By Miriam Van Doorn
YOGA, a holistic mind-body practice with a thousand years of history, centres on breathing, meditating, stretching, and strengthening poses to help your body relax.
Regular practitioners highlight its wide-ranging benefits; improved mood and emotions, enhanced muscle tone, increased physical endurance and strength, and improved cardiovascular and brain health!
Neuroimaging research indicates that regular yoga practitioners possess a thicker cerebral cortex and hippocampus—the brain regions responsible for information processing, learning, and memory—compared to those who do not practice.
While these areas typically undergo age-related atrophy, older yoga practitioners demonstrate significantly less shrinkage.
This suggest that yoga may serve as a neuroprotective intervention, potentially counteracting age-related declines in cognitive skills and memory.
Even if you are new to yoga, you are in expert hands, Miriam ensures you feel comfortable and supported throughout your practice.
Regardless of your current flexibility, her inclusive teaching style creates a welcoming environment where you can explore the mind-body connection at your own pace.
With Miriam’s personalized guidance, you will learn to align your breath with movement, effectively reducing stress, improve balance and strength.
Yoga Basics is a great class for beginners, every Thursday 4.30pm.
Regular classes, like Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga & Yang to Yin, check out the website https://yogawithmiriam.offeringtree.com
