Body

Our body is our temple, our vehicle in which we move through life. It is a living, breathing organism that has a latent intelligence beyond our comprehension, one that we often take for granted. By giving our body what it needs, we can harness its inner power and intelligence, and create vibrant and lasting good health.

Hydration – we are 70-80% water, and our bodies crave a constant supply to maintain optimum health. Most of us are chronically dehydrated through living in polluted or air-conditioned environments. We need to drink at least 3% of our body weight in pure, filtered water each day JUST to maintain healthy function. For someone who weighs 80kg, that’s 2.4 litres per day at a minimum. Every cup of coffee, tea, cola drink or alcohol dehydrates us even more, and requires another cup of water just to replace the loss. Smoking, physical exercise and sweating requires us to drink even more water to keep the organs and body working efficiently. Water for the body is like oil for a car – if it runs low, all sorts of mechanical problems start.

Nutrition – staying with the car analogy, if you put bad fuel into your engine you get bad performance. If you continually put bad fuel in, eventually your engine will break down. We are seeing this more and more as our modern diets loaded with saturated fats, processed sugars, preservatives and additives are the catalyst for increasing health problems such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Taking responsibility for what we eat is the first step in eating for health. Choose foods that are unprocessed and closest to their natural source, as they have the highest amounts of prana, as well as important vitamins and minerals. Eat organic where possible, to give your system a break from the pesticides and other toxic chemicals that overload the kidneys.

Exercise – it’s a well-known fact that exercise is important in reducing stress and keeping our bodies healthy. A balance of strength and flexibility is the key to creating healthy functional movement. Any kind of exercise done incorrectly can cause imbalance in the body, and we encourage our students to listen to their bodies and create healthy movement for life. Our aim is to offer yoga classes that strengthen and tone the body, burn away excess weight and improve mobility and flexibility. Our classes inspire students to bring a calm and sensitive approach to their practice.