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Apr 12

In beginners’ Atlanta yoga, it’s okay to feel embarrassed at first

You've just joined a Georgia yoga studio. You're new, and you don't know anyone. Maybe you've never done yoga before at all. Are you nervous? Maybe you're worried about embarrassing yourself in front of total strangers. Well, never fear! This is a common anxiety, and one that will pass.

Here are some things to remember during your first few beginners' Atlanta yoga classes.

1. Your classmates won't be strangers for long. It can be intimidating, joining a group of yoga enthusiasts who've already formed a tight-knit group around the practice of mind-body healing. It can feel like they won't want a stranger to intrude in their circle. Au contraire! Dahn Yoga communities are warm and welcoming. They thrive on meeting new people and bonding over yoga.

2. Occasionally, you'll be late to class. It happens. Everyone's had to slink in the door with all eyes watching. It's practically a rite of passage in yoga. Don't let it bother you.

3. You're going to embarrass yourself a little at first. Just plan on it. As FitSugar has noted, your stomach will gurgle, or you'll sweat too much, or your phone will ring. Roll with it, and remember to laugh. It's all part of the fun.

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Apr 12

Atlanta yoga classes can pump up your arms (and soothe them, too)

It's no secret that yoga can help you relax, reflect and recuperate after a long day at work. That's why millions of Americans use the system as part of their healthy living regimen. Moreover, some yoga poses may also strengthen certain parts of the body, including the legs, torso, core muscles, neck, back and even arms.

That's right. By taking Atlanta yoga classes, you may find yourself with stronger, fitter, more toned arms – all without lifting a single dumbbell!

It all has to do with yoga poses, many of which gently engage the muscles in your shoulders, upper arms, forearms, wrists and fingers. For the most part, these stretches are designed primarily to improve the flexibility of your upper extremities. However, they also tend to naturally increase muscle tone.

Leigh Crews, a yoga teacher in Rome, Georgia, told the Yoga Journal that women don't have to worry about getting excessively bulky or ropy, either. Of the physique that comes from yoga exercises, she said "it's not bulky. Rather, it's sculpted."

With toned and fit arms, it can be easier to perform everyday tasks without straining a ligament or spraining a muscle.

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Feb 12

In Atlanta yoga classes, kids are priority #1

What can parents do to get kids interested in their health and wellness while encouraging them to be calm, well-behaved boys and girls? Why, enroll them in Atlanta yoga classes, of course!

That's the message of a story recently aired by CBS Atlanta, which featured a community center in the metro area that is helping to bring exercise and self-esteem to local children between the ages of 3 and 9.

Yoga teacher Kim Steen told the news channel that, contrary to what you might think, little tykes are easier to instruct than grownups.

"I think adults are a little more stubborn. You know, kids are more free," she explained with a laugh. Steen added that kids' personal improvements are often more rapid and easier to spot, compared to those of men and women.

"[Children develop] better coordination, balance, lots of motor skills, and you can see the improvement each week, so they build on it and hold the poses longer, and you can just see it, you can see the development," she noted breathlessly, before returning to a yoga class that was just for the young ones.

We're not surprised at her enthusiasm. Here at Dahn Yoga Georgia, the classes we offer for kids, adults and the whole family are often the most popular!

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28
Dec 11

Buckhead Georgia Center named Dahn Yoga Center of Month

atlanta yogaLocated in Atlanta Georiga, the Buckhead Center sits, providing classes on health and wellness for all who attend. Due to the center and center managers dedication, Dahn Yoga has named it Center of the Month.

Center Manager Melissa Koci has been working towards helping anyone enrolled in Dahn Yoga classes to push through their limits and reach their full potential. ”I’m happy we can provide a space where many different kinds of people can come and let their guard down and not have to be perfect and not be judged,” she says. “They can express an inner side of themselves they normally can’t.”

The impact of Melissa’s work has extended beyond the cozy and inviting studio. In fact, one member named Mike admits he’s getting ready to introduce his family to Dahn Yoga classes and is aiming to teach a course at the Emory University Cancer Unit.

“The people here are warm and nurturing,” said another member named Doris. “They are like an extended family, genuinely caring about you, your soul, awakening, divinity, everything that is positive.”

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Nov 11

Atlanta yoga classes take on enthusiasts with Alzheimer’s

If you're a fan of healthy living blogs, you may have come across a story or two about yoga and its potential benefits for patients with Alzheimer's disease. These stories are inspiring and heartwarming, but are they accurate? According to numerous healthcare professionals, yes, they are.

Of course, little is known about what can prevent the onset of Alzheimer's, a condition that afflicts around 5.4 million Americans, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Just ask Atlanta resident Myles Smith, whose wife, Ortrude White, was diagnosed with the disease at age 65.

He told the Journal-Constitution that even though she took Atlanta yoga classes and ate well, White, an architect and Harvard graduate, began getting disoriented and forgetful.

Today, she must wear a bracelet explaining her condition, the news source stated.

Fortunately for people like White, research has shown that yoga-based therapies can ease some of the mental and physical symptoms of Alzheimer's.

A study published in the Journal of Yoga and Physical Therapy found that the holistic routine helped people with the condition improve their balance. Yoga instructors also told the Boston Globe that stretching and posing can preserve mobility and relieve stress and anxiety related to dementia.

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Nov 11

Atlanta yoga classes may help women find hormonal equilibrium

Among the many reasons women attend Atlanta yoga classes is the peace and tranquility that can result from an hour or two each week dedicated to the pursuit of mindfulness. While this may not seem like a measurably positive effect, researchers have said that yoga makes a noticeable difference on a woman's hormones – which can be measured, after all.

According to Yahoo! Sports, yoga instruction can benefit hormone levels in three distinct ways. First, the holistic regimen may help women relieve the symptoms of the hormone drop-off that comes with the onset of menopause.

Being able to stabilize hormones is critical after menopause, since women can experience hot flashes, irritability and low libido – which, incidentally, is the second hormonal problem that yoga classes might be able to alleviate.

And the third? The news source said that yoga exercises tend to result in calm and relaxation, which can improve a woman's levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, anxiety and depression.

As if that weren't enough, yoga stretching and deep breathing can also help individuals connect to one another, to nature and to the universe itself. No matter what your age, gender, body type or background, beginners' Atlanta yoga may be able to improve all aspects of your life.

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Oct 11

Emory University offers Atlanta yoga classes to students

While there might seem to be an inherent divide between the students of Atlanta yoga classes and those in Atlanta undergraduate courses, a recent article in the city's newspaper, The Journal-Constitution, stated that a new program has merged these two groups.

The news source announced the creation of a new physical fitness course that will be mandatory for all entering freshmen at Emory University. Called Health 100, the beginners' Atlanta yoga and health tutorial will be all about holistic wellness.

School officials said that the unorthodox, small-group class system will help college newbies shake off some of their anxiety.

"We have students who are so used to being completely stressed out that it has become their comfort zone," said Robin Forman, the dean of Emory's College of Arts and Sciences. "We need to convince them that being stressed out is not good for them and show them the consequences of this down the line."

The newspaper included a photo of 75 freshmen doing yoga to increase their flexibility and mute their mental stress.

Studies have shown that yoga instructees tend to have stronger interpersonal relationships and more stable moral values than college students (assuming a person is not both, like the Emory freshmen are).

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Sep 11

Atlanta yoga classes bring members closer to nature

If you've ever gone to yoga class with the idea of making personal changes, you probably didn't leave disappointed. After all, 15.8 million yoga fans can't be wrong. That number comes from the 2007 Yoga in America Study, which found that 7 percent of Americans use yoga to connect to one another, to the community at large and even to nature itself.

That's right: even though it's a relatively underplayed facet of the holistic healing regimen, reconnecting to the natural world is exceedingly important, which may be why one local Atlanta yoga class is donating a percentage of its fees to nonprofits that benefit the area's tree life.

Homemade Yoga, a studio operated by founder Maria Cadena, gives $5 from each private session to Trees Atlanta, One Love Generation or Barking Hound Village Rescue Foundation, according to the East Atlanta Patch.

As she told the news source, Cadena has been inspired by trees ever since she was a child.

"One of my favorite stories as a little girl (and as a semi-grownup) is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Actually, every new person that joins us gets a thank you bag and inside is a little notebook – made of 100 percent recycled material – with the cover of the book," she said, quoted by the news source.

Cadena is not the only person to value yoga for its effect on nature and the environment. Several studies have shown that holistic health regimens often help practitioners reconnect with the green world outside their door.

In fact, getting outdoors may be healthy for people of all ages. A report published in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being found that children with ADHD who play outdoors experience a dip in the severity of their symptoms.

No wonder Cadena (and Shel Silverstein) were so smitten with trees!

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Apr 11

Inspirational students lobby for clean energy

Dahn yoga cares for the Earth and will be showing its commitment to Earth Day by holding free classes throughout the country.

One of the aims of yoga is to foster spiritual and personal growth. As Earth Day – April 20 – is upon us, students at Connecticut College will be promoting education and growth through knowledge about clean energy.

The students will attend a program in Washington D.C. called Power Shift, which will feature former Vice President Al Gore as a keynote speaker.

“Power Shift is an incredibly motivating and inspirational event that draws together thousands of people from all around the nation who are interested in the environmental movement. It offers a lot of opportunities to learn about organizing campuses and communities to mobilize for climate change,” said Zoe Diaz-Martin, a student who will graduate in 2012.

According to Elias Kauders, the student chair of environmental affairs at Connecticut College, many students wanted to be involved.

Earth Day will be celebrated around the country and people can do the simplest things, such as recycling, in order to help protect the environment and perhaps inspire others to do the same.

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Mar 11

Survey finds that many women practice yoga

The use of Dahn Yoga, meditation and yoga exercises in general, is quite widespread throughout the world. A recent survey of almost 20,000 women in Australia found that more than a third of women practice some form of stretching, breathing exercises, yoga or meditation.

Published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine, the study analyzed the yoga participation of young and mature women. These two categories included those between 28 to 33 years of age, and those aged 56 to 61 years, respectively.

The study’s authors found that 35 percent of the women in the younger category regularly engaged in posturing exercises, yoga and meditation. Almost as many, 27 percent, of the elder category did the same.

Researchers also found that young women with back aches or allergies were more likely to engage in yoga, as were middle-aged women with low iron levels or bowel problems.

“There is a need for further research to examine the experiences and potential benefits of these mind-body practices for women’s health,” the team concluded, since they positively correlated the practice of yoga and meditation with feelings of improved health.

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