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I am a yoga teacher based in Oxford and a member of St Francis Church in the Parish of Cowley. Yoga is not a religion, and thus, it can serve people of all faiths or beliefs, or of no faith. The benefits of yoga are for everyone. I know there are a variety of misconceptions among Christians about the practice of yoga. They fear that by taking up the practice of yoga, they might undermine their own religious faith.
“ Yoga is a gentle way to get people back in touch with their bodies. One of its sterling values is that it gives a taste of inner stillness.” Fr Thomas Ryan
My classes focus on the disciplines of yoga and meditation with their accent on posture, breathing and focused awareness with selective attention to Eastern spiritual practices. They are a great way to do a physical activity, a means of strengthening the body, improving flexibility as well as learning to access clearer, calmer thinking patterns.
"...selective attention to Eastern spiritual practices can be of great assistance to a fully embodied Christian life. They also can provide challenge to the secularisation of the body dominant in Western science and common life." Revd Tilden Edwards
You will learn to keep your attention on the breath as you move mindfully in and out of different postures and learn breathing exercises which will help to enhance the way you breathe and control the mind. I use relaxation and meditation techniques to aid both your physical and mental health.
There is an intrinsic link between the body, mind and breath which means when you change one of them you automatically change the others. When we work with the breath and keep our attention on it, we begin to slow it down which has the effect of slowing down the mind and body. This helps reduce stress and helps us to become calmer and experience tranquillity.
Yoga is not just for the strong or flexible,
everyone can enjoy it no matter your age, religion or physical ability.
Elaine
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Elaine Ulett 07980 618836 elaine@alightonyoga.co.uk A Light on Yoga