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PraiseMoves® is the Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga
PraiseMoves® postures are stretching exercises with an accompanying Scripture verse. Every posture in PraiseMoves® is tied to a Scripture, so that while we are stretching and strengthening the body, we are also being transformed by the renewing of our mind, nourishing our spirit, and praising the Lord. As you do the strengthening posture, you are suppose to think about the correlating verse. For instance, during the posture called The Vine, a pose which strengthens the spine and arms, we meditate on the corresponding scripture from 15:5, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

PraiseMoves® Versus Yoga
"We are bombarded by messages of yoga’s peaceful and healthful benefits, but what we don’t hear, specifically in the United States, is the true origins of this type of lifestyle," said Laurette Willis creator of PraiseMoves® in a recent interview with CBN.

“These are postures that are offered to the 330 million Hindu gods. Yoga postures really are; they are offerings to the gods. If you do these postures and you do this breathing technique and this meditation, then you will be accepted by a god, little “G.” That’s the real danger,” she said. Learn more about the dangers of Yoga, or so-called "Christian yoga" and the PraiseMoves® difference from Laurette.

PraiseMoves® helps to improve flexibility. Flexibility refers to the ease with which one may move a joint through a specific range of motion. The greater one's flexibility, the greater the range of motion a joint can move through. Tight muscles make many tasks difficult. By keeping the body flexible, many daily tasks such as bending and lifting are much easier.

PraiseMoves® assists weight loss. Improving your flexibility with PraiseMoves® can also help you during other forms of exercise such as walking, cycling and strength training, thereby improving your ability to exercise with more energy, burn more calories, and lose weight.

By improving your flexibility and strengthening your muscles with PraiseMoves®, you will not only enhance your ability to perform daily tasks, you will also improve your posture, helping alleviate common aches and pains, reduce back pain, and increasing your overall sense of health and well being.

PraiseMoves® incorporates full-body stretching. This helps reduce stress and tensions, leaving you feel refreshed with increased vitality. Blood pressure and resting heart rate can drop significantly after stretching regularly. This in turn reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.

PraiseMoves® can help to improve circulation. Stretching facilitates the delivery of nutrients to muscles, and assists in the removal of waste products that build up in muscle tissue during exercise. Stretching assists the lymphatic system’s ability to remove toxins from the body.

PraiseMoves® can help alleviate stress. Stress causes muscles to contract. A persistently contracted muscle becomes stiff and painful.

PraiseMoves® not only helps relieve the stiff and painful muscles, but also decreases stress, promoting a relaxed disposition and gives a great sense of well-being.

PraiseMoves® can help injuries to heal. Stretching is widely used in the rehabilitation of injuries. By stretching injured muscles gently, muscle fibers heal more quickly, with less pain and stiffness, and more strength and resilience.

PraiseMoves® improves coordination and agility. As we become older the importance of flexibility increases. Lack of coordination and agility is a cause of numerous injuries and accidents. By increasing flexibility and promoting better coordination and agility, the likelihood of such injuries is reduced.

PraiseMoves® can help keep tissues healthier. Stretching encourages the release of tissue lubricants. It prevents muscle fibers from adhering to one another and forming cross linkages that inhibit the natural fluid movement of muscles. Stretching helps to keep the elastin component of our muscles, and prevents the formation of stiff fibers. Stretching helps to keep tissues well hydrated and more functional.

Physically, PraiseMoves® strives to balance flexibility, strength, endurance and relaxation. Exercises are performed through full ranges of movement. This increases the body's ability to operate as one functional unit.

PraiseMoves® include gentle, deep diaphragmatic breathing, enhancing relaxation and flexibility. Muscles are stretched and strengthened through their full range of movement. Circulation improves. Internal organs, muscles, nerves, bones and joints all seem to benefit from stretching, an integral part of PraiseMoves®.
During PraiseMoves® , the changes in body position combined with gentle, deep breathing stimulate circulation, helping nourish all body parts, and removing built up toxins.

Learn More About Upcoming PraiseMoves Classes

Instructor is available for Group Classes, Individual Instruction, and Retreats. Please contact Rhonda for additional information.