Meditation Pond

RK Agri Ventures Group is now hosting regular yoga classes in season on our farm. Developed in India thousands of years ago, yoga has become an increasingly popular form of exercise. We think yoga in a lavender field is pretty awesome and based upon our class enrollment numbers, our students agree.

“Yoga is a healing system of theory and practice. The purpose of yoga is to create strength, awareness and harmony in both the mind and body,” explains Natalie Nevins, DO, a board-certified osteopathic family physician and certified Kundalini Yoga instructor.

While there are more than one hundred different types, or schools, of yoga, most sessions are typically comprised of breathing exercises, meditation, and assuming postures (sometimes called asana or poses) that stretch and flex various muscle groups.

Benefits of Yoga

“The relaxation techniques incorporated in yoga can lessen chronic pain, such as lower back pain, arthritis, headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome,”

Physical benefits include:

1.Increased flexibility

2.Increased muscle strength and tone

3.Improved respiration, energy and vitality

4.The maintenance of a balanced metabolism

5.Weight reduction

6.Cardio and circulatory health

7.Improved athletic performance

8.Protection from injury