All clients at The Arbor participate in yoga three times a week. The ancient practice of yoga provides extensive benefits including reduced stress, improved circulation and breathing, increased strength and flexibility, weight management, pain relief and more.
The class structure includes relaxation techniques and breathing exercises to calm and focus the mind and remove toxins from the body. The sequence of asanas (yoga postures) is flexible, allowing for beginners as well as more advanced practitioners to experience significant benefits even after the first class. Personalized instruction within the class setting allows for the yoga instructor to assist each client based on their flexibility and fitness level. Class participants are assisted in learning how to focus within themselves and understand how the holistic and healing nature of yoga can be utilized to promote long-term healthy recovery.
Anne “Sita” Douglas
Sita teaches Sivananda Hatha Yoga, a traditional and meditative form of yoga which focuses on integrating the body, mind, and spirit. She has been studying Sivananda Hatha Yoga extensively since 2002, completing the International Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course in 2003, and the Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course in 2008. She has also completed the AYA Meditation Teachers Training Course in 2005 and has studied Sanskrit for 3 years. Sita has taught at and attended retreats and training courses at numerous locations in North America, Central America and Europe. She teaches at various yoga studios in the Austin area and is the director of the AYA Yoga and Meditation Center where she teaches private lessons. She firmly believes in the life-changing and healing power of yoga and that its benefits are for everyone.
All of the Arbor’s Specialized Services are available at our facility located in central Texas near Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
