Alpa Bhatia
About the Expert:Alpa Bhatia has been enjoying the benefits of yoga all her life. A nationally-certified yoga instructor, Alpa first learned yoga at the age of 12 in India where she was trained in all aspects of yoga including theory and practice of yoga as in whole. She is an internationally certified yoga teacher and has been teaching yoga in Central Florida for over 12 years. Alpa also serves the community as a children’s yoga instructor at Vidhya Vihaar (Sunday school), an after school program at Lake Montessori, and seniors yoga instructor at several senior centers. Alpa taught a course on yoga for one year at Barnett Honors College UCF, and she teaches Therapeutic Yoga at UCF Pegasus Health Care Center. She is passionate about yoga and the benefits each person can gain from the practice no matter the age. While she favors sharing and practicing Ananda (hatha) style, she also teaches and holds workshops on Yoga as Therapy, Ashtanga (power and hot flow) and integral (meditation and pranayama) styles of yoga. She truly believes each person can gain from the practice of yoga, regardless of their age or health condition.
Why is Yoga Therapy?
Author by Alpa Bhatia Why are we becoming so sick and what we can do about it using therapeutic yogic practices? Stress makes plaque build up in your artery very quickly. People who have one risk factor whether high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, or if they have gone for a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, yoga is …
