Body & Soul.
The Benefits of Yoga:
You already know that yoga can increase strength, improve flexibility, and ease aches and pains. But what about the benefits that extend beyond your mat?
JULY 27, 2021. TIMOTHY MCCALL MD
38 ways yoga improves your health
My experience inspired me to pore over the scientific studies I’d collected in India as well as the West to identify and explain how yoga can both prevent disease and help you recover from it. Here is what I found……
“For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth.” –Sanskrit proverb
What People are saying.
After being diagnosed with osteopenia & reading books on osteoporosis, I decided yoga would be helpful to me for the health benefits. I’ve always been a fitness enthusiast & an an avid walker. I had my apprehensions about yoga initially but after meeting Melissa, she convinced me to join the yoga studio & become a practitioner. I am now a member for 6 years & I’ve watched Melissa grow on her journey from student to instructor. She is very caring & knowledgeable. She is always mobile in class checking & correcting everyone to ensure they’re in proper alignment. Her tone is always warm & welcoming as she corrects her students. Melissa is loved dearly & appreciated for her vast knowledge by everyone who she has taught & continues to teach. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to begin or advance their yoga practice.
- Pamela W.
She's AMAZING!! My daughter has been seeing Melissa for less than a year now and I have nothing but great things to say. My child is on the autism spectrum which for some children meeting new people is a very sensitive situation. She connected well with her the very 1st day they met. From that day on she has been seeing her ever since. The sessions they have together relaxes her. She leaves feeling a better level of energy, less stimming and is very happy. I know yoga with Melissa works for my little girl because she looks forward to it. She never hesitates to see her. Melissa is also very good with updating what she does. Sometimes the routine changes because she'll look at my child and know that she not having the best day. She'll change up the schedule to make it comfortable and that makes my girl happy. We're very lucky to have her.
- Cindy N.