Structural Yoga Therapy For Weight Control, Exercise and Nutrition

By Pauline Shakti Tait, SYT

Pauline Shakti Tait, SYT

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Structural Yoga Therapy For Weight Control, Exercise and Nutrition

Improper dietary habits are invariably the underlying cause of excess weight as well as many health issues. Yoga practice creates a heightened sensitivity to your bodily responses to food consumption. This is why dietary guidelines are part of the Structural Yoga Therapy program.

Whether your interest is in diet and/or nutrition, the Structural Yoga Therapy program will help you to discover the underlying causes of your weight problem and the results will be empowering.

By creating good dietary habits you will encourage a digestion rhythm for efficient digestive processing. Your coach and adviser will explore dietary guidelines such as when and where to avoid consumption of food, the ideal atmosphere for eating, how much is too much food and optimum times for eating specific foods during your day.

You will learn why raw foods are not necessarily the best for your constitution, how to combine foods to avoid a “traffic jam” in the digestive system, which 6 tastes to include in your meals to fully satisfy the palette and the benefits of drinking water in a weight loss program.

There are quick and easy recipes to explore that are nutritious and delicious and by learning how to shop in your favorite store you will discover that losing weight can be fun.

Why do we eat? What does food contain that allows us to function? Does food affect our body and mind? Did you know that vitamins and minerals contain powerful antioxidants and detoxifiers, Zinc is an anti-stressor and Magnesium helps to relax the body? Which foods contain these vital vitamins, minerals and bacterial properties? Do we really need supplements? All these questions will be answered in a 12-week Structural Yoga Therapy Program.