An Insight Into Gentle Yoga


This is a form of Hatha Yoga offered in a supportive, compassionate, nurturing and a moderately slower pace to lead you to a relaxed state. Don’t be deluded by the word gentle, it is not easy peasy.  in spite of a gentle practice it does challenge you physically, helps stimulate the immune system and improve one’s overall wellbeing.

Gentle Yoga serves a variety of distinct needs. It is ideal for beginners totally inclusive and accessible to all. However, even seasoned practitioners can benefit from this practice helping to refine their poses slowly and deliberately. 

Others who would benefit significantly from this type of Yoga would be those who are recovering from a surgery or illness as it is slow paced and less demanding. It’s also a fabulously nurturing space for pregnant women who are unable to access pregnancy Yoga classes Those with limited mobility due to arthritis or profound stiffness will also benefit from this practice. It is best suited for all fitness levels and body sizes.

Our body is our temple can often be heard, and over the years if we are not aware, we can unintentionally use and abuse our bodies. Gentle yoga helps you to connect with your body by, allowing you to take time to feel your body move. It helps connect your breath and movement thus helping you connect with yourself. We live in a society that focuses on “doing” rather than “being”. This form of yoga is for all those who lead a hyper stimulated lifestyle providing them a space to slow down and giving the practitioners an opportunity to just “be”.

Besides these, like in any other type of yoga practice, it helps relieve stress, induce a calm mind, improve flexibility, strength and balance. It also helps enhance the range of motion over a period of time. The rhythmic slow movements soothe the nervous system, thus improving the digestive health and if practised regularly improves sleep pattern and quality of sleep.  

This is a practice free of comparison and competition. It allows you to move into a pose, simply finding what feels good and what works for you. You do not have to hold the pose for a long while, rather just relax and allow your body to enjoy the state of calm and bliss. It is a form of movement meditation, connecting your breath and body movement, helping you to connect with yourself.

Experience this at our Gentle Yoga Session offered on Fridays ( except the 1st Friday), 9.30-10.30 am At Orbital Community Centre , Haines Way, Watford, WD25 7QU

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