Yoga is the Art and Science of Creating a Healthy Body and Mind
About Sumits Yoga...
What is Sumits Yoga?
Why the Heated Room?
Who can practice Sumits Yoga?
Do I need to be flexible?
What is Sumits Yoga?
Sumits Yoga was created by Sumit Banerjee based on his own years of experience practicing and teaching various yoga styles. His sequence and style of teaching reinforces his primary objectives as a teacher: helping others to realize the powerful wellness benefits of yoga including a stronger, toned and more flexible body and an improved state of mind encouraging relaxation, self-acceptance and awareness.
Classes at Sumits Yoga flow to music through a sequence of both balancing and energizing asanas (poses) in a heated practice environment. Through his Bikram practice, Sumit understands the healing aspect of heat. “It’s simple”, he says, “In a yoga class, you practice poses that require stretching and compression of the joints, muscles, ligaments and other supporting structures of the body. Your body naturally protects itself from physical exertion by generating heat from the inside muscles outwards. We start with the heat up front…providing that extra protection from the very first poses. Another added benefit is that your body burns fat more effectively. It’s not uncommon for our students practicing regularly to lose inches of shape in a relatively short time”.
Though his classes are designed to optimize physical health by waking and energizing the entire body, Sumit stresses that the greatest benefit comes not as much from the healing of the body, but from the healing of the mind. “The simple pleasure and self-reward that comes from quieting our minds, listening to each breath and honoring where are bodies are in stillness or movement cannot be measured. You do not measure your yoga practice by how many perfectly aligned poses you can perform”, he asserts, “but by how deep you can immerse yourself inwards. It’s amazing how a simple downward dog can be felt so differently by any student on any given day and still provide a feeling of connection, balance and satisfaction regardless of the depth it’s practiced. This is the beauty of yoga and it awaits every student who is ready let go of the ego and begin listening to our own deeper wisdom.”
Sumit encourages all students – newcomers and experienced students alike – to begin and maintain a consistent practice regardless of the style preferred. “You'll benefit from class by your effort regardless of how far or deep you get. As long as you are feeling it and you are breathing calmly, you're practicing correctly”.
Why the Heated Room?
Classes at Sumits Yoga flow to music through a sequence of both balancing and energizing poses in a heated practice environment. The practice room is intentionally heated to warm your muscles and allow you to work deeper and safer. The heat also heals, helps prevent injuries, and promotes sweating which flushes toxins from your body. With persistence, patience, and dedication, you can lose inches and develop muscle tone and strength that might never come from other forms of exercise. Your clothes will fit better, your posture will be better, and your skin will GLOW!
Who can practice Sumits Yoga?
Anyone and everyone can practice Sumits Yoga. It does not matter if you’re flexible or stiff as a board. It does not matter if you’re a man or a woman. If you’re young in years or just young at heart. If you’re big or small. If you’re sick or healthy. The Sumits Yoga sequence is designed for all levels, all shapes, all sizes.
Do I need to be flexible?
This is the most common misconception that prevents people from coming to a yoga class. Yoga is not about how flexible you are; it is about stretching your body, quieting the mind, and healing the soul. The more inflexible you are, the more you need yoga. You become flexible by doing yoga.
Contact us by e-mail: info@sumitsyoga.com or phone (see Location page)