A New Year, A New You at the Moksha Yoga Studio, Burlington.
With the start of a new year, many of us turn our thoughts towards our health and decide to take up a new fitness activity or make a lifestyle change.
Yoga is an excellent choice for those
who do not want a strenuous activity or do not want to visit a gym to work out on machines regularly.
I began taking yoga lessons when I was 14 years old. I remember how amazed I was when I found out my instructor was 65 years of age. She didn't look a day over 39. She was supple, energetic and had a glow about her that few people half her age have.
The more I learned about yoga, the more I began to realize that yoga was not just a physical activity and that much of her 'fountain of youth' could be attributed to her many years of yoga practice.
My yoga lessons lapsed over the years and every now and then I would sign up for classes again or begin to practice my basic routines at home once more.
I always enjoyed it so much when I did, however life would usually get in the way and my yoga would once more go on the back burner.
This coming week I'm going to start yoga once more.
I'll be taking classes at Moksha Yoga in Burlington, a studio not too far from where I live and where my brother Clayton and his fiance Shanine both teach.
Clayton started yoga a number of years ago as a way to become healthier and relieve the stresses of his regular work and personal life. Being the CEO of a successful financial firm, Crystal Wealth Management Ltd., he found that yoga helped to take his mind off of the ups and downs of a volatile market and remind him of one of the most important things in our lives, our health.
Clayton enjoyed yoga so much that he went on to take many years of courses with the goal of becoming a yoga teacher himself.
Last year he achieved that dream and became a certified yoga and meditation teacher. I'm very proud of him and I've noticed a huge difference in him over the years. He's much happier and easier going now and the longer he took yoga and meditation, the healthier he became.
Here is the schedule for classes at Moksha Yoga. If you've decided to take your health into greater consideration this year, think of joining a yoga class.
Shanine and Clayton sailing with us in summer of 2009.
I'll be attending 2-3 of Clayton or Shanine's classes a week, whenever I can fit one in to my schedule.
I hope to see you at one of the yoga classes at the Moksha Yoga studio in Burlington soon!
©2009JoSmith
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Brekland Realty Group, Oakville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Your Choice Realty , Mississauga, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
Jo, It's just wonderful that your brother Clayton pursued his dreams and left all the old stresses behind! Yoga is one thing I have never done and I know it would take me a long time to be able to bend and stretch the way the professionals do but I know the benefits are many. I wish the both of them the best and congrats to you for going back to class!
Carole,
Yoga is such a good stress reliever and helps greatly to focus your mind on what is really important in life.
Thanks for stopping by with such a thoughtful comment!
Jo
Jo - I too have a passion for yoga, finishing up my goal of a 200 hour certification for teacher training. I love it and the more I experience, the more I want to know. It is an essential component to my career in rea estate.
hi Janice,
Good for you! I heard today that yoga really helps you to sleep more soundly too....
Jo