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About Maha Yoga
Maha Yoga classes are created specifically for plus size students, who may not want to participate in a regular yoga class: perhaps due to being unable to relate to the stereotypical yoga image of thin people twisting their bodies into pretzel shapes, maybe thinking they are not fit or flexible enough, or perhaps due to self consciousness about their larger bodies in comparison to others in the class.
Often the teacher of a class may not know how to help a large person find the right adaptations of the pose to suit their shape and size, leaving the student feeling they have not received adequate assistance, or that they can’t do yoga.
There is also a common misconception that you need to be fit and/or flexible to do yoga: the truth is that you can start at any level and the practice of yoga will increase both fitness and flexibility.
Maha Yoga is a great way to explore and enjoy moving your body, no matter what your size, shape or level of fitness. Regular yoga asanas can be modified to suit all body shapes, sizes and individual needs, without losing their benefit.
Maha Yoga does not emphasize weight loss, diet, or aerobic exercise: the emphasis is on the deeper aspects of yoga – its ability to enhance your wellbeing on all levels: body, mind and spirit. However, regular yoga practice will tend to help regulate weight, and to tone and shape the body, and so can be a beneficial support for a weight loss program.
More important though, is that yoga encourages and enhances positive self-awareness and inner happiness, and puts people more in touch with their bodies in healthy and beneficial ways.
Maha Yoga classes provide an environment especially for students with generous physiques, creating a sense of community and harmony for the practice and experience of yoga.
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Bhakti
Bhakti
027 327 5900