We would like you to meet Martha Atkins, our yoga instructor. Upon hearing about how yoga helped with back pain and stress relief, Martha decided to, oh a whim, pick up a few Yoga DVDs and to her surprise was immediately hooked. Seven life changing years later, Martha continues her yoga journey. One of Martha’s most memorable experiences was when she travelled to Brazil for the month of January in 2012 to participate in an intense training course. Her training continued into the following year and began to teach classes from the techniques and experiences she had learned. Martha’s training is geared towards hot yoga, where the increased temperature can provide a deeper overall practice. Considering tense muscles tend to relax in the warmth, this practice acts therapeutically to help those troubled and sore areas. During cold, dreary days, the warm room is a lovely draw that people look forward to. Martha has learned from her experience and study that yoga is truly for everyone. It is founded on breath, body awareness and directs one’s attention away from the “drama” and “inner dialogue”, instead pointing their attention to the points of stress in one’s muscles. Martha describes hot yoga as being, “the practice of placing attention with intention”. Yoga is a whole person practice, where the mind and body can link, whether it is in stillness or movement. In yoga, breath awareness is key and linking one’s breath to their movement is where the “magic” happens, with a reduction in stress being the measurable outcome. Yoga and hot yoga are great physical activities, considering the practice incorporates a full body workout, along with “toning”, balance and stretching. Core, back and hip strength and mobility is a focal point of Martha’s sessions which helps relieve pain in many of her clients. Martha believes the mat is a place where one can get to know them as well as find kindness and compassion for themselves.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:45:36 +0000
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