Crysterra Wellness Yoga
Yoga can be traced back to northern India over 5,000 years ago. The Sanskrit word “yui” was first mentioned in the ancient Rig Veda texts and translates to “union” or “join”. The practice of yoga involves physical movement (Asana), breathing techniques (Pranayama), meditation (Dhyāna) and deep rest (Savasana), to promote mental and physical well-being.
Yoga is essentially a discipline which focuses on bringing harmony between body, breath, mind, heart and spirit for a holistic life. It is a science of healthy, peaceful and harmonious living with self and others
A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, flexibility, calmness, a reduction in stress and anxiety, improved sleep and overall improved well-being.
Crysterra Wellness Yoga offerings are inspired by these ancient philosophies and have been designed with a modern approach to assist in the pursuit of optimal wellness in our everyday and often hectic lives.
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Class Descriptions:
Gentle Hatha Yoga for Wellness
Improve physical and mental balance, flexibility and strength with this gentle yoga practice. Create harmony and balance of body and mind through physical postures, breathing techniques and guided relaxation. This class is suitable for all fitness and experience levels. Modifications are offered for both dialing back and going deeper into your practice.
Slow-Flow Vinyasa Yoga
Move slowly and deliberately through a series of fluid postures flowing through sequences of sun salutations, standing and seated postures in this energizing class. Emphasis is placed on linking the breath with movement increasing strength and flexibility, while focusing on relaxation and mindfulness. This class is suitable for most fitness and experience levels. Modifications are offered for both dialing back and going deeper into your practice.
Slow-Flow Yoga
This gentle yoga practice encourages moving slowly and mindfully through a series of fluid postures and breathing techniques to fully connect with the present. Improve physical and mental balance, flexibility and strength. This class is suitable for all fitness and experience levels. Modifications are offered for both dialing back and going deeper into your practice.
Restorative Yoga w/Meditation
Relax and Restore with this calming yoga practice paired with the stress and anxiety relieving benefits of meditation. In this gentle class, we will enjoy the many benefits associated with a regular meditation practice. Each week we will explore a different meditation technique (guided visualization, candle gazing, singing bowls etc.). Suitable for all fitness and experience levels. A perfect introduction to yoga and meditation.
Restorative Yoga w/Reflexology
Reset and Restore with this gentle, stress relieving yoga practice paired with the healing and regenerative benefits of reflexology. Reflexology is the stimulation of specific pressure points “reflexes” on the hands and feet that relate to the organs, glands and systems of the body. This deeply nurturing and relaxing class teaches a different reflex location each week for self-application, as well as an extended relaxation with a mini-reflexology session at the end of each class to get you completely and totally relaxed. Suitable for all fitness and experience levels. A perfect introduction to yoga and reflexology.
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) is a deep relaxation practice that has been shown to reduce stress, tension and anxiety as well as calm symptoms of chronic pain, headaches, depression and high blood pressure by balancing the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems as well as the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Yoga Nidra promotes the production of low beta, increases and balances alpha and theta, and produces delta brainwaves. 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is said to be equivalent to 4 hours of restorative sleep! This class is suitable for all fitness and experience levels.
