Learning Yoga in a progressive week to week manner improves your understanding of the poses

and helps you feel the opening of the body and the life force or spiritual energy.  Learning

in this manner helps to build  security for yourself as you do the poses as well as feeling

of security as you go throughout your day.  It is a wonderful way to see the building blocks

of a pose.  Each week there is a new understanding that enhances your practice.  When you

feel more confident on a physical level, you can really appreciate the spiritual energy that

is always there.  Yoga is just another way to union with God.

At Jacksonvilleyoga.com, we offer ten week series.  Students love the understanding that they

get not only in the poses but in how their body works.  Students learn how to heal themselves

with the alignment priciples that was established by John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga.

Join us, or check out our website and see the DVD section where you can order and enjoy

the benefits that yoga has to offer on a physical, mental and spiritual basis!

Many women that are in menopause have had problems with gaining weight that they cannot lose.

Manuso, a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, taught this at one of his seminars I attended years ago.

There were many women in the class that said it had helped them tremendously.  So I pass this information

on to you!

Supported backbends:    You will need a folding chair, wall, stickymat and blanket.

A trained yoga teacher (you can find a wonderful list of certified Anusara Yoga Teachers at Anusara.com and click on the teachers list for your state) can also assist so that you keep proper alignment.

Sit in the chair backwards and put your feet to the wall.  Hold on to the back of the chair and slide

your hips thru the backside of chair then with your feet on the wall push the chair away so that your

legs can be straight and feet are on the wall.  Then holding on to the back of the chair, walk your

hands down the side of the chair and let the lower tips of your shoulderblades rest on the front

side of the chair seat.  If your neck does not feel comfortable come out immediately and put a rolled

sticky mat along your spine and back of your head and try again.  Start with short durations of time

and work up to five minutes!  Come out by walking your hands back up the sides of the chair and

put your feet on the ground.  Sit quietly for a moment.

As long as you are pain free, try doing this daily for about a month and see if you not only feel better

but look better too!

We are having our backbends with ease workshop on Sunday, May 18 from 10 am to noon!