April's Spotlight is turned on the practice of Yoga Tune Up
YOGA TUNE UP?
If you think aches and pains are a fact of life, think again. A session with a deep tissue massage therapist can easily run you upwards of $100. If you’re looking for the same benefits without breaking the bank, look no further than the next Yoga Tune Up class at Willow Glen Yoga!
Tune Up Balls + Breath = Bliss
Yoga Tune Up Balls
Yoga Tune Up classes combine focused movement routines with specially designed high grip rubber balls that massage deeply into your high tension areas. It’s been described as “targeted self-massage trigger point therapy.”
In layman’s terms, Yoga Tune Up uses tennis ball-sized rubber balls to open up areas you never thought possible...from your feet to your hips, from your back to your head...it’s an intense experience, but you will feel the benefits in your body immediately.
Roz, a Willow Glen Yoga practitioner, describes the experience this way: “The Yoga Tune Up balls really get into the deep tissue to create a great sense of release in the muscle.”
Breath
Where does the yoga come in? Although Yoga Tune Up classes are not flow style classes, a lot of attention is paid to the breath along with the placement and movement of the body. In fact, you may learn some anatomy along the way, as the instructors focus on physical proprioception techniques in a very accessible way (developing an awareness of one’s own body - sensing the relative position of neighboring parts of the body and the strength of effort being employed in movement).
Bliss
The combination of your yogic breath and movement along with the Yoga Tune Up balls will give you all the benefits of a deep tissue massage session with the added bonus of the mind/body connection. The classes will challenge you, and your body will thank you for it.
Yoga Tune Up classes are truly All Level classes, appropriate for beginners with no experience with yoga to advanced practitioners looking for additional tools to open up their bodies. If you’re dealing with aches and pains, you owe it to yourself to try out a Yoga Tune Up class. Check out a class this week!
