BonZai Yoga

I’ve been an athlete all my life active in tennis, soccer, basketball, skiing, triathlons, and Crossfit, yet, had done very little yoga before I attended any BonZai Yoga classes. I worked out regularly 4-5 times a week and I was looking for something to benefit my aches and pains as well as my mind. But, I also wanted a class where, as a novice student, I would feel comfortable. Once I met Bonnie I knew I was in the right place for me. She was so patient and explained in detail how to do a pose correctly and most importantly: how it benefited my body. She continually focuses our classes on how we all feel that day as to truly help us in the here and now. Along with all of this, she has helped me work through injuries such as sciatic nerve pain, which I once feared would never go away. I’ve learned a lot about how breathing techniques can help my body and now I try to use those techniques in my everyday life. I always look forward to attending Bonnie’s yoga class as it’s like no others I’ve attended. You never know what Bonnie has in store for that evening and it’s always a welcomed surprise!

–Grace Merza

“I can tell you the many benefits of practicing yoga, but then this testimonial would be more like a report. So I am going to tell you how yoga has benefited me:  I hyper extended and twisted my knee (ouch!) over a year ago and my doctor told me that I will always have pain in that knee; which I did.  Being on my feet too long would mean I would be popping pain pills just so I could get to sleep at night.  I started doing yoga a little over 3 months ago.  In my second practice, my instructor had me doing hip opening and knee stretching exercises. I had a little pain in my knee the next day as usual. I popped of couple of pills and thought nothing of it. The day after that, no pain and no pain since then. I was so impressed by what yoga stretching had done for my knee that I kept going back. Aside from my knee, my back pain has gone away as well.  It turns out what I thought was a bad back was simply bad posture. My breathing has also become much deeper and by breathing deeper you take in more oxygen to your brain and muscles. Which means you think clearer and your body recovers faster. I am much more flexible and balanced. My stress levels have gone down and I am much more focused. I am very happy that I started practicing yoga and would recommend it to anybody who wants to make a physical and a mental change in their life. Yes, I said mental, because yoga isn’t all about bending, stretching and twisting but meditating too. You truly have to have your mind in sync with your body.

I am very happy that I took that first yoga practice. It has helped me in more ways than one as you have read in my testimonial. I also owe my progress to my great yoga instructors. Bonnie and Kim. Namaste ladies!

–Al Thibodeaus–Parts Advisor Schomp MINI