At OM Space Yoga Studio we practice to integrate, heal and balance body and mind, to launch yourself on a lifelong journey of learning that is vibrant and stimulating, for the sheer pleasure of the experience, and for the empowerment of personal transformation. Join us in our warm and welcoming Studio for classes, workshops and intensives. Give yourself the gift of stepping out of your busy life for a few hours each week in order to help yourself manage stress, physical discomfort, sleep problems, and to feel more alive and comfortable in your own skin. Our thoughtful and gentle approach to yoga will guide you back to yourself.
What is Yoga?
Yoga has the power to change your life. Yoga unites the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga is about learning how to calm your mind and listen to your body while increasing your body’s strength, balance, and flexibility.
Yoga goes beyond the everyday workout you see in today’s health magazines. Not only will yoga help you lose weight and make you look and feel great, yoga will literally change your entire body from the inside out. This includes your organs, nervous system, bones, muscles, ligaments, mind, and spirit. It’s the ultimate full-body workout.
You don’t have to be in super shape or really young to do yoga. In fact, it doesn’t matter how old or young you are. There is a yoga style that’s just right for you. Yoga is not about pushing your body to the limit. Yoga is not about letting your ego push you to do more, or trying to impress others, or living up to your own unrealistic expectations.
Yoga is about listening to your body. It’s about focusing on your breathing while your body naturally releases into the various poses. Without even thinking about it, your body will find its own limit. The harder you focus on your breathing, the easier it is for your body to give into the pose—thus, increasing your strength, flexibility, balance, and focus.
The hardest thing about yoga is learning how to breathe, but as you practice you begin to understand and appreciate the power of breathing. Yoga isn’t just about postures and breathing. Yoga is much more than that. It’s a way of life and can be brought into every aspect of your life.
Benefits of Yoga
Yoga is the oldest system of personal development, encompassing the body, mind, and spirit. Through a combination of yoga postures, breathing techniques, and relaxation, practising yoga will;
- Strengthen and tone muscles, reduce stress,
- Relieve chronic pain and enhance your immune system,
- Creating optimal health, greater understanding, and inner peace.
(Health benefits may include improving circulation, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, alleviating symptoms of diabetes, arthritis, headaches, back and joint problems, insomnia and depression.
You can enjoy the benefits at any age or level of practice.
About the teacher
Renee has always been fascinated by the infinite wisdom of the body. This insatiable curiosity led her through many years as a dancer, shiatsu therapist and then into the vast world of yoga. After ten years of practising yoga is now teaching Hatha yoga “Prana Style” with the emphasis on flow and breath “fully integrating the ananas with meditation”. Studying Yoga is a practice of being in your body with awareness, honesty, appreciation and ease.
The emphasis is on inquiry and exploration. The Prana approach creates a safe space in which to respect your limits while discovering your potential, encouraging a practice of listening to your body’s feedback and making choices that are in your best interest. Olvia’s thoughtful and clear instruction will safely guide you while making room for your own unique expression of the postures.
While yoga classes are an effective way of learning and practising, there may come a time when students need can best be served in a one-on-one relationship with a teacher.