骨粗鬆症予防ヨガ | Dharma-rooted Yoga

"Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah"

(the restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga)

--from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda

Our fundamental and ultimate goal:

Dharma-rooted Yoga: Yoga Classes in Hawaii (See Visit Us)

(August 4, 2026)

Aloha, my yoga mates. How are you?

So far, our class has focused on three key benefits of yoga—strength, suppleness, and balance—and each of us has experienced firsthand how these elements interact and improve together through the fundamentals of yoga practice. When it comes to improving strength, conventional wisdom suggests building muscle and strengthening bones—activities done to maintain or enhance physical performance.

However, in recent years, a succession of research findings and reports has highlighted the relationship between muscle function and brain function. As a result, the yoga community increasingly recognizes that moving muscles through yoga practices also helps maintain brain health.

While we’re talking about exercise that moves muscles, this does not require the kind of muscle-building done by bodybuilders or athletes. Attention is also being drawn to how yoga warm-ups and asana practice can help maintain brain health. (If you want to learn more, please ask Takae to share the report: “Muscle-Brain Health Connection” by Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.)

Last month, we focused on the inner core muscles and shoulder blade movements, and practiced with them to improve overall body balance.

This month, in addition to building on the core-strengthening movements mentioned above, we will incorporate warm-ups and asanas that also strengthen the muscles of the arms and legs to stimulate brain function.

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[Announcement -- October Inversion Workshop]

Following Part 1 held in September, this workshop uses props (supporting tools) tailored to your level to help you master the poses step by step.

〇　Part 2: Saturday, October 17 – Core Building, Step-by-Step Shoulder Stand & Handstand

〇　Part 3: Saturday, October 31 – Core Building, Step-by-Step Headstand

Time: Both parts from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Location: Honolulu Myohoji Annex, 2nd Floor Hall

Tuition: $20 for Takae’s regular students/ $30 for guest students (each includes GE Tax)

Contact or Sign-up: with Takae (takaeoj@gmail.com, 808.386.5358)

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Small-group course for beginners or those aged 50 and over (7 sessions per term).

Enrollment has started for the October-November 2026 term.

The basic tuition fee for the Yoga Course for Healthy Aging is $175 + GET= $183* for one course consisting of 7 sessions. (*GET is Hawaii’s general excise tax, 4.712%; rounded to the nearest whole dollar).

OUR STUDIOS

【Palolo Class: Palolo Hongwanji Mission】

Wednesdays

15:00 - 16:00 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

18:00 -19:00

(Hatha Yoga Basic for beginners-to-intermediate practitioners)

【Nuuanu Class: Honolulu Myohoji Mission】

Mondays 8:45 -10:00 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

10:15 -11:45 (Hatha Yoga Basic for Beginners)

12:00 - 13:15 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

【Zoom* Online Class】Continued

Fridays 5:30 pm~7:00 pm Yin/Yang fusion with restorative asana for beginners.