Yoga has been around for thousands of years but only recently have doctors begun prescribing it to their patients because of the many proven physiological, cognitive and psychological health benefits that Yoga has to offer:
PHYSIOLOGICAL and PHYSICAL BENEFITS
• Reduced sympathetic dominance/increased parasympathetic activation
• Reduced blood pressure
• Reduced resting heart rate
• Reduced cholesterol
• Reduced blood glucose levels
• Improved lipid profile
• Decrease in inflammatory markers
• Improved endothelial function
• Decreased body weight
• Increased strength
• Increased core stability
• Improved balance
• Improved lung function
• Improved breath control
• Improved immune system function
• Reduced muscle tension
• Reduction in chronic pain, including lower back pain
COGNITIVE BENEFITS
• Improved concentration
• Sharper focus
• Increased mental clarity
• Increased ability to be present
PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS
• Reduced sleep and sleep disturbance
• Reduced anxiety
• Reduced depression
• Increased feelings of well-being
• Positive shifts in locus of control
• Improved coping
Yoga can play a key role in stress and pain reduction. In a Private Yoga session I can help you incorporate a yoga practice into your daily routine to better manage stress and/or pain so that you can live a more relaxed and joyful life.
Yoga is also a great strategy for aging gracefully and can help you maintain fitness components that are compromised as we get older such as strength, flexibility and balance.
If you are a senior, I offer in-home Private Yoga consultations to help you stay strong and steady so you can live more independently as you age.
I teach Yoga classes in various locations and am available to lead Yoga classes in corporate settings, at conferences and retreats.
Contact me for more information.
“I am so full of gratitude that Nancy has created for me a personal yoga practice. She calls it a “Rx” which feels right, given that this abbreviation is used by doctors and cooks: she has given me a prescription or recipe – designed especially for me – to improve my health. I brought her a list of the areas of my body with tightness and pain (for me, shoulders, hips, hamstrings, core and balance) as well as my fitness objectives (to become more flexible, lose weight). In return, during our precious hour together she selected and guided me through a series of yoga postures that skillfully addressed each of my concerns. Then she emailed this custom-made regimen for me to follow.
I have put this Rx up in strategic places in my home, and have undertaken this practice regularly. Thus, this one hour with Nancy has been magical for me. The pain and stiffness with which I came to her have slowly been disappearing over time. I certainly plan to return to her for a tune-up and another personalized Rx.” Fanny Rothchild
