Announcing Beginners Yoga Classes at the Mind Body Institute

Online, June 25, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Athens, GA June 24, 2010 -- Announcing Beginners Friendly Yoga Classes in Athens, GA at the Mind Body Institute.
Yoga at the Mind Body Institute, located in the heart of Athens, Georgia, is unique - safe, mindful yoga in a medical setting, proven effective through research and outcomes data. The MBI is THE place to learn and practice mindful yoga in the Athens area; mindfulness flavors all of our yoga classes.

You may be surprised to find that yoga is for ANY body! The highly educated yoga instructors at the Mind Body Institute offer a wide range of classes to meet every ability level, and work with individual needs. In order from most easeful to more athletic, our yoga classes are as follows: Chair Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, Back Care Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Basic Yoga, and Ongoing Yoga.
In addition, we offer several specialty classes, including Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Bone Health, and Yoga for Hope, Peace and Cancer Recovery. (Beginners are welcome to all but Ongoing Yoga.)
Yoga Classes in Athens, GA at the MBI. Classes include but are not limited to:

Gentle Yoga (great for beginners!): Movements are safe, gentle and slower for those students who are less athletic, involving time on the floor, on hand and knees, and standing. Become stronger and more flexible, help the body heal, improve sleep and learn to relax with instructors who adapt the practice to your needs.

Basic Yoga for Health and Relaxation: This six week foundational class is a basic practice for healthy adults to build strength, stretch and tone muscles, and increase mindfulness. This class requires some upper body strength. Twelve basic yoga postures, three breathing techniques, and progressive deep relaxation ground you in a thorough understanding of a basic yoga practice. Experience benefits in body, mind, and emotions and improves sleep.

Ongoing Yoga for Health and Relaxation: Deepen the benefits of yoga in your life with continued practice. Learn new postures and variations, hold postures longer, and enhance breath practice and mindfulness.

Back Care Yoga: Safely and gently move the neck and spine and the muscles that control them to increase strength, flexibility and endurance. Mindful movement and deep relaxation help reduce pain, change the relationship with pain, promote healing, and reduce the likelihood of further injury. This course was designed by our yoga teachers in association with the physical therapists at ARMC specifically for those graduating from rehabilitation, and those living with back pain.

Prenatal Yoga: Be more comfortable doing gentle yoga designed specifically to strengthen and stretch pregnant bodies. Enhance physical and mental well-being through movement, breath, and relaxation. And, prepare your body and your mind for labor and delivery. Women of all fitness levels can take this class.

Mama-Baby Yoga: A post-natal yoga class, for mamas and their babies 6 weeks old until they start crawling. A wonderful way to bond with your baby, and connect with other mothers.

About the Athens, GA Yoga Programs of the Mind Body Institute
To register for yoga classes in Athens, GA or get more information, call (706) 475-7329 or e-mail [email protected]. You can bring your own yoga mat or purchase one at the MBI class registration desk.