under the supervision of a trained psychotherapist/yoga teacher, whatever the students talk about remains strictly confidential. Yogic breathing, poses and practice accompany the sessions as students talk about and process the daily goings-on in their lives. These classes are a good way to establish connections with new people and to reconnect with yourself. Students are able to quell the feelings of depression and anxiety that they have previously suffered in a safe, intimate environment while regaining a sense of lost calm and peace of mind. Coupled with the life-giving movements of yoga, these group therapy sessions allow the student to feel that he or she is not alone and most of all, establish a connection with people who can relate to what they are going through.
When we lose touch with what is truly important in our lives, we tend to become anxious and lost. Stress and depression set in because of the buildup of negative emotions. Finding a way to channel these feelings via yoga class will help you reclaim your happiness and feel whole again.
Denise began her journey through health and spirituality by taking up yoga. She is a big fan of Katrina Ariel, who teaches yogawithkatrina.com yoga in Kamloops.
She highly recommends taking a look at Katrina's squidoo.com/yoga-kamloops-10-fitness-tips-for-beginners Kamloops yoga class video on Squidoo.
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