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Chair yoga for older adults

Over the past year the pandemic has had a significant impact on all daily routines and work lives.

Pranayama is control of breath. 'Prana' is Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels, prana represents the pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and 'ayama' means control.

One of yoga's most widely recognized poses, Downward-Facing Dog Pose, called Adho Mukha Svanasana in Sanskrit, works to strengthen the core and improve circulation.

The practice of yoga not only disciplines your body, but also helps to discipline your mind.

Yoga Mara aims to bring balance and calm back into the hectic lives of guests through yoga, meditation, nutrition, mindful art, and inspiring conversations. The Yoga Mara philosophy is simple… take time. Time to relax, refresh, and revitalise.

Many people go to their first yoga classes expecting to do a bit of stretching and some relaxation. However, something more often happens, as they discover that the feeling they get in their body and the calmness of their mind was something they were looking for but did not realize it until they experienced it. Very soon after they catch the yoga bug.

Free admission to the Galway Mini Mind Body Experience, Sunday 20th October, The Salthill Hotel, The Promenade, Galway City. Doors open 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

We spend our lives in a constant state of rush and worry. Our nervous system has two pathways governing how our bodies work: the sympathetic (stress response, ‘fight or flight’) and parasympathetic (recovery response, ‘rest and digest’) systems. Whichever system is activated dictates how we process our nutrients, store fat, build muscle, recover, sleep, release hormones, etc.

Sahaja yoga meditation is practised in more than 130 countries around the world and works in partnership with the ministry for health and family welfare in India. It is based on the authentic and almost forgotten teachings of ancient seers, with the emphasis on encouraging the mind to move into a state of mental silence, known as nirvichara samadhi.