Yoga for the athletic community

Times Reporter   

 

Pranava Yoga Studio wants to reach out to the athletic programs in Strathmore, and help them improve on the field, on the court, or on the ice, by adding yoga to their workout regimen. Yoga for Young Athletes will teach those involved proper warm ups and proper cool downs.

“What we’ve noticed is there seems to be a lack of understanding towards the importance of how to stretch. Too often we see these kids come for two hour practices and they get started right away, afterwards they take a knee, and off they go,” said Becky Stone, Pranava’s owner. “We’re really, really excited about this program. It’s something that has been brewing in my mind for quite a while.”

Stone and another teacher at Pranava, Kelly, will be running the classes for any sort of young athlete, including volleyball, soccer, basketball, rugby, lacrosse, football, or hockey.

“We have this great range of fantastic athletic programs. We’re all familiar with how strong our hockey program here is,” Stone said. “You can look throughout the professional athletic world right now, and see that yoga is becoming a standard. 

The six-week Yoga for Young Athletes program will begin on Jan. 21, but on Jan. 19, an open class will be held for coaches and parents interested, to gather a deeper understanding of what the program can offer.

Prenatal preparation

Pranava Yoga Studio owner Becky Stone is looking to assist expectant mothers with their pregnancy with a new class being brought to the studio. The six-week program titled Prenatal Yoga Classes began Jan. 11.

“It’s for all trimesters, with a focus on making sure that safe and healthy movement is happening for moms,” Stone said. “You get all the benefits of what yoga can offer; increased strength, increased flexibility, a sense of health, well-being, the ability to stay in a calm state when things are chaotic.”

Stone believes yoga can also help mothers during the actual delivery as well.

“There’s a lot of neat things like oral toning, so, teaching women how to breathe properly. When it comes time to deliver their baby, they bring some really great tools into the birthing process.”