Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust

 

I started yog and pranayam on 14th January 2007 to improve my immune system as I have suffered from tonsillitis twice over the past year, I also suffered from high blood pressure and lower back problems.

Since starting yog and pranayam I have had the folloging results with my blood pressure:
Start     BP 133 / 92
After 1 Week     BP 123 / 77
After 2 Weeks     BP 122 / 76
After 3 Weeks     BP 116 / 68
Currently     I have maintained a Normal BP level

I no longer have any back problems and although I was not looking to I have also lost weight. I feel the yoga has improved my health a great deal. I feel more energised and that yoga has encouraged me to adopt a healthier diet.

I really enjoyed the classes and will continue to practice this new life skill thanks to Mrs. Sunita Poddar my teacher. I took part in the workshopfor 3 weeks and now have the confidence to practice it on my own. I am eagerly looking forward to participating in Swami Ramdiv Ji's Glasgow workshop this summer. I currently practice yog and pranayam twice daily for approximately 20 minutes each time, morning and evening.

I have been telling everyone I know about it and would definitely recommend it!
   

Josephine



I enrolled with Mrs Sunita Poddar to learn yog and pranayam. The reson I joined the class is because I need to lose a lot of weight and when I saw the results on Mrs Poddar it was lost 4lbs in the first week and that was without sticking to a diet. I felt privileged that my employer was concerned about my health enough to start these classes with her workforce in mind.

The second week I felt motivated brighter more alert and happy it has gave me the incentive to start a healthier lifestyle and I can be less stressful within my working environment.

I have now begun to do the exercises and breathing when I am at home. I know that my blood pressure is getting lower and my breathing is improving again.

My opinion of the classes is they were very friendly and well set up, everyone was so relaxed, this was especially due to Mrs. Poddar's excellent teaching, explanations and patience with everyone. I would recommend this type of Yoga to anyone.
   

I completed the first week (7 days) of yoga sessions offered by Mrs Sunita Poddar in Glasgow in January 2007. My objectives for taking these classes were relaxatioin, increased flexibility and weight loss, as well as taking the opportunity to learn authentic yoga practices from a qualified teacher.

After only a few days of the classes, I found that my sleeping, which is often disturbed, had improved greatly and I was noticeably more relaxed at work, which is frequently stressful.

With each practice of the pranayam I found that my breathing was deeper and my lungs felt fuller, and each session left me feeling positive and optimistic. I found that practising the pranayam at home or at work was useful in remaining calm and relaxed.

I also noticed benefits from the aasans, with my flexibility in each exercies vastly improved by the fourth session. Doing the aasans left me feeling refresed and energised, expecially after the moring sessions.

Doing the yoga each day encouraged me to think more about having a healthier lifestyle and expecially to improve my diet. The combination of the yoga and the moves to a better diet helped me see some weight loss after the first week, which is encouraging for the future.

Overall I felt that the classes were very welcoming, enjoyable and well taught, and I would welcome the opportunity to take a refresher course later in the year. I was encouraged by some of the results enjoyed by other members of the group, expecially in weight loss and improved sleeping. It is also my intention to practice the pranayam and aasans at home as much as possible to continue to enjoy these benefits.
   
Maureen Aitken

I would like to say thank you to Mr. Sam Poddar and Mrs. Sunita Poddar for the opportunity to join their yoga classes. I am a 59 year old mother of three, a registered nurse and midwife and in full time employment. My job can be demanding and often leaves me stressed and tired. For many years I have suffered from obesity, chronic back pain, sciatica and stiff joints, expecially of my hands and fingers. I have also had breast cancer ten years ago and had a righ mastectomy.

In January 2007 Mrs. Poddar invited me to attend her yoga classes and it is a decision I am very happy I made. In the first two weeks I attended fourteen classes and could not believe the difference it made. I felt less stressful, had more energy, have been sleeping better and have lost weight. I have continued at the classes, attending threee to four times a week, as well as doing my daily yoga at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Poddar are excellent teachers and make the classes very enjoyable. They encourage us all the time and their motivation is first class. In my employment I have many patients with; type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism etc. I know that yoga can help them and I encourage them to attend yoga classes. Already I have had positive feedback from my patients and this I have passed into Mr. and Mrs. Poddar. I will continue to do my yoga as I have had positive results from it. I will make it my goal to continue encouraging my patients to attend the classes.

I look forward to seeing Swami Ramdev Ji when he comes to Glasgow this July. I enjoy attending Mr. and Mrs. Poddar's classes very much and have found them beneficial to my health and well being.
   
Syd Duman



On Tuesday I'm off on holiday to the Caribbean with my better half. As usual, I'll need new swimwear for the beach; only this time, the size is down and not up. This will come as a surprise to my wife that I have reversed the trend.

You see, for the past seven weeks under the guidance of Sunita Poddar I have been practising Yoga. For myself and my new classmates the benefits we have received are of course echoed by each of us, for example for the first time I can remember I have lost weight and not put it straight back on agian. My sleep pattern has improved, and according to my wife snoring in the bedroom has stopped.

This has the added benefit of much lower blood pressure. In turn, my diet has also improved, as I now feel motivated to seek out healthier foods. This has been a lifestyle change; not bad for a man of 66 years still working fulltime in a nursing home. Notably I have no plans to retire and I am acutely aware that Yoga has been a major factor in this outlook.

Mrs. Sunita Poddar has faithfully took myself and 50 classmates or so through the paces. The enjoyment shared in each class has to be witnessed to be believed, and speaking on behalf of the class we recommend you join us. After all, I guarantee, you too will have the feel good factor in 7 days.

 

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