Anusara Yoga Classes, Yoga Retreats and Yoga Videos
Hatha Yoga is an ancient form of meditative exercise that brings peace and strength by aligning the mind, body and spirit. Anusara Yoga is a modern style of Hatha Yoga that centers on the intrinsic goodness of the heart as the source of physical action. It is a joyful and fun path to mental and physical health that reawakens our divine nature through mindful awareness of the body and life-affirming celebration of the heart.
Anusara Yoga classes integrate the asanas, which are the firm, comfortable postures, with hatha pranayama, which are the breathing techniques. This practice relieves stress and anxiety, makes the body fit and flexible and opens the heart and mind to higher states of awareness. Being fit and happy helps boost your immune system, still the mind and move youthfully throughout life. Whether practiced in a yoga studio, a yoga gym, outdoors or in your own home, yoga is a wonderful and enlightening way to bring inner peace and strength to all aspects of your life.
As a certified Anusara Yoga teacher, Darcy Elman focuses on the alignment of the mind, the attitude of the heart and the action of the body. In a yoga studio or yoga center setting, she also address the musculoskeletal system to deepen students' awareness of their bodies so that they may experience the full benefits of yoga poses. She fosters a safe environment where each person is acknowledged for his or her unique gifts.
Darcy Elman is a well-respected yoga instructor, and teaches yoga fitness through local yoga studio classes in and around Los Altos and Palo Alto, California. She also teaches yoga exercise through heart-opening yoga retreats in Sonoma County and around the San Francisco Bay Area and through the upcoming Darcy Elman yoga dvd and online yoga video series. You will also find her selections of yoga music and yoga accessories in the upcoming Darcy Elman online yoga store.
As we step on the path of yoga we meet our physical body, our breath, our voice, our inner stillness and our strength. And when we align with the divine we step into the flow of grace.
Anusara Yoga Classes Provide These Fitness Benefits:
- Creates a flexible, youthful spine
- Increases strength and flexibility throughout the body
- Increases range of motion in joints
- Increases body awareness and fitness
- Reduces chronic pain and tightness
