YOGA

"No judgment - No competition - If you can breathe, you can do yoga!"

I have been attracted to yoga since I was little. I always seemed to be in a yoga pose without realizing it. I was also a gymnast for 8 years and I truly believe that gymnastics is, "YOGA ON STEROIDS". If it weren't for a friend of mine, I would have never signed up to be a yoga instructor. She encouraged me to be a teacher and offer my services to everyone I could reach. I signed up for the class and gave them a deposit. Two weeks later, I tried to "back out" because of fear and the unknown. I was scared and didn't want to fail.

The other angel encouraged me to stay with the program for one month, if I didn't like it, he would give me my deposit back. I know that two angels were looking out for me. This was the road I needed to take in order to help people find their true authentic self. All I can say is, it was the best decision I ever made! I am a 200 hour certified yoga instructor.

This lead me into the greatest journey of my life. It brought me to my true authentic self.

I also offer guided meditation, sound therapy and chakra work. I can be contacted for private classes at 309-642-4651. I am the travel nature yoga instructor. Email me at bcbubbles@aol.com anytime!

Benefits of Yoga to Your Bones, Muscles, and Joints

• the physical benefits of YOGA are myriad.  YOGA keeps your body strong, as it involves all the muscles in your body to hold and balance YOGA asana (poses).  The various YOGA postures strengthen your feet, legs, hands, abdominals, lower back, legs and shoulders.
• YOGA'S stretching and breathing exercises improve your flexibility, helping joints, tendons, and muscles stay limber.  People suffering from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis will see a noticeable improvement in their stiffness, pain, and other arthritic symptoms by practicing YOGA poses and postures.
• YOGA improves your endurance, especially the more athletic forms of YOGA such as ASHTAGNA YOGA, POWER YOGA, VINYSA YOGA, and BIKRAM YOGA (105degree hot YOGA).  These rigorous YOGA practices follow a specific sequence of poses (asanas) that become more challenging as you progress and require you to keep your body in constant motion between poses, resulting in a strenuous cardiovascular workout and improved core strength. 
• HATHA YOGA is a more gentle flow of YOGA.  HATHA YOGA can relieve chronic back and neck pain, since the poses and postures gently stretch and strengthen your back and neck muscles.
• YOGA is often prescribed to help heal various injuries, including repetitive strain injuries, knee and back injuries, pulled hamstrings, even minor skin burns.  ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USING YOGA AS A TREATMENT FOR ANY INJURY!!!
• YOGA is an excellent weight-bearing exercise that can improve your bone density.  This is particularly beneficial for women approaching menopause, since YOGA can help ward off osteoporosis, or thinning of the bone.

Benefits of YOGA to the Cardiovascular System

• YOGA has tremendous benefits for your heart!!
• RESTORATIVE YOGA or GENTLE YOGA lower your blood pressure because the asana (YOGA pose, postures, and YOGA positions), keep blood flowing evenly throughout your body while you focus on your breathing.
• HATHA YOGA can help hypertension since it helps lower your heart rate and blood pressure.
• YOGA helps lower cholesterol.
• POWER YOGA is an excellent form of cardio conditioning, which strengthens core muscles while it keeps blood and oxygen circulating throughout your body!

 Benefits of YOGA on Mental Health

• YOGA benefits anyone's mental health by helping him/her relax, and it is an effective form of psychological therapy.  YOGA reduces anxiety and stress, resulting in better health, better mood, and better concentration throughout the day.  YOGA has been used to help treat a wide variety of emotional and mental disorders, including acute anxiety, depression and mood swings.
• YOGA can benefit CHILDREN – any child with attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity can learn to relax and get control by using YOGA breathing and YOGA asanas.
• YOGA is a form of meditation, it results in a sense of inner peace and purpose, which has far-reaching health benefits.
• YOGA has been used to help heal victims of torture or other tramas.

Benefits of YOGA on other Health Conditions

• YOGA will help your headaches!!!!  YOGA can rid you of tension headaches and migraines because YOGA circulates blood and oxygen to your head, which can often prevent headaches from starting!
• Practicing YOGA on a regular basis will help boost antioxidants throughout your body, resulting in a stronger immune system and improved ability to heal quickly from disease or injury.
• YOGA can help with weight lose and help you maintain a healthy weight throughout your life.  POWER YOGA is a vigorous form of YOGA that burns calories, which results in weight loss.
• YOGA helps women going through menopause with easing of symptoms due to menopause.

Benefits of YOGA in Everyday Life

• YOGA can help cure insomnia, as regular YOGA practice leads to better and deeper sleep.
• YOGA can help fight fatigue and maintain your energy throughout the day.
• YOGA is an effective treatment for a variety of autoimmune diseases because it can reduce the symptoms these diseases often cause, such as stiffness, malaise, fatigue, and weakness.

A regular YOGA practice will create multiple and noticeable benefits to your health.  Try some YOGA postures today!

YOGA CAN TAKE PLACE ANYWHERE!  YOGA IS A RELEASE!!  YOGA IS CHEAPER THAN THERAPY!  YOGA WELCOMES EVERYONE!!!! YOGA IS HEALING!  YOGA IS FOR YOUR SOUL!!
YOGA MAKES YOU SMILE!

- NAMASTE'

"Have an amazing Yoga experience with my dear friend Brenda Clark. Not only is she an AMAZING person,
but an AMAZING Yoga Teacher as well! This is perfect for people that think they're too busy to incorporate
a practice into their lives." ♥ - Lisa Deckert