The origins of yoga date back more than 5,000 years. In ancient times, the desire for greater personal freedom, health, a long life, and heightened self-understanding gave birth to a system of physical and mental exercise which has since spread throughout the world.
While there are many different types or schools of yoga offered today, UnionStudio Yoga embraces the classic or traditional system of yoga built on the three main structures of: exercise, breathing, and meditation. Regular daily practice of all three parts of this structure produces a clear, bright mind and a strong, capable body.
Our wide variety of class offerings, yoga styles, and individual and group workshops are designed to support the differing needs and lifestyles of our students - creating a true union of teachers, students and community.
Styles of yoga taught at UnionStudio Yoga include Iyengar, Hatha, Anusara, Vinyasa, and Yin/Restoritave practices. Some classes are more vigorous that others, but never loose site of the important combination of exercise and breathing. Many of our teachers also incorporate Sanskrit terminology into their teaching, further connecting today’s practice of yoga with its ancient roots.
The exercises of Yoga are designed to put pressure on the glandular systems of the body, thereby increasing its efficiency and total health. The body is looked upon as the primary instrument that enables us to work and evolve in the world, and so a Yoga student treats it with great care and respect.
Breathing techniques are based on the concept that breath is the source of life in the body. The Yoga student gently increases breath control to improve the health and function of both body and mind.
These two systems of exercise and breathing then prepare the body and mind for meditation, and the student finds an easy approach to a quiet mind that allows silence and healing from everyday stress.
(Partially sourced from the American Yoga Association)