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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
GIVE YOURSELF THE GIFT OF YOGA By Ann Katz
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number 1 killer of women over 65 in America. DON’T STOP READING! It’s the number 2 leading killer for women between the ages of 45-64 and the number 3 leading killer for women 25-44! Staggering. Emery University’s School of Medicine found that an 8 week yoga regimen of heart failure patients reduced markers of inflammation associated with heart failure while also improving exercise tolerance and quality of life (Reuters, 2007).
Svaroopa Yoga® may help your heart (physically and figuratively), lower blood pressure and improve your respiratory system. It may ease the pain of backaches, headaches, indigestion, reduce insomnia, ease menstrual disorder and reduce the joint pain of arthritis and sinus problems.
None of this even addresses the general feeling of well being Svaroopa Yoga® can provide. Yoga rekindles a feeling of inner calmness, connection with your Self (that smile from within) and the connection with the larger community.
Want something more in your life? Give yourself the gift of yoga!
Visit Ann’s website at annkatzyoga.com, or call 203-226-2701.
AHHHHH, THE BREATH!
The breath that without it, there is no life. The breath that is so natural and a part of our lives, we take it for granted. The breath is one of the most powerful healing tools in yoga and our lives!
Ujjayi Pranayama is the full yoga breath. It is the sound of the breath in the back of the throat. Prana is the vital life sustaining force; it is our aliveness and the aliveness that permeates and sustains the universe. Ujjai Prananyama, when practiced on a daily basis, soothes the mind and nervous system. It gives you a sense of peace and well-being. It calms and centers both the mind and the body.
This yogic practice is aerobic. It opens up tight breathing areas, which makes normal easy breathing more open and effective. It clears the stale air from your lungs and stimulates the immune system. The slow pace of the breath allows time for the body to absorb the oxygen into the cells.
One of my students, with high blood pressure, committed to doing the practice 20 minutes everyday, and within 3 months, she lowered her blood pressure by 10 points. My personal experience was around severe allergies I had in June. From January to June, I practiced the breath 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening, and my allergies were non-existent. That was 4 years ago, and my allergies have not returned!
Give yourself the gift of a better quality of life! Practice Ujjai Pranayama!
By: Ann Katz, MS
About Ann Ann S. Katz, MS is certified to teach Hatha Yoga in the style of Svaroopa YogaTM, and is a certified Embodyment TherapistTMand Yoga Therapist from Master Yoga Academy, La Jolla, California. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher with the International Yoga Alliance. As well as yoga, Ann has been studying Byron Katie's The WorkTM and she leads inquiry groups where she guides you through your stressful thoughts, one thought at a time, and helps you see it from a totally different perspective. Ann facilitates you in this incredibly profound, practical and simple process to restore your peace. Ann teaches Hatha Yoga classes in the style of Svaroopa YogaTM for all ability levels several times a week at her private yoga studio in Westport. She also offers prenatal classes, one-on-one yoga therapy and hands-on yoga treatments.
Ann guides the healing process through the use of meditation, breath work, guided visualization, yoga, healing touch and elements of contemporary body/mind psychology.
For further information and class schedule visit Ann's website at annkatzyoga.com
