Yoga2You4You

the body. These postures are performed to make the spine supple and healthy and to promote blood flow to all the organs, glands, and tissues, keeping all the bodily systems healthy. Experts are quick to point out that yoga is not a religion, but a way of living with health and peace of mind as its aims. Pilates

Pilates was designed by Joseph Pilates, a physical-culturist from Mönchengladbach, Germany. His father was a prize-winning gymnast from Greece and his mother a naturopath. He studied both Eastern and Western forms of exercise including yoga. Pilates method is a gentle but focused exercise based system that tones, stretches, and strengthens the body in a non-impact, balanced system of body-mind exercise and mobilizes the body to move with maximum efficiency and minimum effort. Classes include mat work and the use of equipment designed to provide resistance against tension-ed springs to isolate and develop specific muscle groups. This method can achieve an improvement in body alignment and breathing, increased body awareness, and efficient and graceful movement.