Yoga at Synergy will continue on its Mon/Wed 6:30p schedule for two more weeks! Last class of 2014 is Dec. 17! Well take a Holiday Break through the end of the year, and resume in January -- possibly with a slight schedule change for January and February. Stay posted for details! To encourage your consideration of yoga (whether or not you already practice), here are some words from Erich Schiffman in his book Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness. Weve been using some excerpts from this book in class, and this is from last Wed: As youve grown older, your range and ease of movement have probably diminished. Perhaps youre not as spry as you once were, you move more slowly, and you may be experiencing more aches and subtle pains. You may also have noticed that youre less energetic, less resilient to change, more prone to injuries and that injuries take longer to heal. You may not feel quite as alive as you used to feel. Given the way most of us live and think, this is neither surprising nor mysterious. Nor is it something that happens suddenly. It creeps up slowly, and you notice it gradually. .... As your body tightens, not only is it less comfortable to be in (like a shirt that has shrunk and is now too small), it actually becomes less efficient and more prone to disease and degeneration. As your body tightens, it literally begins to choke itself. This internal constriction inhibits the circulatory system, not only of your blood and other fluids, but of the essential life force. When the circulatory system (which irrigates, oxygenates and feeds the cells) is inhibited, the cells food supply is diminished. This gradual undernourishment contributes to the overall aging, drying and hardening of the body. Nerves, glands and muscles -- as well as the different energy networks in the spine -- all become subject to a slow death precipitated by the lack of nourishment inherent in this internal strangulation. With yoga, you can dramatically retard (even reverse) the tendency to stiffen as you age. You can actually bring the suppleness of youth back into your life and be more flexible, durable and stronger than you were as a child. You can learn to focus your physical and mental energy more effectively and thereby be more vital, creative and efficient in all your activities.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:45:39 +0000
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