A NEW STYLE IN YOGA DEVELOPMENT FOR SPAS - YOGA BEING A PROFIT CENTER

By Beth J. Shaw

Searching for fresh health and fitness programming for your health spa ? Something new and diverse to excite your patrons as well as visitors ? A way to incorporate many areas of your spa area for more group instruction? A course that is mutually beneficial to a people of different ages and physical fitness levels?

Try yoga exercises.

In case you haven't observed - " mind - physique " fitness is the particular craze of the new millennium. You can't get a newspaper without hearing about yoga, deep breathing, Tai- Chi, Chi- Gong and a whole host of other Eastern workouts which are gradually sneaking their way straight into mainstream American Culture. Not only are the benefits of these exercises being applauded but whenever you have superstars like Sting as well as Madonna (who would have thought ... ) Ali McGraw in addition to Marilee Hemingway meditating and also practicing yoga - it has turn out to be downright trendy. Yoga is currently the most popular and most readily available of the previously-mentioned exercises. IN this article we'll talk about the particular "how-to's" of setting up a successful yoga program within your club.

Demographics: These complement. Aging seniors who are beginning to feel the effects of jogging, step aerobics, Stairmasters and one too many reps on their own joints are turning to a much softer, gentler method to health and fitness. Additionally as we all continue to make rapid increases with technology, people are being a lot more shut off from themselves. Yoga exercise provides them the opportunity to release tension, work their own muscles and clean their minds. All in one time. For hectic people, it's an even stronger sell than aching joints and harried agendas. A great yoga exercise class is much like visiting the chiropractic doctor, massage therapist and psychologist all-in-one treatment.

Physical benefits for fitness and flexibility. Yoga exercise provides participants a complete body workout, producing length as well as strength and also balance. A good yoga exercise program gives us the ability to produce personal-competence of the body, bodily control and higher body awareness. This particular increased body-awareness can be an asset in many aspects of living. Lengthier, slimmer more graceful bodies are covering the pages of fitness and fashion periodicals. Yoga builds up this type of body, a very diverse appearance than the muscular wieight lifter body or Amazon Woman Zena Warrior Princess look of the past.

Mental advantages for anxiety control: An excellent yoga plan gives people the tools to work on anxiety levels. Anxiety management essentially means understanding how to handle tension by noticing that it really does actually occur after which letting go of it by means of movement, breathing and mindfulness. Without this particular process, members become prospects for a number of anxiety related disorders: heart attacks, stomach problems and migraines.

Getting Started

Attract visitors and customers by querying and advertising. A successful program depends on the number of participants. Many will appreciate it but do not realize it yet. While you may bring in a few guests and members by posting pictures of popular superstars standing up on their heads, chances are you'll have better luck submitting a questionnaire along with their own invoices requesting some of the next inquiries:

1.Are you knowledgeable about "body/ mind fitness"?

2. Have you considered the positive health advantages of yoga exercises, deep breathing and deep relaxation methods?

3.Are you looking for a brand new physical fitness regime?

4.Are you satisfied with your current condition of body/ mind health?

5.Would you like to increase your flexibility, build more power and learn to better manage your own stress levels?

6.Would you be interested in attending a special one-day yoga based body/ mind course/class?

7. Exactly what day / time could work best for you, end of the week, weekday?