Gentle Yoga

CULTIVATE A BEAUTIFUL BODY AND A FOCUSED MIND!

"I started this class on the advice of my doctor as I needed to reduce my blood pressure and wanted to do it naturally. It has worked as we had hoped. I feel great and use the breathing principles regularly."     

- NANCY    

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Gentle Yoga has been developed over my almost 30 year practice of hatha yoga. It is appropriate for beginners as well as anyone wishing an emphasis on slow and easy stretching, deep breathing and deep relaxation.

You are encouraged to work at your own level of ability and are not under any pressure to perform pretzel poses. There is absolutely no emphasis on doing it perfectly, but regular practice will truly develop greater flexibility, core strength, muscle tone and mental clarity for people of all ages as well as an ability to relax in the midst of stress.

Gentle Yoga is truly unique amongst yoga practices as it combines basic hatha postures with full torso breathing process with easy isometrics. It enhances and deepens the oxygenation process which, in turn, increases metabolism. Immediate results include easy weight loss as well as the toning and tightening of the abs and buttocks. Long term benefits include increased internal organ health and a reduction in tendencies toward premature aging and chronic disease.

If you are interested in learning what others have to say about my classes, please read some of my client testimonials! Or if you are interested in what health professionals have to say about conscious breath work, please read the professional testimonials!

THE BAPTISTE METHOD

I am honored to have been a student of the Baptiste Method since 1976 and have been certified to teach their invaluable techniques designed to strengthen and purify your body and mind, to increase and balance your energy, and to connect you with the vision of your soul.

Magana and Walt Baptiste of San Francisco were health and fitness pioneers and established the first yoga center in San Francisco in the mid-1950s. Walt Baptiste was a Master of Raja Yoga, which is inclusive of all the Yogas. He is one of the few Western Masters to become adept in advanced yogic disciplines and was given the sacred title of Yogiraj by Swami Sivananda. He was a former Mr. America and an international authority of Physical Fitness, Yoga and Human Potential. In 1934 he established the first physical culture center of its kind combining the disciplines of yoga, weight training, meditation and the science of breath. His teachings included a sound nutritional program including purification diets to establish the highest levels of health and vitality. Magana was the first runner up in the 1951 Miss USA contest. She is the founder and director of the Baptiste International School of Dance.

Magana and Walt helped to popularize yoga into what it has become today. Their Baptiste Health and Fitness Center was the most complete center of its kind including a natural foods store, a health food restaurant, a comprehensive dance studio, gym and yoga room.