INSPIRING YOUTH THROUGH YOGA
By Monica. Filed in Yoga Classes |
With the ever-increasing speed of our daily lives, most of our activities whether they be in the classroom, at work, or even at home, involve increasing amounts of pressure. It can sometimes feel like you are in the spin cycle of a washing machine.
This usually isn’t the most conducive environment for anyone to find out who they are, and what they really want to do in life. This is particularly true for teenagers who invariably find themselves with huge amounts of pressure – finding their own sense of identity in the midst of exam pressure, peer pressure, and other competitive sports and activities.
In a world that is constantly speeding up, providing teenagers with the space to grow and understand more about themselves at their own pace is often overlooked.
We see common problems that arise from this environment around us everyday – frustration, anger, or a lacking sense of purpose, manifesting in road rage, vandalism, depression, boredom, and unemployment.
There is a need for more holistic activities where the individual can just relax, and get to know more about themselves in a fun, safe environment.
Yoga provides a non-competitive space where individuals can learn to relax and stay focused. Apart from providing a perfect outlet to address these problems, yoga is a great way to get fit, improve self-confidence and self-esteem.
Many of the health benefits from yoga come from learning to take yoga off-the-mat. Yoga postures are like artificial tension introduced to you on your yoga mat. If you can learn to breathe through the pose and stay relaxed and present, you can take it off your yoga mat into your daily life – such as exams, job interviewers and other stressful situations.
Yoga offers many invaluable tools to support teenagers to handle the pressure that come with adolescent life.
Reconnect Yoga is passionate about inspiring our youth through yoga, and is starting classes as part of an initiative to support our youth in Sydney’s Blue Mountains. A special offer of $5 a yoga class is available for anyone under 20 years of age (just present your ID).
Yoga classes commence on 9 August at the Wentworth Falls School of Arts (Monday 7:15pm and Tuesday 10am), and on 19 August at the Bullaburra Progress Association Hall (Wednesdays 10am). All classes are open to people new to yoga or regular practitioners, and run for 1 hour 15 minutes.
For more information visit www.reconnectyoga.com or to book a class call 0414 985 800.
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