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health, emotional health, spiritual health and directly impacts yoga is to lead us to the stillness actions in life must bring harm on our relationships at all levels – personal, family, within, to corporate, bring inner social, peace. religious, etc. This in relationships. is easily achieved when
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hands can reach. Consequently, they limit the description subsiding to the its thought leg, or trunk, activity or large in side, of our etc. Like lives, that, we there are called are to s the mind is teachings yoga. of yoga that focus on discipline physical stretches and self-control only, or in h
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that one should respect their body and do what it allows we conduct ourselves in life, the inevitably leads to ill-health
them to do. This way one eases into the postures according social disciplines to their to ability, guide whilst us in enjoying our in the its benefits extreme of the would stretch. manifes relationships Flexibility with others. is the result of regular undesirable physical stretches, behavior. not
a prerequisite, so there’s no need to be intimidated that
THEoSnEeFiIsVtEooYAsMtiffA.S ARE [In the following weeks we will sp BRIEFLY EThXPeLaAsIpNeEcDtoBfEbLOreWat:hing techtnoiqtuhesoatnhdemr leimditbast.i]on that we teach are easy to follow and age friendly for anyone aged
Boag 18+. After learning these techniques, regular practice is key. It therefore goes without saying that self-discipline and commitment is key to the point where it becomes your nature to keep up with the daily practice, like taking a shower.
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