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Yoga at Home: A Beginner’s Guide

  Yoga at home   offers a rejuvenating way to achieve inner peace and holistic well-being. In this blog, we will explore the incredible benefits of practicing yoga at home, guiding you through a transformative journey toward a healthier mind, body, and spirit. How to do Yoga at home   Our aim at Inspire Yoga is to give you the confidence to create a self-practice, where you can start your day by rolling out a yoga mat in the comfort of your own home and have the know-how of what you need, a gentle stretch, an energizing workout or a calming practice, all depending on the day and being mindful to what your body is asking for. Most of the time we push our body and let our mind be in charge of what needs to take place, yoga is the time of listening to what the body needs, to understand where the areas of tension and stiffness are and how to systematically and compassionately release the areas that are feeling stuck, so you enjoy a greater freedom of movement and an increased...

Breathe Out the Stress

  Did you know your breathing pattern is affected by your emotions? When you are sad have you noticed your breathing becomes heavy as you sigh? When you are angry your breathing gets faster and sharper, right? If your emotions affect your breathing pattern then the reverse is also true, your breathing pattern affects your emotion. This course, formulated by the Art of Living, teaches us how to breathe to release stress and be happy. The course consists of a daily yoga practice that opens up the body, boosts energy levels, and activates the muscles and mood. You will also experience deep relaxation to calm the nervous systems and allow the rest you have been craving. We will take you through a breathing technique, known as Sudharshan Kriya, which has been researched by the Harvard Medical Journal where cortisol drops as much as 50% on the first day of practicing this cleanse. Cortisol is a stress hormone found in the bloodstream and is responsible for inflammation, through this brea...

How to Heal With Back Pain with Yoga

  Yoga is an excellent start to your healing journey, the practice incorporates twists, bends, stretches and arches all these movements do wonders for your spinal flexibility and strength. Although, group classes are more suited for the abled body, if you have an underlying condition err with caution before joining in on a full class of yogis. Have you ever looked at a yoga pose and thought ‘Ouch! If I even attempted that I know I’d be in pain’? You have every right to have reservations, not all poses are made equally! Some can be very helpful and beneficial for healing your back pain while others can seriously aggravate it. How do you know which do to and which to avoid? That’s when a trained eye comes in. Our private yoga classes are hosted one on one with you and an expert teacher to ensure every step of the way is safe and trusted.  Not only do we guide you through each posture, we also tailor-make the sequences to exactly suit your needs, giving you hands-on adjustments...

Stress Management Program

  Stress is embedded into our lifestyles, even children nowadays suffer from stress and anxiety. We have seen radical shifts from the global pandemic, with widespread fear and uncertainty people were worried for their lives, and the safety of their loved ones, they also felt threatened by others. In Hong Kong, we were the last city in the world to drop the mask mandate and social distancing measures, yet you still see many wearing their masks as a choice to protect themselves, many feel exposed and anxious without it and a sense of social awkwardness being put into group gatherings again after 3 years. Our  stress management programs  help our clients feel safe and comfortable again, especially in a changing and highly unpredictable world. The workshops provide a space to feel quiet within and to stop the constant mental chatter. When we are able to feel at peace within we are more willing to connect deeply with others, the program has both these factors intertwined, pers...

Do you Need to be at a Studio to Practice Yoga?

  Inspire Yoga intentionally does not have a   private yoga studio   because we believe that yoga can be practiced anywhere, we are dropping the barriers to practicing yoga, you don’t need to find a class that suits your needs, and you don’t need to match a class time to your schedule, you don’t need to commute to a specific location to have the class. Instead, we come to you, we tailor the class based on your preferences, we schedule the class around your availability and a private yoga teacher personally hosts each class wherever you are, in the comfort and convenience of your home or office. Practicing yoga in your space helps to mold the energy of that environment to what you want, bringing a sanctuary of peace in your living room helps you enjoy that calm when you are home. Likewise, our  corporate yoga classes  are popular because we transform the office, a place associated with high stress and pressure, into a haven of tranquil energy to balance the workp...

Yoga in the Office – Benefits Of Yoga In The Workplace

 Corporate yoga has been growing in popularity, many firms have a dedicated yoga room in the office in cities like London, New York, Amsterdam, and San Francisco, and now this trend has arrived in Asia, in Hong Kong we have seen many large multinational companies partake in weekly yoga classes over the years, small local businesses are also following suit. Transforming the office pantry or the company boardroom to host mindfulness classes, back care yoga , or chair yoga is an effective way to look after staff and bring more calming energy into the office environment. Emotional contagion states that our environment influences our emotions and they influence others, making a concerted effort to bring more tranquillity into the workplace has cascading ripple effect of positivity for the workforce. Corporate wellness offerings have historically been discounts to yoga studios and gym memberships but now there have been a lot of findings around the benefits of practicing personal care ro...