Sheila Axtman Happy New Year 2021! The Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center is open, and we are doing yoga. Practicing yoga releases endorphins in your brain. You feel relaxed and happy. Vinyasa Yoga also improves proprioception and strengthens and stretches your muscles, and you become more flexible. It helps you feel and move like a…
Sheila Axtman It’s December. What a year it has been. Yoga is a way to breathe, move, recenter yourself, and forget for a few minutes all the challenges of this past year. Every year on the last yoga day before Christmas, I teach a class I call “Low and Slow Christmas Crazy.” It is an…
Sheila Axtman What is vinyasa yoga? Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic style of practice, breathing as we move through various poses that are linked together by a series of poses known as Sun Salutations. These classes can be challenging, but I offer variations so everyone can practice at their own level. After all, at our…
Sheila Axtman What is Vinyasa Yoga? Vinyasa Yoga is moving through a series of poses (asana), synchronizing your movement with your breath. Poses are linked together with a set series of poses called Sun Salutations. This series of poses moves your body from standing, to the floor, to forward folding and a slight backbend. Moving…
Sheila Axtman What is Vinyasa Yoga? Vinyasa yoga is moving through a series of poses (asana) synchronizing your movement with your breath. Poses are linked together with a set series of poses called Sun Salutations. This series of poses moves your body from standing, to the floor, to forward folding, and a slight back bend.…
Sheila Axtman Vinyasa is a flow style of yoga, linking breath and movement. It promotes a feeling of well-being as you build strength, endurance, balance and flexibility. Practicing yoga is an effective way to keep strong and flexible enough to enjoy all that Sun Lakes has to offer. Tuesday’s class will be Levels One and…
Sheila Axtman It’s fall; time to start our seasonal yoga practice. Vinyasa is a flowing style of yoga, breathing as we move through the poses. Yoga promotes a feeling of well-being and strengthens our minds and bodies, allowing us to pursue all of the activities that Sun Lakes has to offer. Tuesday’s class will be…
Sheila Axtman Vinyasa is a flow style yoga; breathing as you move through a sequence of poses. It promotes relaxation as you build strength, endurance and flexibility. Core strength and balance build as you practice. Practicing yoga is an effective way to keep strong and flexible for other activities such as golf tennis, bicycling, hiking…
Sheila Axtman Vinyasa is a flow style yoga; breathing as you move through a sequence of poses. It promotes relaxation as you build strength, endurance and flexibility. Core strength and balance build as you practice. Practicing yoga is an effective way to keep strong and flexible for other activities such as golf tennis, bicycling, hiking…
Sheila Axtman Vinyasa is a flow style yoga; breathing as you move through a sequence of poses. It promotes relaxation as you build strength, endurance, and flexibility. Core strength and balance build as you practice. Practicing yoga is an effective way to keep strong and flexible for other activities such as golf, tennis, bicycling, hiking,…