The Benefits of Practising Yoga

 Reduce tension in mind and body

 Induce the relaxation response

  Build strength & increase flexibility

  Increase joint mobility

  Feel more grounded

  Feel refreshed & relaxed

The Body is designed to move!

Kripalu is the Hindi word for compassion. Kripalu yoga, a spin-off or evolved form of Hatha Yoga and is "a system of mind and body integration that strengthens and relaxes your body to improve overall health and vitality," Kripalu's primary benefit is the usage of prana, or the life force, through the body to relieve tensions.

The Kripalu approach to yoga practice is intense awareness, self acceptance and authenticity. This approach to yoga is less about perfection or achieving a certain form or reaching a particular goal, and more about being fully present for the feelings and experiences of one's own yoga practice and of life moment to moment. Life is a journey, not a destination!

The benefits of Yoga available to you are many, regardless of your age, flexibility or degree of proficiency in the exercises.

Mental and Emotional Benefits

reduce stress and anxiety - cultivate clarity and confidence - reclaim well-being - harmony - joy

Meditation is at the center of most practices of yoga. Kripalu is often referred to meditation-in-motion, because it "enlivens the subtle body. An article reprinted on the website of the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, reports that two of the practice's three stages focus on bringing mental clarity and confidence through relaxation and the relief of tension.

Physical Benefits

increase energy, strength and flexibility - release chronic tension - improve posture, balance, flexibility and coordination

Kripalu's primary physical benefit is the absence of a difficulty level. The body dictates the intensity of a given day's workout. The first stage of Kripalu yoga teaches body and breath awareness. A person must achieve physical awareness before gaining spiritual and mental peace. The focus on posture alignment and coordinating breathing with moving allows you to build strength and flexibility, while relaxing tense muscles.

Marrying the Body, Mind and Spirit

center and reflect - experience deep stillness - reconnect to your home ground of being - deep relaxation - release stress - increase well being - restorative - marriage of mind/body/soul

Kripalu yoga joins these together as one. A deeply relaxed mind allows the body to move on its own, guided by deep impulses from within itself.