• Relieve stress, dispel worry and uplift depression. Pressure at the job, deadlines, personality conflicts, relationship challenges, family issues, financial concerns; it all adds up to STRESS!  Failing to relieve stress takes it's toll on the body and the mind leading to illness, negative thinking, moods, & emotions.  The good news is you can relieve stress in your life by nourishing yourself with uplifting activities like yoga that replenish you, instead of drain you, which promote well-being, relaxation and leave you feeling good.  Through postures, breathing and deep relaxation you'll relieve stress from the body and calm the mind. You'll feel relaxed, refreshed and uplifted, like a new person.

• Lose weight, naturally.  Studies show that mid-age people practicing yoga lose weight as opposed to others who tend to gain weight.  Besides burning calories, Yoga helps you lose weight in a variety of ways.  Yoga builds muscle and the metabolism gets a boost.  Yoga stimulates the thyroid gland normalizing weight without you having to break a sweat in the gym 3 days a week.  Yoga goes even deeper by changing the relationship of mind to body, and eventually to food and eating which can have tremendous impact on weight loss. Furthermore the effect of proper breathing on weight loss is another aspect we cover in yoga classes. 

• Increase mobility in neck, shoulders, hips and other joints. The less we use our joints, the more they stiffen up. Eventually as we age arthritis and stiffness occur. Yoga increases our range of motion, lubricates our joints and keep them healthy.  You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much easier you perform every day activities like twisting, walking and running as you increase your joint range of motion.  You'll feel lighter!

• Boost your energy level. As you move the body in certain postures which stretch or compression certain muscles, blood flow & oxygen increase in that area.  When combined with proper breathing, energy flows throughout the body helping to relieve stress, cleansing and energizing your body as a result.  Students report energy level increases for days after a class.

• Sleep Better. If you have trouble sleeping, our yoga approach will help significantly.  Besides teaching you techniques that can be used to help you relax and sleep better, the class itself leaves you feeling free of tension and deeply tranquil.  Students find that they automatically sleep better.

• Increase Flexibility & Strength. Yoga transforms muscles bringing length, flexibility and strength.  Celebrate powerful yet supple muscles without necessarily adding volume.

• Reduce Back Pain.  Yoga fosters proper posture and alignment.  It increases spine mobility, strengthens muscles in the lower back and core thus supporting your spine, reducing pain, and further chance of injury.  Enjoy strong and supple spine free of back pain!

• Look and Feel Younger.  Regular practice of yoga slows the aging process.   The inner life impulse increases clearing your mind, gradually bringing a sparkle to your eyes, a radiance to your face and a vibrant glow to your skin.  You'll look and feel better.

• Calm Your Mind & Find Inner Peace. Beyond just bodily benefits our yoga approach seeks to redirect the mind away from anxiety, worry and mental stress toward a clear, relaxed, harmonious state of mind.  As your body comes into alignment and your mind becomes still and calm, your natural state of inner peace, already present within you, reawakens.

Yoga - It's Easier Than You Think!

Not sure you'll fit in? You're flexible enough?  Or you'll be able to do it?  Many of our students felt the same way before they started.  Now they say they should have started sooner.  The reality is you don't need to be thin, young, in shape, strong, or flexible to begin yoga.  Yoga will benefit every one, no matter what condition you're in.  If you're able to breathe, you're able to do yoga. 

My name is Jason Boudrias, Founder of Vitality Yoga & Certified Yoga Instructor.  Studying and practicing yoga and meditation since 1995 has brought me a wealth of knowledge and experience which I bring to the classes.  I teach private one on one yoga classes as well as group yoga classes.  I've worked people of all ages as well as children and seniors. I often hear the comment after their first class: "Thank you!  It's better than I thought."

Your body will loosen up! I used to have a difficult time crossing my legs before I started yoga.  I'm living proof that the body will adjust and loosen up with a gentle and regular practice.  Yours can too!

Does Yoga keep you looking young?   Practicing Yoga brings me vitality, energy, it keeps me looking young and feeling great! I'm 38 and I still have people thinking I'm in my early 20's.  If it works for me, it'll work for you!

Some Physical Benefits of Yoga: We get comments from clients all the time: their posture improves, they breathe better, and have increased energy, sleep improves, their back pain is gone, their able to walk longer and move more easily.  It also helps reduce high blood pressure, lowers cholesterol levels, constipation problems decrease, digestion improves, nervous system functions better, immune system gets stronger, and concentration and memory improve.  Listed below you'll find some physiological benefits of yoga. 

Physiological Benefits of Yoga

How does Yoga Affect the Mind and Emotions? The benefits aren't limited to the body.  By making use of the body and breath in yoga, most remarkably, it also calms and harmonizes your mind and emotions, bringing you into balance at all levels.  Your moods are uplifted, it brings a sense of well being, decreases anxiety and fear, increases self-confidence, you won't get angry as easily, you'll develop self-acceptance and acceptance of others.  Your overall life impulse increases and you feel happier.  Your bodies ability to naturally heal itself improves, allowing you to recover from injury or illness much more rapidly.

8 Things You Can Expect From Our Yoga Classes

All you'll need is some comfortable clothing for stretching and a yoga mat.