What is Yoga?
Yoga is from the Sanskrit word Yug meaning union {with the Divine}. Today it is often translated to mean union of the body, mind, and spirit.
It was developed around 5,000 years ago in India to increase strength, flexibility and balance. The body development was too aid in sustained periods of meditation.
The methods or disciplines prescribed include a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body, mind, and breath while promoting health, strength, flexibility, and tranquility.
Yoga is for everyone, regardless of age, size, shape, or faith. It is non-competitive, self-paced, and sensitive to your body's needs. It gently nurtures your body through a series of physical postures, or asanas, to stretch and tone the muscles, release pressure in the joints, and align and strengthen the spine. Yoga also uses breathing exercises, or pranayamas, to calm and relax the mind bringing about a greater awareness of your body.
Through this process of physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, you will find your body and mind letting go of stress and negativity. As a result, a feeling of peace and harmony will arise within you. It is within that moment, that you will find greater awareness and connectivity to your true essence.
Benefits of Yoga
Yoga improves posture, increases the intake of oxygen, and enhances the functioning of the respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and elimination systems. Its effects on the emotions are equally beneficial: calming the mind, attuning us to the environment, and diminishing insomnia caused by mental restlessness. Yoga is highly recommended for people in competitive, stressful working environments, for those who suffer from headaches, back and shoulder aches, allergies, and asthma; and for anyone over the age of 40 (although the younger you start, the better). Yoga also works to unite the split between the mind and the body. The regular practice of yoga helps us to accept whatever physical or mental conditions we might be suffering from by increasing our immediate sense of well being, concentration, and calm. Much healing can be done, but it takes practice and consistency.
Class Descriptions
Beginners' Yoga
A relaxed, beginner's class covering all aspects of yoga including breathing, postures, relaxation and basic, brief meditation. Anyone can do this class, and everyone is welcome!!
Beginner Basic - Tues & Thurs
Perfect for those with back problems, healing injuries, inflexibility, weak abs or back muscles, stress, fatigue, over weight, depression, and arthritic conditions. Learn centering, proper breathing, safe stretching, relaxation techniques, and slowly develop strength, balance, and flexibility.
Beginner and all levels - 5:30am M-F with Jim Pero
5:30am is a magical time to do yoga. Create the right attitude and posture for the rest of your day. This class is always a little different keeping the practice interesting and working in many ways to enhance the mind body connection. Very few adjustments or corrections are made in these classes unless specifically requested. Following each class is an optional 30 minute meditation.
Kids' Yoga
This creative and less traditional approach to yoga will improve flexibility, coordination, concentration and focus, stimulate children’s imagination and help to release energy in a fun, safe environment. Using stories, interactive games and animated postures, kids learn about animals, art, nature and basic anatomy through yoga. Breathing and visualization techniques teach kids how to focus, relax and help develop self-control.
Vinyasa I - Beginner
Vinyasa is a unifying practice linking the breath and body in movement and stillness. Increase energy, strength, flexibility, release stress and find balance through a fun mix of creative postures sequences both moving and sustained. The class focus will be on exploring posture foundations, breath awareness, alignment, steady transitions, building core strength, meditation and calming relaxation at a moderate pace in a fun and supportive environment.
Vinyasa II - Beginner & Intermediate
A unifying practice of breath and body in movement and stillness. Let go of stress, increase energy and find balance through a mix of creative posture sequences both moving and sustained. This class focuses on foundation, breath awareness, alignment, steady transitions, meditation and calming relaxation. This class may include more challenging postures than Vinyasa I.
Prana Vinyasa - All Levels
Prana is the natural and vital energy within us. Learn to increase energy, let go of stress and find balance cultivating a practice that is less mechanical and more engaging. Explore a fun mix of posture sequences, both moving and sustained, breath awareness, inspiring music, meditation and restorative relaxation. Sometimes challenging, sometimes gentle, modifications and progressions are gladly given to accommodate varying abilities and individual comfort levels. Come play and practice with us in an enjoyable and supportive environment.
Hip Openers - Sunday @ noon
This class is an all levels class to not only open the hips but also your heart. Using the breath as a solid foundation to assist you in finding your edge safely balancing between effort and surrender. Class moves from lighting and building your internal flame slowly, to utilizing this warmth in longer holding yin-style asanas. Come to create space in the hips releasing tension (physcially & emotionally) and open your heart to receiving the healing benefits of this practice. Leave class feeling light and energized.
Slow Flow Yoga
This All Levels class combines the slow, flowing movement of combined gentle vinyasa and Qi Gong (Chinese Yoga). With simple Qi Gong and pranayama we will bring in clean, fresh energy/prana into our bodies, and with yoga poses that will be gentle vinyasa or Yin style (relaxing into the pose) we will move this energy around, spreading it to the rest of the body/mind/spirit. The only goal of this class is to laugh, relax and enjoy!
Class Prices
» ALL NEW VISITORS RECEIVE ONE WEEK UNLIMITED YOGA «
- Drop-in Classes:
Yoga Class: $12 Meditation Class, ½ hr: $7 Meditation Class, 1 hr: $10 -
Packages:
- Yoga Classes (visits can be used for meditation classes if desired)
6 Visits $66 12 Visits $120 18 Visits $171 One Month Unlimited $114 Three Month Unlimited $327 Six Month Unlimited $625 Yearly Unlimited $1150 - Kids' Yoga
8 Visits $56 - Meditation Classes
10 Visits $60
- Yoga Classes (visits can be used for meditation classes if desired)
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Rising Sun Yoga
13550 Dix-Toledo Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 282-9642
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