YOGA

Yoga was originated in India –where it persists as a tradition- at least 5000 years ago, even though some practitioners say that yoga is eternal, has existed in the human beings’ attempt to maintain a balance between body, mind and spirit.

The purpose of this discipline is to help us to maintain ourselves, healthy, to find the happiness at physical, mental and spiritual levels and that we can feel fulfilled. Any person can approach to Yoga, because it has a special type of technique for each type of personality and temperament. Yoga can possible awake in ourselves bright feelings and happiness, which fortify our relationships with our wife, our kids, parents, neighbors and office colleagues. As the wind puts away the clouds that cover the sun, Yoga gradually moves away the physical pains and negative emotions, because when we reveal our interior knowledge, this increases our appreciation for life. Yoga teaches us to control our senses and our impatient mind, so in this way it puts us in harmony with the Universal Laws, directing our energies in the best way.

A Yoga class is a succession of exercises. To realize one we adopt a posture. Sometimes to this posture we add movement. We regulate the breathing and put the eyes’ attention in a determined point. Then we enter in a meditative state of introspection. Sometimes we inclusive repeat an Mantra or we make a gesture with our hands. After one exercise there is a short relaxation before to start the next one.

Yoga benefits all human beings, does not matter if it’s a kid or an adult, man or woman. Do not matter the personal beliefs. With Yoga we stretch our body and the more stressed and rigid, the more convenient becomes. Yoga rejuvenates our cells, providing us with more oxygen. It also rejuvenates our brain, making that it has a higher efficiency. It reduces the stress maintaining the Cortisol levels in limits. It makes us feel calmed, allowing us to rest. Also gives us energy and vitality. It also get us closer to our internal being, discovering ourselves, what we want, who we are, which are our limitations. And to add to it all , we segregate endorphins!!!! that give us a sensation of well being.

The changes caused by Yoga, are natural and stay for a long time. Practicing Yoga alleviates the charges of the intense demands of the modern life. This excess of anxieties destroys health and happiness. Modern Medicine has concluded that that anxieties are one of the most important causes of many illnesses on the contrary, tranquility brings as consequence a good health.

The bases for Yoga are in function to the purpose to get, but in general are:

TAI CHI

Tai Chi merges in China during XVI Century; it is the combination of martial arts and the Taoist philosophy of Ying & Yang, as well as its breathing method that strengthened health that result in a very powerful martial art with health benefits.
Exist several families and styles of Tai Chi, such as Chen, Yang, Wu & Sung, (among the most well known). The practices were done in the family and they were very jealous in the transmission of their secrets. But Yang changes this idea and dedicates himself to teach this art to any person who would be interested.
After Chinese Revolution, the martial arts stop being important self-defense methods, due to the apparition of new different weapons. In this way Tai Chi begins to be more an art for longevity, relaxation and health. Thanks to its breathing method and the management of energy, Tai Chi practiced constantly and for a long period gets to result very benefic for health and spirit.

Tai Chi essence is to avoid the use of the muscle power; instead of this, it uses the energy named “Chi”.
When you practice Tai Chi it is necessary to have flexibility in the joints, the mind in peace, the heart tranquil, and sensibility in the movement, use of a smooth and deep breathing and finally balance in the body.

It is necessary the use of the body, mind and spirit. The movement must be performed with a minimum effort and without using the muscular power.

The type of Tai Chi I practice is from the Wu family, (the most well known and practiced in Occident is the short form Yang). The “Kati” (form) Wu has 108 movements and takes many years of practice to learn it. First you memorize the form that is like learning like a dance choreography; it is in this step where you exercise the memory and the coordination. Once you learn the form, then you can start to practice the breathing and all the multiple details, such as to have a full side and an empty side, let the movement go from the “Dantien”, (point localized 4 fingers down the belly button, where the energy Chi is accumulated), between other points.

Health is improved, due to the whole body relaxation and the smooth and deep breathing, provoking this way that energy circulates better and through all organs, improving this way also their functioning.

While human being gets old also gets hard, this brings as consequences many illness, as well as muscular tension. Tai Chi promotes the soft and smooth movement, giving this way more flexibility and looseness to the body, helping this way that energy circulates in a better way and eliminating the muscular tensions.

In the project to teach Tai Chi for the hotel guests, is not included the complete form but teaching them Relaxation exercises, Chi Kung, which are static and repetitive movements, very good for health. A Tai Chi floor routine, breathing exercises and some movements fro the “Kati”

The objective for the guests is that after an hour of training they feel more relaxed and happy.