Bodhi Bliss celebrates Yoga Day USA

Saturday, January 24 Milford — To help spread the health and wellness benefits of yoga, Bodhi Bliss is hosting free yoga classes on Jan. 24, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., as part of Yoga Day USA, the national celebration of yoga. Hundreds of Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teachers and schools throughout the United States will host free or low-cost workshops on Yoga Day USA designed to meet the unique needs of their local communities and change lives - all through yoga. Thousands of Americans across the country from the young and old, flexible and not-so-flexible, to athletes and couch potatoes, and those of every heritage will be able to find a workshop perfect for them. “Our style of hatha yoga is a mix between ashtanga and vinyasa, with much emphasis on alignment. Our goal is to use consistency as the tool to open the body organically, to acquire fluidity during transition from one asana to the next and to create the opportunity for the union of the body, mind and spirit to from emerge,” said Barbara Van Etten, of Bodhi Bliss. “Yoga Day USA is an annual event where the Yoga Alliance community comes together to share the health and wellness benefits of yoga and the transformative effects it can have on one’s life,” says President an CEO R. Mark Davis. “The practice is literally for ‘every body’ - it meets you where you are no matter what your capacity or state of health,” he added. Yoga Day USA was created by Yoga Alliance, the international gold standard for professional yoga teachers and schools and the leader in setting standards that protect the health and welfare of society. According to a 2008 Yoga Journal study, 15.8 million Americans practice yoga and 14 million say that a doctor or therapist has recommended yoga to improve their health. Yoga as medical therapy is garnering more attention in the medical community as demonstrated by National Institute of Health’s first ever Yoga Week, which explored the science and practice of yoga. The benefits of yoga are numerous including stress management, improvement in heart health, reduction of cholesterol, and improved circulation. Practicing yoga can help with illnesses ranging from asthma to cancer. Yoga is also known for slowing the signs of aging, decreasing wrinkles, firming skin and reducing oxidative stress. Bohi Bliss is located at 629 West Harford Street in Milford. Call 570-409-YOGA. To find other Yoga Day USA events, visit vww.yogadayusa.org.