Presenting and introducing this month’s Integrative Health Practitioner~
BETSY PAUL-Slow, Meditative Yoga Instructor
https://www.justbyogawithbetsypaul.com/
The Yoga That I Teach
No doubt you have seen yoga magazine pictures with men and women twisted into what look like impossible-to-get-into pretzel shapes. This is not the yoga that I practice or the yoga that I teach. I teach gentle forms of yoga that emphasize breath control to relax the mind; I teach gentle stretches that help to increase flexibility, build strength, and release stress, while at the same time moving in a slow flow of intentional movement to avoid injury. I also teach meditation and Yoga Nidra (Yoga Sleep), a very deep form of meditation. One hour of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to eight hours of REM sleep.
Slow, mindful yoga posture practice has health benefits (in addition to the usual exercise benefits) that can help to build resilience in the nervous system. Slow yoga can enhance muscular strength, enhance flexibility, promote and improve respiratory and cardiovascular function and promote recovery from and treatment of addiction, reduce stress, anxiety and depression, and chronic pain.
Self-care is not selfish-it is essential! Did you know that stress is killing us? Stress is the number one reason that women have trouble losing weight. And weight gain leads to numerous problems including high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and more. Slow meditative yoga has numerous physical and mental health benefits.
Betsy sent an interesting and informative article on yoga and its effects on sleep, anxiety, depression, and cancer. Check it out:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193654/
Betsy would love to provide online Slow Yoga Classes to CCFC clients. We are creating a sign-up list of interested people and hope to launch online yoga classes soon! Please email Dawn O’Meally at dao@tcc4change.com to sign up. It will be a fun and healthy activity to do in the community with others.
We will be featuring Lisa Wilder who specializes in Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) and will be educating us on how EFT can benefit your wellness.
