The first step to changing your life

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1 The first step to changing your life

2 BodyYoga is the culmination of many years gathering expertise and knowledge at the BodyHoliday in order to create a Yoga program to suit a wide range of needs. BodyYoga is about the pursuit of optimal wellness. Our aim is to find the right Yoga style for you and combine with sensible nutrition, therapies, relaxation and meditation. Yoga and Ayurveda are two interrelated healing disciplines which have their origins in India. Yoga is the spiritual and physical aspect of Ayurveda. At the BodyHoliday we combine Yoga s spiritual aspect with Ayurvedic science to provide you with a unique combination of physical, mental, spiritual and therapeutic benefits. Yoga for body. It lengthens and tones all muscle groups and strengthens the entire core body. It is a safe and effective way to alleviate aches and pains in the body while boosting the feel good neurotransmitter, serotonin. Yoga for mind. Yoga is an internal practice. While moving through various postures, whether simple or challenging the mind is continuously tested. Discipline, patience, focus and concentration increase through Yoga training. This in turn helps people to overcome fear, anger, varying moods and attachments. Yoga helps to strengthen both body and mind. Yoga for soul. Yoga helps us to look beyond the material world, to experience the self and to feel more at one with nature. Many people find that Yoga helps them to live in total spiritual contentment. Yoga for diet. The practice of Yoga helps to increase awareness and slowly you will be more conscious of your daily dietary habits and choose to make changes The powerful combination of balanced nutrition and Yoga can promote a healthy body and a stress-free mind.

3 BodyYoga is tailored to the individual needs and abilities of our guests. Broadly speaking Yoga is presented for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Practitioners and for Therapeutic purposes. The forms of Yoga you will find are: Jnana, Bhakti, Karma and Raja; The four paths of Yoga that form a union, Yuj. Jnana is Knowledge, Bhakti is Devotion, Karma is Action, Raja is Meditation. They work together and are experienced in all styles of Yoga. Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Pre-Natal: Hatha is a slower style, gentle and perfect for beginners. Ashtanga is a vigorous style of Yoga and the sequence of poses is always the same. Vinyasa means link breath to movement and flows without a set routine. Pre-natal Yoga is also offered for women to prepare for labour,,opening the hips and learning how to breathe to calm the mind. Yoga for Health All forms of Yoga are beneficial for mind, body and overall well being. l Hirudhaya Yoga, for a healthier heart, helps to relieve stress, reduce inflamation, regulate blood pressure and promote physical activity and endurance. l Katti Yoga for hip and spine helps to mobilize hips, strengthen the back by learning how to move and stabilize the spine and improves blood circulation. l Yang Yoga, just for women, is designed to improve the range of motion and flexibility. l Prana Yoga, for clarity of mind, combines a range of postures and breathing techniques to generate feelings of accomplishment, clarity, vitality and tranquility. l Sunrise Yoga, to start the day, with a feeling of grace and gratitude towards the sun s energy. l Sunset, or Moon Yoga helps to calm the mind. l Hara Yoga, for stomach health, can help to detoxify the body and stimulate digestion.

4 Meditation The aim of Yoga is to cease the fluctuations of the mind. This is meditation. One can meditate by sitting, laying down or through asanas. To meditate is to fous on one point, allowing the mind to move inward and into stillness. These sessions are taught at the BodyHoliday to bring clarity and ease into everyday life. Your BodyYoga Instructors Lily Eslahjou Lily has been a student and teacher of Yoga since She turned to Yoga to learn how to breathe again and started with a gentle style called Lyengar. Lily studied in Vancouver with Mary Balomenos and Gioia Irwin and continued in Toronto where Ashtanga was her main focus. A former competitive swimmer, snowboarder and surfer she is well qualified to introduce you to Ashtanga Yoga and various other styles. She studied in India with Sri K. Pattahbi Jois and in numerous other countries with renowned teachers. Samantha Semmalar Samantha is a qualified doctor of Indian holistic and Ayurvedic medicine and a graduate of yogic and natural medicine. She spent seven years working as a Yoga instructor and wellness consultant in India. She teaches rejuvenative, restorative and therapeutic Yoga as well as Chakra and visualised meditation, transcendental meditation, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, reflexology and panchakarma. She also practises traditional Indian and Arabic forms of henna body decoration.

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