yoga benefits
reduces stress
provides restful sleep
improves many existing medical conditions
relieves allergy and asthma symptoms
lowers high blood pressure
reduces anxiety and muscle tension
increases strength and flexibility
slows the aging process
balances physical strength and flexibility
tones and strengthens muscle
strengthens core
strengthens joints and bones
increases stamina and endurance
strengthens and aligns spine
increases your range of motion
improves balance and coordination
provides restful sleep
improves many existing medical conditions
relieves allergy and asthma symptoms
lowers high blood pressure
reduces anxiety and muscle tension
increases strength and flexibility
slows the aging process
balances physical strength and flexibility
tones and strengthens muscle
strengthens core
strengthens joints and bones
increases stamina and endurance
strengthens and aligns spine
increases your range of motion
improves balance and coordination
The krama difference
We are a different kind of yoga studio. You can sense the energy when you walk in. You can feel the difference after each class. The yoga is different. The classes are as diverse as each of our wonderful teachers, and all our classes are breath centered. We encourage growth but no competition. We encourage slowing down and mindfulness. We hold space and offer teachings that create happy, healthy humans!
infrared heaters
Our vigorous classes are warm and can get very sweaty, while our gentle classes are unheated. We do not offer HOT yoga classes.
What does krama mean?
Krama is a Sanskrit term meaning "succession, order, or progression". This can denote a step-by-step progression or a sequence of events.
In yoga, krama is most commonly used to refer to an asana practice that flows with the breath and takes an intelligent approach to achieving a specific sankhalpa or intention, commitment, or dedication. Typically, this goal is a more advanced or complex asana, but for higher level teaching, it means bringing the practitioner closer to the goal of yoga, which is peace of mind. Krama is a recipe. Krama Yoga is the recipe for success in yoga.
In yoga, krama is most commonly used to refer to an asana practice that flows with the breath and takes an intelligent approach to achieving a specific sankhalpa or intention, commitment, or dedication. Typically, this goal is a more advanced or complex asana, but for higher level teaching, it means bringing the practitioner closer to the goal of yoga, which is peace of mind. Krama is a recipe. Krama Yoga is the recipe for success in yoga.
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford
This photo was posted on Facebook by Heather O’Hara. This is a photo of her grandmother before and after she started practicing yoga. The photos were taken less than one year apart. Her teacher is Rachel Jesien, a Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Alignment, Backcare & Scoliosis in NYC.
I do not know Rachel, but based on the results shown in the photo she must be a wonderful teacher. However, it is important to note that these results could never have been achieved without the dedication and commitment of the student.
No matter how incredible the teacher, if the student doesn’t practice, the student doesn’t change.
Heather’s grandmother did not take a lesson from Rachel and go home to wait for her next lesson. She took what she learned and practiced. In Sanskrit the word for practice is Abhyasa. It translates to, ‘persistent, consistent effort, practiced over a long period of time’. It does not mean practice when we find time for it. It does not mean wait until you attend your next yoga class. It is a fiercely focused commitment necessary to create a change. That’s the kind of practice it took to make this change. A change clearly seen in the photo above. We can all learn from Heather’s grandmother.
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”
BKS Iyengar
source: https://essentialyogastudio.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/the-power-of-practice/
I do not know Rachel, but based on the results shown in the photo she must be a wonderful teacher. However, it is important to note that these results could never have been achieved without the dedication and commitment of the student.
No matter how incredible the teacher, if the student doesn’t practice, the student doesn’t change.
Heather’s grandmother did not take a lesson from Rachel and go home to wait for her next lesson. She took what she learned and practiced. In Sanskrit the word for practice is Abhyasa. It translates to, ‘persistent, consistent effort, practiced over a long period of time’. It does not mean practice when we find time for it. It does not mean wait until you attend your next yoga class. It is a fiercely focused commitment necessary to create a change. That’s the kind of practice it took to make this change. A change clearly seen in the photo above. We can all learn from Heather’s grandmother.
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”
BKS Iyengar
source: https://essentialyogastudio.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/the-power-of-practice/
