Welcome to our blog post section featuring Clayton Yoga’s very own instructors answer questions regarding yoga and why they got started. This blogpost features Michelle Maue, founder of Clayton Yoga since 2003. Michelle has taught over 5,000 corporate on-site yoga classes and graduated over 300 yoga teachers worldwide. What made you want to consider taking yoga? […] Continue reading → 
The secret to longevity and great health is breath and to a large extent readily available and within our hands. Yoga breathing requires no equipment, is free and is readily accessible. Our breath is both deliberate and automatic. Yogi’s have known for centuries that long, victorious breathing is the best for detoxing the body but […] Continue reading → 
Breathing and breathing correctly is agreed upon by many, many world experts to be the most single important key to happiness, great health, gratitude, body elimination of toxins (up to 70%), clarity and balance in one’s life. As Dr. Andrew Weil says, breathing is FREE, REQUIRES NO EQUIPMENT and is RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSE. Here […] Continue reading → 
One researcher and doctor explains why. Dr. Pamela Peeke, an expert in nutrition and health, Medical Director for the National Women’s Resource Center, has found that toxic stress and fat are silent but deadly killers. Dr. Peeke associates this “toxic” level of stress with excessive, harmful levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This leads to […] Continue reading → 
According to Yoga Alliance, here are the most important 10 reasons why trying yoga might be just the best idea for you. Why not give it a try in our studio? Check out our class schedule here! 1. STRESS RELIEF Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. Be encouraging relaxation, yoga helps […] Continue reading → 
This short article was first published in Uptown Magazine, March April 2010. Sharon McClinton, found yoga when she was 50. She discussed her fear of weakening bones, and the aging process in general, with her husband, a chiropractor. “You know, I really don’t want to get osteoporosis”, I want to remain flexible throughout my […] Continue reading → 
One of the reasons water is the most powerful of all 4 elements and can literally bend or shape rock, is its ability to ceaselessly and continually put pressure on the same place. This is also the force that creates diamonds. In our yoga practice, breathing and noticing our breath is very similar. With perseverance, […] Continue reading → 
The amount of sleep the body needs depends on age. Babies can sleep as much as 15 to 16 hours while children can sleep 1-12 hours. At the other extreme, elderly people rarely enjoy a sound, unbroken sleep of more than 5 to 6 hours. Modern life bombards us with stimulation: television sets, cell phones, […] Continue reading → 
Mindful Breathing brings you into this precious moment. Practice this as often as possible. Some yogis believe we are allotted a certain number of breaths per lifetime. Many stress-related diseases are due to lack of breath. It’s so simple, breathing is the first thing we do when we are born and the last thing we […] Continue reading → 
Vinyasa yoga is a style of yoga which combines yogic breathing with playing the edge. These postures promote healing and stimulate circulation in the body. When we feel sensation or reactivity in the body and stay with the breath, we learn to remain calm and neutralize the negativity. It is then that we are able […] Continue reading →