THE OYF BLOG
The Hot Yoga Glow
Have you experienced the "hot yoga glow"? Doesn't it make you feel "fantastic"? It's a fact however, that many many students are drawn to hot yoga for the more "obvious" benefits - typically: * Losing weight * Stress relief * General fitness. I also find that the...
The Importance of Core Strength
What is core strength and why is it so vitally important? Actually let's not think of it as core strength but as your core system, a system of abdominal support for your spine! In your abdominal cavity you have a floating sac - for want of a better term - of organs...
Thinking To Much
Take those quiet times and enjoy them!! Do you think too much? Chances are the answer is yes! It's true that what we're trying to do when we go to yoga is to manage that busy head, control the massive amount of thinking and find some peace and calm. ... And I'm...
Faith and Intuition
Blind faith is sometimes called on to keep us moving in the ?right direction. It's NOT all there is to it though. It ?certainly can help you discover the magic of this crazy yoga. It's faith that keeps you going to class when you really don't want ?to. It keeps you...
Stay Fresh In Practice
Here's what else I have learned: To keep your practice fresh and so it's not the same path trodden every day (*or indeed if?you want to expand your path in untold ways) then you need to find new things to pay attention to. The biggest spoke in your yoga wheel is just...
Asanas and Pranayama
(Asanas) may be practiced at any time of day except within 2-3 hours of having eaten. You can do postures when the body feels stiff, tense, tired or hyped-up. Be aware not to do too many over-stimulating postures just before bedtime. Asanas are best practiced first in...
Equanimous
When you first started hot yoga, didn't you find ?yourself looking around the room at others - or checking yourself in the mirror to see if you had managed to "go deeper"? Or perhaps you've felt yourself comparing your poses to othersin the room (better or worse)? And...
3 Reasons to love Indoor Bootcamp
Find out how we can get you the results you desire in just 2 to 3 workouts per week. We’ve already helped hundreds of people achieve their goals, and now, it’s YOUR turn! Our Indoor Bootcamp program Rocks! Every single bootcamper we’ve ever had, lost inches, gained...
Jessica’s Story
Hi all! My name is Jessica and I've been a member at Oxygen Yoga since early May and I feel compelled to share a few words. First ill start off saying what I tell everyone, "Oxygen Yoga has changed my life". I came in a little anxious and nervous, I had never done...