Yoga Lifestyle
Putting Heart into the City - Yonge Bloor Yoga Center. In the heart of the downtown core find room to breathe and be. Connect with what is most important in life, through yoga classes and stress reduction workshops designed to revitalize mind/body from our convieniently located setting.
A Yoga Lifestyle means that yoga does not stop at yoga exercises. Most community yoga classes cover yoga's stretching movements, relaxation and possibly breathing exercises. The yoga lifestyle applies the principles of yoga to your daily life by adopting healthy attitudes. For example, yoga emphasizes a non-violent attitude beginning with behavior and ending with subtle thoughts. When you remember to act non-violently while driving in the car or during a heated discussion, then you are practicing the yoga lifestyle. Any way of living that aims at increasing consciousness while performing daily activities is the yoga lifestyle. This includes diet, rest, spiritual practice, relationships, yoga exercises, study, work and hobby.
Do I have to change my lifestyle to practice yoga?
This depends on your lifestyle. If you are overworked or out of balance in some area of your life, eventually, you may choose to change your lifestyle. However, this change can be as small as watching less television or finding some quiet time each day where you reflect on your life. You do not need to stop working and move to the Himalayas to practice yoga! You may continue working with the openness to make healthy changes at a slow pace.