Give your body and mind a break through yoga

Novia D. Rulistia ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sun, 07/19/2009 11:27 AM  |  Discover

Stretching, bending, balancing and breathing are some movements in yoga. But yoga is not merely about working out, it will get your mind off deadlines, broken hearts and other problems for awhile.

Yusni Irena, the owner of yoga studio Jakartadoyoga in Central Jakarta, said that besides to help calm the pressure, yoga is also a perfect exercise for those who wanted to fix their body postures.

"Many join yoga because of the trend, some just know that they need it because they have certain illnesses that forbid them doing other exercise, or just want to improve their posture," she said.

"And those who join yoga to fix their bodies the result can be felt after 10 classes, around three to four weeks. Another advantage of doing yoga is that you will be able to scan your own body."

Led by five certified instructors, two year-old Jakartadoyoga offers you 20 yoga classes from Monday to Saturday, covering Ashtanga yoga, Iyengar yoga which uses equipment in its practice, Vinyasa yoga, prenatal (with partner) and a new class for teenager.

Each class runs for 75 minutes and you need to pay for Rp 115,000 if you wish to join a single class.

"We have also an unlimited week and month classes where you can enjoy all yoga class that we have for a week or a month," said Yusni who has been practicing yoga for seven years.

Besides offering regular yoga classes, Jakartadoyoga also regularly invites foreign yoga teachers, and this year, it invited Bryan Kest, a yogi from the United States who has been practicing for 30 years.

"The participants of his class do not only come from my studio, but also other studios both from Indonesia and abroad. From July 14-17 he had workshops for teachers, and on July 18-19, his class is open for anyone," she said.

In December Jakartadoyoga will also have a visiting instructor, Sarah Powers, who will teach Yin Yoga - a meditative style of hatha yoga that powerfully complements all other styles of yoga asana.

"Jakartadoyoga also works together with magazines, and we sometimes hold an outdoor yoga session."

Visit jakartadoyoga.com, or just come to Jakartadoyoga studio, 3rd floor Jl. Sunda no. 7, Central Jakarta

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