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A dynamic flowing sequence of postures linking breath and movement. Classes are taught in such a way that each student feels challenged, with out feeling intimidated. Students are encouraged to listen to their own mind/body dialogue, then learn to move away from pain and into pleasure, until they discover for themselves, the joy of yoga. Practice begins with posture to warm up all major muscles and joints, then moves into a challenging series to build core strength, flexibility, and endurance. Class ends with deep relaxation.
Massage Therapy has deep historical roots within the world such as China, India, Thailand, Japan, Hawaii, Europe,. Popularity of this healing form arose in the U.S. in the mid 1800s with doctors in New York who learned about Per Hendrik Ling’s techniques he developed in Sweden.
There are many benefits and modalities of massage therapy. Some benefits include pain relief, stress reduction, and relief from many diseases, Massage has been shown to turn off the pain response in the brain (gate control theory) and release seratonin/endorphins in the brain. Massage also activates the body’s parasympathetic (relaxed) system, which lowers blood pressure and improves digestive function by drawing blood into the body’s core from the extremities. Massage diminishes pain in fibromyalgia patients and is a treatment for Parkinson’s.
Target tissues include skin, muscles, fascia, ligaments, joints, as well as lymphatic vessels. Massage also reduces stress and decreases feelings of anxiety and depression and gives an overall general feeling of well-being.
Since massage therapy as a healing art is so ancient, many modalities have sprung up from many regions of the world. A few modalities include: Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Swedish, Craniosacral, Pre-Natal, Reflexology, Sports, Shiatsu, Thai, and aromatherapy whish is massage that uses essential oils that are customized for each treatment to produce specific therapeutic benefits. Massage Therapy has a multitude of benefits utilizing a similar quantity of modalities that are great for treating specific ailments or preventing new ones to occur.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese internal martial art where the object is the full mobilization and proper coordination and direction of the energies of the body as they are applied to facilitate all physical actions. Medical qigong treatment has been officially recognized as a standard medical technique in Chinese hospitals since 1989. Qigong relies on the traditional Chinese belief that the body has something that might be described as an "energy field" generated and maintained by the natural respiration of the body, known as qi. Qi means breath or gas in Chinese, and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps us alive; gong means work applied to a discipline or the resultant level of technique. Qigong is then "breath work" or the art of managing one's breathing in order to achieve and maintain good health, and (especially in the martial arts) to enhance the energy mobilization and stamina of the body in coordination with the physical process of respiration (definition from Wikipedia).
Some benefits of Qigong include:
