Yoga

Dr. Natasha Grbich
(Ra.c, E-RYT 500, DTCM)

Natasha Grbich is a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher.  She holds three different teacher trainings and started teaching in 2001.  Her most recent  300 hour teacher training has been with the Jivamukti Yoga school in New York, USA.  For the last five years she has dedicated bi-yearly visits to train with Sharon Gannon and David Life founders of Jivamukti Yoga.  She was brought up since birth in the Sant Mat spiritual tradition with the focus on vegetarianism, meditation, self study, satsang and mantra.  It is with the Jivamukti yoga method, the Sant Mat spiritual tradition and Daoism (which is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine), that has created her understanding of balance, health and happiness. 

Jivamukti yoga links the wisdom of the scriptures to its pragmatic and daily uses.  With a strong Asana practice linked to sequencing that is tried and true you will undoubtedly feel it's medicinal value.  Dive into a practice rich in lineage, soul and spirit.  This style of yoga will reach the deepest levels in your body, waken your spirit to the simple answers with tools for everyday living.

Hatha yoga is better known in the West because of its earlier introduction. This yoga system involves thousands of postures enabling many positive changes in the body and subsequently in the mind. In each class, the instructor may choose a variety of postures or have a theme of postures that focus on certain areas of the body. Traditionally Hatha yoga is the most physically challenging yoga, in the west it has been changed and known as a very soft, relaxing style.

“The effect of regular practice on the physical body can readily be seen, as joints and muscles gain flexibility and strength. The skin takes on a luminous glow, and the eyes sparkle. One feels lighter and at the same time better able to articulate the body as agility and coordination develop. 

The benefits of asana (physical yoga) practice, however, reach  far greater than skin, muscles and joints. More than other physical practices, asana practice directly affects the endocrine system, stimulating and balancing glandular secretions. The long term positive effect that asana practice can have on the endocrine system only comes about when the practice is daily. A healthy endocrine system contributes to a healthier physical body and can even slow down the aging process. One's metabolism becomes balanced, resulting in better digestion and assimilation of food. Compulsive eating is curbed. The immune system is strengthened and stabilized. One feels more energetic and at the same time calm. Stress reduction occurs naturally, as emotions become stabilized. One gains access to inner wells of creativity”.
Sharon Gannon