Relocated class at Horbury High School on Tuesday the 5th of June

Due to the Jubilee bank holiday the yoga class at Horbury High, Wakefield on the 5th of June  has been relocated to Thornes Park (Clarence Park Arena)....still at the usual time of 7pm-8pm.
This is of course weather permitting!...if it's chilly please bring wear some warm layers.
This will form the first of a series of 'Yoga in the Park' classes which are for charity (see post below and watch this space for follow up information about dates and times)...subsequent posts to be added very shortly.
Namaste
Gayle
P.s. just to clarify - the class will return to normal at Horbury High from the 12th of June onwards.

Aging is a normal phase in the life cycle. Everyone will experience it in one form or another no matter how many ‘magic’ creams or pills we buy. While yoga cannot turn the clock back, regular practice can help you enter the later phases in life with grace, strength, vigour and dignity despite the years rolling on. 

Why yoga? 

Not unlike most other forms of exercise, yoga is a useful tool in maintaining physical appearance, fitness and mental agility. However, attributes of yoga tradition combine gentle exercise with deep breathing techniques and meditative practices to restore full body functions and maintain a harmonious balance between the body, mind and spirit.

Internal and physical fitness

Age is not just a number! It can be attributed by the flexibility or rigidity of the human spine. As we grow older, the spine tends to lose its flexibility and stiffen. Regular practice of yoga and allows you to maintain spine elasticity, ensuring the flexibility of a much younger person.

In addition to flexibility, yoga helps maintain and improve body function. It builds immunity which keeps life-threatening conditions at bay. It improves posture, develops the body’s core muscles and stimulates the glands and organs in the body. Using anti-aging yoga, you can avoid all the aches and pains and severe limitations that could be caused by aging. Regular practice can help you avoid or at least control joint pains and other symptoms associated with aging; it allows you to be in great shape, despite the growing years.

Youthful features

Yoga helps you control those very visible aging signs. The exercises involved in a yoga practice help keep the skin firm and well toned. This reduces the chances of sagging skin, excessive wrinkle formation, and dry skin. Deep breathing helps expel toxins and other waste material from the body, keeping it healthy and beautiful. The fresh flush of oxygen injected into the system keeps you looking young and refreshed without even trying.

Mental Integrity

Apart from the physical aspect of yoga, its deep breathing and meditative practices help maintain mental, emotional and spiritual balance. Meditation helps infuse the individual with a positive attitude and optimism. It fights off depression, stress and anxiety. It also helps you maintain mental function, without any loss or compromise.

“People remind me of my age , but while practicing I am beyond my body and its age “

-BKS IYENGAR -

Yoga Mats For Sale

Quality 'Yoga Matters' sticky yoga mats available to buy from at the reduced price of £16 .
Sticky yoga mats are the best value yoga mats in town – hence it’s the number one choice for yoga students, teachers and studios. The more you use them the better they get.

Unlike cheap ‘supermarket’ or ‘value’ mats, sticky yoga mats will wear in to develop excellent grip, so you can wave goodbye to sliding hands in downward dog. And at 4mm thick, this mat provides sufficient soft cushioning to protect knees and bottoms from hard floors below. 
Available in a range of colours as shown above.
Contact Gayle via this website, call 07977291799 or at the yoga class in Horbury, Wakefield on Tuesday evenings.

Size : Standard full length - 183 x 61cm, 4 mm thick / 6' x 2', approx 1.57"
Weight : 1.2 kg
Made from : High grade PVC
Certified : AZO-tested, DOP and latex free.
Suitable for : All styles of yoga
Care instructions : Machine washable. See our mat care instructions
Country of origin : Taiwan 

Yoga in the Park...coming soon to Wakefield!

Fresh air, birds tweeting, sun shining...what more could we ask for? Oh yeah...YOGA too!
Outdoor yoga coming soon to Clarence Park in Wakefield (near Denby Dale Rd).
Dates and times to be confirmed.
£4 per class - proceeds to Wakefield Hospice.
Please contact Gayle on 07977291799 for more information or watch this space!
Spread the word.

There is nothing like practicing outside to reconnect with the earth and oneself, and practicing yoga in a group to benefit the lives of others both extends the connection from the earth to all beings, and from the mat into daily life. 
Here's a map of the location (click this link to the left)

Yoga for Men. If it's good enough for Ryan...

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