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Healthy Living — No Comments
13
Aug 12

Yoga, vaccinations make healthy living healthier

At Dahn Yoga, we believe that treating your body right pays off in more ways than you can foresee. A holistic approach to healthy living is essential, and that means taking care of your body through diet, yoga, meditation and vaccination.

The latter is the subject of a major health observance in August – National Immunization Awareness Month.

This is the time to consider updating yours and your children's vaccinations. Just a few simple (and usually inexpensive) shots can prevent countless infectious diseases and provide greater safety for the American public.

Plus, consider a few individual benefits of inoculation:

- You can avoid resurgent diseases. Because illnesses like whooping cough and measles are spreading once more (thanks to poor immunization rates), getting vaccinated can reduce your risk of catching a rare but serious disease.

- You can put your mind at ease. By getting vaccinated, you don't have to worry that you'll catch some nasty flu in your Georgia yoga classes.

- You can reduce your insurance premiums. Seriously. According to an article produced by NPR, employers are encouraging workers to engage in healthy activities (yoga and vaccination being two of them) in an effort to reduce healthcare costs and mitigate absenteeism.

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Georgia Yoga — No Comments
24
Apr 12

Cancer survivors benefit from Georgia yoga classes

Our practitioners are often looking into making personal changes, particularly when it comes to modifying a lifestyle to accommodate illness. The regimen can help soothe the aches and pains of some serious conditions, including fibromyalgia, arthritis and even the lingering effects of cancer. As WRBL News 3 recently reported, yoga is becoming an increasingly popular complementary therapy for cancer survivors.

Yoga instructor Judy Barnett teaches classes to survivors in Columbus, Georgia. She told the news source that the benefits of holistic healing are in the head and the body.

"Mentally, we do a lot of breathing exercises, we do meditation practices and all those things are wonderful, a stress relief," Barnett explained. "[When] you find out you have cancer, you're usually very anxious, and most people don't use their breathing to control their anxiety."

The news channel noted that more and more Georgia yoga classes are offering instruction to patients who have overcome carcinomas.

Such interventions certainly have the research to back them up. Study after study has shown that yoga and meditation can help survivors reduce their anxiety, increase their range of motion, improve quality of life and soothe aches and pains.

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Georgia Yoga — No Comments
9
Mar 12

What yoga accessories do I need in Georgia yoga classes?

So you've noticed a Dahn Yoga Georgia community center in your area, and you're interested in taking a class or two. What will you need to bring? Here's a list of yoga accessories you might find helpful in Georgia yoga classes, as well as a few you can skip.

- Wear loose-fitting clothes. Believe it or not, all those tight, clingy yoga outfits you see on TV aren't necessary. If anything, they get in the way of a good yoga experience. Instead of buying uncomfortable, synthetic or expensive tops and tights, try using a simple, billowy long-sleeved shirt and pants. Those woven from natural fibers are best!

- Try yoga socks. It's customary to take off your shoes at the door of your yoga studio. Since the floors may be slippery or polished, wear socks that have grippy pads affixed to their soles.

- Ditch the mat. A yoga mat is an unnecessary and costly addition to any yoga routine. As long as you're comfortable in your bare feet or in yoga socks, then mats can fall by the wayside.

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Personal Change — No Comments
7
Mar 12

Yoga blows other personal change models away

The enthusiasts in our Georgia yoga classes sometimes ask us if we've tried other personal change models and, if we did, what we thought of them. They're often curious because they've delved into other personal improvement regimens themselves. And usually they agree with our answers: Yes, and yoga takes the cake!

You see, our mind-body system entails all the benefits of deep breathing, stretching, meditation, tai chi, qigong, acupressure and brain wave vibration without any of the pesky aches and pains that are associated with other regimens.

Even other types of yoga can't measure up to Dahn Yoga itself. Consider a book recently published by New York Times senior reporter William J. Broad. Called The Science of Yoga, the text describes some of the injuries that practitioners have suffered while doing vigorous, excessively gymnastic forms of holistic exercise.

At Dahn Yoga, that's not what we're about. Our community centers don't push heavy exercise or back-breaking stretches on students. Instead, our holistic routine centers around activities that relax the body and open up the mind.

That way, you can improve your mental, physical and spiritual well-being all at once.

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7
Feb 12

Making personal changes can be as simple as stepping into a yoga class

If you've ever walked past a community center that offers Georgia yoga classes, you may have noticed dozens of happy people greeting each other on their way in or out. What's got all these folks so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed?

The simple answer is that it's the yoga. There's no "secret sauce" that helps enthusiasts in improving their health or making personal changes. Instead, all it takes is a sincere commitment to the mind-body regimen and an open and receptive heart.

That said, explaining what is actually happening to a person's mental and physical health during yoga and meditation…well, that's a little more complex.

You see, yoga isn't just a series of stretches and poses. And anyone who says that is taking the wrong kind of class! Yoga exercises that overwork the muscles and strain the tendons are too taxing on the body, and at the same time, they simply do not address a person's mental, emotional, spiritual and communal needs.

At its root, an effective holistic system like Dahn Yoga consists of the pursuit of inner equilibrium. This means using a full range of tools, including deep breathing, tai chi, qigong, meditation, body tapping and brain wave vibration. Trust us: You'll leave class positively beaming!

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Healthy Living — 1 Comment
10
Jan 12

Yoga classes for kids promote strong imagination, healthy living

Childhood is a time to be active, creative and social, and believe it or not, Georgia yoga classes can help kids do all three! That's because yoga instruction designed especially for little ones may be able to encourage their creativity.

According to the Saratoga Times-Union, this is one of the main attractions of a yoga class offered by the city's Dance Museum. Program coordinator Susan Edwards told the newspaper that her classes emphasize the mind-body connection by asking kids to pretend to be many different things found in nature, from cobras and flamingos to mountains or trees.

Edwards added that such mental exercises really help youngsters get into yoga, while relaxing their bodies and directing their energy into something quiet and healthy.

"Kids are crazy, they run all over the place," she explained to the news source. "This will help them mellow and chill out."

Similar activities can be found in many Georgia yoga classes, like those offered at Dahn Yoga community centers in Atlanta and other towns across the state.

Many parents love that their kids leave yoga class well-behaved and beaming, full of stories about all the imagination exercises they got to do.

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Georgia Yoga — No Comments
3
Jan 12

Georgia yoga classes include more baby boomers than ever before

As we age, healthy living becomes more and more important. Besides eating a good diet and maintaining an active mind, elderly Americans need to get regular exercise in order to keep their bodies in working order – something many senior citizens in Newnan, Georgia, are doing with yoga.

According to the town's Times-Dispatch, local yoga studio owner Yvette Monet teaches yoga and tai chi to seniors, many of whom say that the regimen has kept their bodies healthy and their minds strong.

The newspaper emphasized that Georgia yoga classes aim at mind-body balance, which is an equilibrium between physical motion and mental clarity. Monet noted that the psychological side of yoga and tai chi is not to be underestimated.

"Emotionally, yoga calms you and helps you through a lot of wrong choices in life," she told the news source, adding that the holistic system also soothes nerves and prevents anxiety.

These effects may be especially helpful for aging adults. Of the nearly 16 million Americans who practice yoga, 18 percent are over the age of 55, according to a poll conducted by the Yoga Journal.

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20
Dec 11

Georgia yoga classes pop up in universities across the state

It might seem like finding Georgia yoga studios isn't all that easy, but these days it is simpler than ever to locate holistic healing classes here. In fact, Georgia yoga classes have begun showing up in institutes of higher learning throughout the Peach State.

For instance, Georgia State University offers a number of yoga clinics for its students. These instructional non-credit classes teach registered students the basics of yoga, meditation and the so-called "soft martial art," tai chi.

Emory University has also started holding half a dozen yoga classes. The institution's athletics website states that these offerings focus on poise, flexibility, balance and inner equilibrium.

"With emphasis on breathing and core stability, this athletic class will focus on flow, movement, balance and intention," the site explains. "Open your heart and free your spirit as you burn calories; improve your balance, flexibility and endurance; de-stress for the week; and have fun."

However, you don't have to be a college student in order to take a great yoga class. Holistic healing groups can be found in nearly every major city and town in Georgia, often for a discounted rate.

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Georgia Yoga — No Comments
24
Oct 11

Study focuses on benefits of Georgia yoga classes

Every day, thousands of eager practitioners flock to Georgia yoga studios, where they engage in stretching, deep breathing and mindfulness meditation. But what's the big deal, anyway? Why are Georgia yoga classes so popular?

A scientific investigation published in the International Journal of Yoga Therapy offers one potential answer. Simply put, the study found that enthusiasts tended to report better health outcomes following several months of yoga classes.

The authors, who hailed from the Athens Regional Medical Center and the University of Georgia, based their findings on a group of 54 practitioners, all of whom attended Georgia yoga classes as a holistic healing therapy for various physical ailments.

Most individuals reported experiencing greater gains in mindfulness and well-being than they had prior to adopting a yoga-based regimen.

"Attending therapeutic group yoga classes can improve health perceptions and mindfulness," the research team concluded after describing the class exercises in detail.

It's little wonder that millions of Americans go gaga for yoga. After all, the Eastern system has been helping people heal for millennia, which may explain its worldwide renown.

Currently, nearly 16 million people in the U.S. count themselves as yoga enthusiasts, according to the Yoga Journal.

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Healthy Living — No Comments
13
Sep 11

Hotels are getting more requests for yoga mats, healthy living supplies

Do you travel much outside of Atlanta? If you do, and you've tried to do healthy living exercises on the hard floor of your hotel room, you know that its stiff, uncushioned carpets can wreak havoc on your knees, back and elbows during yoga. It's little wonder that more and more hotel patrons are ordering yoga supplies than ever before.

Anyway, that is the thrust of a recent article published by Reuters. A director of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company told the news service that guests are increasingly calling room service for yoga mats, treadmills, exercise bikes and other fitness-related accoutrements.

"Probably fitness equipment is the biggest request we get from guests. It's the biggest preoccupation of business travelers besides getting their work done, so we try to make fitness available on any basis they ask for," said " said Vivian Deuschl, the company's corporate vice president.

She noted that, in addition to yoga mats and DVDs, many hotels are going the extra mile to offer patrons almost any fitness-based amenity that one can dream up.

The Ritz-Carlton's hotels offer personal trainers on demand, for example. Others, like the Kimpton Hotel chain, offer an all-day yoga channel and a basket of gratis yoga apparel, as the Kimpton's chief operating officer Niki Leondakis told the news organization.

In the end, it all comes down to providing what guests want – which, lately at least, means all things yoga.

Why are patrons shifting their desires from the mini-bar to the mat? Leondakis offered Reuters a theory based on the large number of baby boomers hitting retirement age.

"Twenty years ago it was wine, dine and work, not about maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road. People today are looking at work/life balance in a more integrated way," she concluded, quoted by the news source.

Hence the popularity of Georgia yoga classes. Americans of all ages are flocking to yoga – nearly 16 million, according to a survey conducted by the Yoga Journal.

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