how to begin

Anyone can do yoga; it’s an engaging and enjoyable practice. Regardless of your age or physical fitness, you can do yoga. Yoga is for the very young and for the very old. Couch potatoes and athletes alike will benefit from yoga. If you can’t remember the last time you exercised, or if you think weight is an issue, be assured that yoga is also for you. Yoga postures are modified to fit the needs of the student. The idea of a yoga practice is to explore your limits and to find your edge; yoga is not about striving for some pretzel-like perfection, and it’s not about drowning in esoteric teachings. In your first yoga session, you'll be guided into postures using safe alignment principles. You'll learn how to connect to your breath and how  to relax deeply. Leave your first yoga class a bright, fresh, alive, and vibrant you! Let yoga make a difference in your life; take that first step into a whole new world by arranging a yoga class with me (the first class is free).  

what can kripalu yoga in Istanbul do for you?

the physical benefits:

Would you like to have a toned, flexible and strong body? To improve your respiration, energy and vitality? Help your body to maintain a balanced metabolism (great for weight loss). Strengthen the heart and promote good circulation. Release tension, relieve pain, prevent and heal injuries. Boost your immune system, improve your athletic performance and stay youthful.

the mental benefits:

Develop tools to relax and handle stressful situations more effectively.  Mental clarity will be more apparent and this will strengthen your trust in your own intuition. Learn how to create space in the mind so you can focus your energy where you want it to go - whether it’s practical or emotional intelligence that's required. Encourage positive thoughts and self-acceptance. Flexible body - flexible mind.

complete detoxification:

The combination of breath and movement flushes the build up of toxins from the body, both man made and natural. The breath helps to stretch and relax the muscles, plus it massages the internal organs. A yoga practice optimises the blood supply full of fresh nutrients to the entire body. It is a fine tuning that releases tension that accumulates in the skeletal-muscular system from our habitual movements. Freeing the flow of energy in the body alone contributes to a calmer mind, a brighter complexion and a relaxed demeanour.

the spiritual benefits:

Build a new relationship with your body, with your feelings, with the world around you and with the needs of others. Feel a greater sense of connection and purpose. Yoga will improve the quality of your life, it will enhance your creativity in every situation.  Discover how to grow more peaceful, more spacious and more present.

"Each class has been amazingly different in a wonderful way!  I'm becoming aware of my body and of every little muscle, joint and bone.  Beth is a professional teacher, very considerate and extremely tender.  She is the perfect yoga teacher!!!"  Sybile Cusack

Beth Wood lives in Cihangir and is able to travel to give yoga classes
contact:  bwoodb@hotmail.co.uk

what you need

All you need is comfortable clothing, a yoga mat and a light blanket for deep relaxation at the end of your practice.

Beth Wood's Teaching Certificate is accredited by Yoga Alliance