Over 50? We have Yoga for you!

As part of the baby boomer generation Suki Buchalter would like to offer her peers the joy, ease and stability she has found in her yoga practice. She has been able through her yoga practice to remain active and pain free.

Appealing to those new to Yoga or those with injuries sustained over an active lifetime, Suki is offering St. John ”Young at Heart Yoga”. This is a slow–flow Hatha class based on Suki’s training in Vini Yoga. Vini Yoga stresses and encourages the practitioner to adopt the yoga pose to his or her body—not adapt the body to the pose. We attempt to work pain free in Yoga modifying the poses for an over 50 body. “I believe in the ability of our bodies to heal if we give them the right ingredients: Conscious exercise and stretching, being aware of our posture and breath, Giving the body the right foods for our individual constitutions. Nurturing the heart with plenty of connections with loved ones, nature and our higher self to generate those feelings of wellbeing in the heart which resonate in the body. All of the above contribute to our wellbeing, mental health and emotional receptivity.”

Suki began and continues to this day to encourage all people  to practice yoga. She began teaching yoga at Maho Bay Camps Eco Resort in 1997. She is available for private yoga classes, Professional  energy bodywork massage. Suki specializes in Shiatsu, Asian bodywork, Neuromuscular, Reiki, Cranial Sacral techniques and Gemstone therapy and Sound Healing with crystal singing bowls.

Wise Women’s Circles are the next phase  of Suki’s ceremonial work.  Supporting each other in our search for truth and meaning as we enter the third stage of our lives is the intention of the Circle.  If interested in forming a group give Suki a call  at 340-642-3739 or email her at  sukistjohn@gmail.com.

Sunrise Meditation in Cruz Bay and Coral Bay

It’s a new dawn. Whether you’re in Cruz Bay or Coral Bay or points in between, you can now greet the day with group morning meditation. Unite the island as we sit together while the sun rises over the sea.

Downtown Cruz Bay at YagaFLO
Silent seated meditation
Monday through Saturday
6:30 AM – 7:00 AM
Arrive 15 minutes early for instruction
FREE – Donations accepted

Coral Bay at Dr. Bob’s Chiropractics in the Cocoloba Center, Second Level
Silent seated meditation
Monday through Saturday
5:45 AM – 6:15 AM
Arrive 15 minutes early for instruction
FREE – Donations accepted

The Benefits of Meditation

The benefits of meditation are endless and certainly deserve your contemplation and consideration. Many successful business people, celebrities and sports professionals practice and enjoy the benefits of meditation. Numerous businesses promote and provide help and assistance to their staff with the benefits of meditation courses and because of this they gain an advantage over their competitors and create more profit.

Research has scientifically proven that meditation is a safe and simple way to balance your physical, emotional, and mental state and its countless values have been known and practiced for thousands of years. More and more doctors promote the benefits of meditation to cure many stress related illnesses. Everyday most of us experience stress in many different ways and I believe many people are simply not aware of the benefits of meditation or of how much stress we actually hold on to. Normally life threatening situations trigger off the stress response which enables us to act without contemplation and deliberation and survive intense situations using fast reflexes. When our bodies are exposed to a sudden threat we respond with the characteristic fight or flight reaction which is known as an adrenaline rush. When adrenaline and other hormones are released from the adrenal glands the pulse races, blood pressure increases, our breathing becomes faster and the blood flow to the muscles increases. If we are in extreme danger these reactions are of great assistance and gain to us. We have inherited this survival response from our ancestors who faced many life threatening situations every day. The same response is now triggered in our daily lives when we are in a traffic hold up or someone irritates us at work or we simply break a cup. If we do not confront the situation (and many are beyond our control) we end up being in a permanent state of stress.

One of the most important benefits of meditation is how it releases stress from our bodies. Meditation practiced regularly will lead you to a deeper level of relaxation and contemplation. If you want to be free of constant worry, pressure and stress the benefits of meditation can give you a life that is calm, peaceful, happy and relaxed.

Even ten minutes of meditation a day will help alleviate stress.