Detox Yoga
Join our weekly detox
New class @ Mistyoga
Detox Flow Yoga-Stimulating, cleansing, and nourishing the body from the inside out. We are exposed to toxins everyday in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. Not to mention the negativity that can live in our daily thoughts. In this 1 1/4 hr. class we will use
The first class will be Wednesday, March 13th then every Thursday starting March 21st
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Sivananda Yoga Monday's 5:15-7:15 pm
Sivananda Yoga is a gentle practice which touches on the five points of Yoga. Proper exercise (asana), proper breathing (pranayama), proper relaxation (Savasana), proper diet, positive thinking (meditation). This almost 2 hour class will allow you to perfect your own asana as well as help you to purify the mind with pranayama and restore the body with plenty of Savasana. Cost is $85/7 week session or drop in for regular class price.
Wednesday's @ Mistyoga
Sunrise Yoga- 6-7:30 am Gentle guided yoga, where you will soon discover your own self directed yoga practice. Cost is $8/ class, 10 punch pass for $80. Bhakti Yoga-8-10:00 am Bhakti is the yoga of devotion. This class incorporates pranayama, asana, music, and meditation as a practice to open the heart and enable students to be of better service to themselves and others when they step off of the mat. The class will be vigorous and challenging at times, but lighthearted and fun! Some yoga experience is recommended. Cost is $80/6 week session or drop in at regular class price.
Private yoga sessions
Maybe there is an injury you have lived with for some time, or trauma in your life that has manifested in your body in a way that you have come to live with and thought that it will always be there. Possibly there are patterns in your life and body that you are now recognizing as unhealthy and that do not serve you as your awareness unfolds. When you can start to see your personal physical and mental patterns and begin to understand how they show up, it is very powerful. There is a way to build an awareness in your body through a personalized application of yoga that will support healing and a greater sense of peace in your life. In private sessions we study, with compassion and love, ways to breathe and support your body. You will learn to make the most of your yoga practice, whether practicing alone at home or in a public class. You find your own custom practice. For rates and available times for private yoga sessions please check out my website at www.mistyoga.com.
What are you putting into your body?
How does yoga detox your body?
There are three main systems of the body that play a crucial role in the elimination of wastes — circulatory, digestive and lymph. The circulatory system pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen to and carrying waste products away from cells. The digestive system processes the food we eat, separating nutrients from waste and eliminating anything the body doesn’t need. And the lymphatic system collects intracellular fluid from throughout the body and transports it to the lymph nodes where anything harmful (such as bacteria or other contaminants) can be removed before the lymphatic fluid is returned to the bloodstream.
It’s a robust system that works well on its own. But in order to help your body keep up with the heavy demands our stressful lives and nutrient-poor modern diet place on these systems, the trick is to give your body an assist so it can perform its natural detoxing function. And yoga is an ideal companion.
How detox yoga facilitates cleansing
Most forms of vigorous exercise stimulate all three systems of elimination to some extent, thereby helping the body in its quest to cleanse and detox. But yoga, with its focus on systematically stretching and compressing every part of the body, is particularly well-suited to keeping the waste-removal departments of the body functioning well.
“In a well-rounded yoga practice, every part of the body is pushed, pulled, twisted, turned and upended,” explains New York City yoga teacher Witold Fitz-Simon, founder of the yogaartandscience.com blog. "This facilitates the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide, lactic acid and lymphatic fluid from the deep tissues and extremities of the body that a jog or a bike ride just don’t reach."
Yogic breathing also plays an important role in promoting detoxification. “We have as many bad habits in breathing as we do in every other area of our lives,” Fitz-Simon explains. Sitting with poor posture impedes the lungs from inflating fully, and our chronic state of low-grade stress often leads to a clenched diaphragm—the parachute-shaped muscle at the bottom of the rib cage that assists in breathing. As a result, we don’t take in as much life-sustaining oxygen when we inhale, or expel as much of the potentially hazardous carbon dioxide when we exhale.
“Yogic breathing helps clear out carbon dioxide from the lung tissue, stimulates the organs of digestion and can, over time, retrain the diaphragm to move freely,” Fitz-Simon says. And when the diaphragm moves with its natural fluidity, the abdominal organs are massaged and the lungs are fully emptied with every breath — not just the ones you take on the yoga mat.
Clear mind, clear body
In addition to its physical benefits, yoga aids in mental detox as well. “When we’re in a state of stress, fear or depression, that attitude creates a sensation in the body,” explains Patricia Moreno, founder of the intenSati workout. “Doing yoga helps purge toxic thoughts by teaching you to move your awareness away from the chaos of the mind and back to the present moment. That practice is not a basic component of other fitness pursuits.”
As a result, a regular yoga practice helps you eliminate the tangible and intangible toxins that could otherwise keep you from feeling your best.
Mistyoga
Email: Mistyfrontella@mistyoga.com
Website: Www.mistyoga.com
Location: 111 east 3rd st. STE. 204 Rifle Colorado
Phone: 970-948-5362
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