Yoga
Discover the benefits of practicing yoga at Well Into Life Massage & Bodywork.
Yoga Videos
Ariana demonstrates beginner to intermediate Gentle Yoga with a focus on the hips and lower back in this 30-minute session.
15-minute Hatha Yoga session from Ariana.
Here’s a 14-minute gentle yoga video from Ariana for heart-opening/upper back/shoulder pain.
30-minute Gentle Yoga session – especially good for tight hamstrings.
Yoga Instructor at Well Into Life
Our Yoga classes range from individual to small groups of 3 or so people. For beginners, it’s a perfect way to start learning about the basics of Yoga. Or if you’re more intermediate or advanced, our focused classes can help you master some of the more difficult poses and techniques.
There are Mental, Emotional, and Physical Benefits of Practicing Yoga
Reduces stress and anxiety
Enhances focus
Boosts strength, flexibility, and balance
Helps improve posture
Improves blood flow
Increases energy and opens the energy channels of the body
Can help with weight loss
Boosts the immune system
Reduces injuries
Can help manage chronic pain
Improves energy and vitality
Enhances a health and wellness routine
Helps you slow down and feel rejuvenated
Balances the nervous system
Yoga Options at Well Into Life
Our yoga sessions can be customized to fit the needs of our clients. However, the primary yoga styles used at Well Into Life are Hatha, Gentle, and Restorative.
Hatha Yoga
Our Hatha Yoga classes have a focus on asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises) and are relatively gentle and slow. So these classes are generally an excellent option for beginners. Our Hatha Yoga sessions have three primary components; breathing exercises, poses or postures, and Savasana. These components collectively align and calm your body, mind, and spirit, allowing you to fully realize the many benefits that yoga can bring you.
Breathing: Your instructor will typically start each Hatha Yoga session by focusing on breathing exercises, helping you to find steady, deep breathing.
Poses: The gentle yoga poses your instructor introduces will help with balance, strength, and flexibility.
Savasana: Class will end with Savasana, or corpse pose, where we find total relaxation following our asana practice. Here, we allow all of the work that we just did to integrate into the mind and the body, as we connect to our breath in stillness.
Slow Flow, Gentle Yoga
Often described as the yoga for everyone, it’s a form of Hatha Yoga that’s practiced by both beginners and those with considerable experience. Gentle Yoga is soft on the body, and for this reason many people find that it provides the body an opportunity to restore itself. After all, life can be hard on our bodies, but during a Gentle Yoga session the body is calm and tranquil. The session has a therapeutic value that can be absent in more aggressive forms of yoga. The goal here is not to burn a ton of calories, but to support your mental, physical, and even spiritual needs.
Restorative Yoga
Feeling tired and burned out? Or maybe you’ve sustained an injury that you’re nursing back to health? If so, restorative yoga can be especially helpful for you. Our restorative yoga classes consist of low-impact postures (asanas), breath control (pranayama), and passive stretches that encourage the body to slow down and repair itself. Props are used to support the body during long-held poses, allowing the muscles to deeply relax.
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Yoga at Well Into Life – What to Expect
Our yoga sessions typically include the use of blocks, bolsters, and blankets to encourage comfort. Poses are held just long enough to allow movement without increasing the potential for strain. And since we only have individual and small classes, our yoga sessions are customized to address the needs of our clients. As with all of our services at Well Into Life, we don’t believe in a cookie-cutter approach but desire to match the needs of our clients in a way that’s truly beneficial and healing. Click here if you’d like to know what to expect when you come visit us at Well Into Life.
General Yoga Guidelines at Well Into Life
Okay to not be flexible!
You don’t need to be able to wrap your leg around your neck or do handstands. As you continue the practice of yoga you’ll become more flexible and balanced. As a matter of fact, if you’re not all that flexible now, you’re probably exactly the type of person who should start practicing yoga.
No special or cool uniform needed.
Just wear comfortable, fitted clothing. You don’t need special socks or leggings to practice yoga. But wear something that won’t end up being a distraction for you,.. like clothes that are too loose or warm.
Expensive yoga gear not necessary.
If you got it and want to bring it, great. But we have mats and props that are available for your use at no extra charge.
Prior experience is not required!
We like yoga newbies. And we like yoga masters. Above all, we want you to feel completely comfortable with your experience at Well Into Life. So come as you are with whatever experience you might have, or don’t have.
Ready to schedule a yoga session at Well Into Life?
Call us at 804-818-6281 to schedule your private/individual yoga session. Click here for our Services page to review class options and rates.