Fasly-Kam

The beauty of yoga is that people come to practice for many reasons – stretching, strengthening, flexibility – but always gain so much more. From the first practice, you can experience energetic, muscular, mental and emotional shifts. Yoga affects these deeper levels because it brings new awareness of the body. It brings breath and consciousness to all the muscles and tissues; from the very beginning you become more in tune with what your body needs on and off the mat. Everyone can do yoga, no matter what the fitness level, size, shape, or age or ability. I firmly believe and teach that “Yoga is for every body!”

If you're new to yoga I highly recommend setting yourself up with a good introductory or basics class at a local studio. For less than $20 you can dramatically affect your competency and learning curve with an instructor that knows how to teach the basics and helps you create a solid foundation for yoga. Your BEST option of course would be to schedule a private lesson (or two or three) with a recommended instructor to REALLY get your feet wet properly as well as start understanding the prescriptive ability - in other words, create a practice that is personal and theraputic for you, just you. A centrally located studio, Ginseng Yoga, offers monthly introduction to yoga classes on the first Saturday of each month (first class if free) from 12-1 pm. They also have a number of "beginner" classes during the week that can be a welcome refresher even if you've practiced yoga for a while: Monday at 4:30pm is Yoga Basics, Tuesday at 6pm is Fundamentals, and Saturday at 11:30am...