Lena Pascoe

Yoga: My Journey

From the moment I first tried yoga it became and has remained one of the constants in my life. In some respect I discovered yoga by accident. I’ve always been an active person with the need for physical activity especially after a day of being sedentary in an office.

I’ve tried my hand at many physical pursuits including Kung Fu, Kickboxing, aerobics and Pilates. It was whilst at a gym that I tried my first yoga class, and from that moment I was hooked. Yoga has been my passion for many years now and will continue to be. I found yoga, or perhaps it found me?

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Lena Grace Yoga

My mission is to make yoga accessible and inclusive.

It’s also my mission is spread the word that yoga is for every Body.

I’ll encourage mindful movement, regular check-ins with what’s going on in your body as you practice. Body scans give you time to develop your own body awareness, why is this important? It’s essential to tune in with your body and take the time to be aware of niggles, tension, tightness, resistance or whatever other messages your body may be giving you. Acknowledge, observe, be still. It’s an important part of self-care.

Self-care is not selfish, self-care is being kind to yourself just as you are to are to others.

I place great emphasis on Breathwork or Pranayama, it can energise, calm, bring balance, relaxation aid sleep.

Self-acceptance is another theme of mine. Accepting yourself as you are of in this moment, giving yourself permission to simply be.

The yoga I share is based on many influences. It can be a dynamic or slower flow. I incorporate elements from the ashtanga and kundalini tradition.

Why do yoga

I believe everyone can benefit from yoga in some way: mentally, physically and  emotionally.

The term yoga comes the Sanskrit word which means to yoke or union, Sanskrit is a language of ancient Indian with a documented history of about 3,500 years. Put simply yoga is about connection of mind and body.

Yoga means different things for different people. Whether you wish to simply slow down or have moments of stillness. Perhaps you want to connect with your breath, or give yourself time to reconnect with you? Maybe you like to experience an increased sense of calm, manage stress or reduce anxiety levels, feel revitalised, recharged, re-energised? Perhaps become the best version of you? Yoga can give you all these things.

In addition, there are also the numerous physical benefits from building core strength, to increased stability, stamina, flexibility, better balance. This is a tiny bit of what yoga can offer.

 

"Yoga is for every Body"