Gaga over yoga
MANILA, Philippines - There are a million things you need to do. You hurry through your day, sometimes forgetting to eat or drink or even breathe. When night falls, you are physically exhausted and mentally drained. You try to go to sleep, but peace and quiet elude you.
Fortunately, there is yoga.
Urban Ashram Manila Yoga instructor Martin Ngo, MD, says, “The regular practice of yoga relieves stress, improves circulation, helps control blood pressure, stretches, tones and strengthens your big muscles, and allows you to strengthen your core better than any other single activity. In some ways, yoga can be likened to meditation in motion as it has several mental benefits such as increasing focus and leading to an overall sense of well-being.”
Urban Ashram Manila is the country’s largest and fastest growing yoga center, which aims to make yoga accessible to everybody through safe, fun, and progressive practices. It is a full-service center with a pool of highly-qualified Yoga Alliance-registered teachers offering a wide variety of yoga classes available on regular schedules.
Strategically located in Pasig City, it is well within reach of students, professionals, and entrepreneurs working and living in and around Makati, Taguig, Mandaluyong, and Quezon City.
“Yoga is such a great gift that we wanted a facility that would allow city dwellers to find sanctuary, peace of mind, and a place to study yoga without having to trek too far,” says Urban Ashram Manila director Maricar Holopainen.
The first environmentally-friendly studio registered with the Green Yoga Association, Urban Ashram Manila offers four generous individual studios with over 200 sqms. of studio space, which could fit an intimate group of 15 to a full class of up to 60 students simultaneously.
Urban Ashram Manila offers a number of classes every day, day and night. Its students can thus choose a schedule most convenient for them. There are four different classes: Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Hatha, and the Ashram’s signature FNR (Flexibility Not Required).
