Unravel and heal

Lotus Yoga offers a system to help release deep spinal tensions. Specific yoga poses,
purposely designed to open up the core of your body, from the tailbone through your
whole spine, begin unravelling the deep spinal tensions; thereby helping to heal your
body and help you to experience the deeper essence of your own being.

As well as the yoga poses, or 'asanas' as named in Sanskrit, there are simple safe
yogic breathing techniques that help to bring calmness and relaxation to your whole
being. The breath is like an umbilical cord that leads you back into yourself - to your
centre, and helps reconnect you to the present moment. When thoughts and concerns
for the future and past are quelled, the mind grows quiet in the present moment,
which is where peace and contentment abide.

  Who Can Practice

Almost any 'body', regardless of age or physical ability, can practice these spine
opening poses. The approach is gentle, yet precise, and props and modifications are
used whenever appropriate. Without force or strain, we approach the postures from
a place of surrender, using specific alignments that track into the spine effortlessly,
releasing and softening the deep muscles from within.

  Turn off Your Mind

Stress and poor health are often caused by doing too much, and being unable to turn
off the internal chatter of the mind.

In yogic terms, excessive doing or thinking separates one from Consciousness, or the
inner awareness that connects us to the essence of oneself - to the fullness of one's
own being.

When we learn how to re-connect on the inside, we enjoy better health and a greater
sense of well-being. Life begins to take on a natural flow, as we rediscover a sense of
stillness, fullness, and wonder from within.