ABHINA Academy of Performing Arts , Abhina Yoga Ashram, Anoja Weerasinghe

Welcome to the Abhina Yoga Ashram

Welcome to the Abhina Yoga Ashram 'What is Yoga' – as most of us already know, it is an ancient Indian art which is now synonymous with modern living. But what really is yoga? It is the art of healthy living, both physically as well as mentally. The benefits of Yoga are legendary and it is a widely known and accepted fact that yoga really helps you improve you physical as well as mental well being. There is a wide range of benefits that can be derived from the practice depending on the varying needs of the individual. On the physical perspective, Yoga helps you improve flexibility of your body, increases your strength, tones your muscles, and facilitates your breathing process, thereby preventing unnecessary pain by the use of gentle exercise. The mental benefits achievable from the practice are more important and perhaps the best known – Yoga helps you reduce stress and tension, calms your mind and makes you more aware of your physical and mental self, promoting a feeling of 'oneness'.

New Yoga classes

Yoga Bigginers class starts on 1st December & 3rd December.

Physical Advantages

Flexibility

Loosening your body in new ways will help it become more flexible, giving your muscles and joints a greater range of motion.

Muscle Tone

By getting stronger, you will increase your muscle tone and shape long, lean muscles.

Better Breathing

Most of us breathe very shallowly into the lungs and don't give much thought to how we breathe. Yoga breathing exercises focus attention on breath show you how to better use your lungs, which benefits the entire body.

Strength

Many yoga poses require you to support the weight of your own body in new ways. Exercises like balancing on one leg or supporting yourself with your arms and other exercises that require you to move slowly in and out of poses will help you increase strength.

Pain Prevention

Increased flexibility and strength can help prevent the causes of some types of back pain. Many people who suffer from back pain spend a lot of time sitting at a computer or driving a car. That can cause tightness and spinal compression, which you can begin to address with yoga.

Mental Benifits

Mental Calmness

Yoga practice is intensely physical. Concentrating intently on what your body is doing has the effect of bringing a calmness to the mind. Yoga also introduces you to meditation techniques, such as watching how you breathe and disengagement from your thoughts, which help calm the mind.

Body Awarness

Doing yoga will give you an increased awareness of your own body. You are often called upon to make small, subtle movements to improve your alignment. Over time, this will increase your level of comfort in your own body. This can lead to improved posture and greater self-confidence.

Stress Reduction

Physical activity is good for relieving stress, and this is particularly true of yoga. Because of the concentration required, your daily troubles, both large and small, seem to melt away during the time you are doing yoga. This provides a break from your stressors, as well as helping put things into perspective. The emphasis yoga places on being in the moment can also help relieve stress, as you learn not to dwell on past events or anticipate the future. You will leave a yoga class feeling less stressed than when you started.

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