By Sandra McKinney
FOUR CORNERS YOGA WITH BRANDY LAUGHTER The Greatest Wealth is Health ~ Virgil Brandy Laughter is lithe, bubbling with energy, and exudes a positive spirit. You would never guess that this beautiful Louisiana native is the mother of six children ranging in age from 4 to 19. Work at GIMC for Brandy’s husband brought them to Gallup, New Mexico. While living in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002, Brandy’s husband injured his back. A friend suggested he try yoga to relieve the pain, realign his spine, and aid in his recovery. Six months into the process, his doctors were very pleased with the amazing progress. That healing for her husband is what brought Brandy to yoga. Work moved them to Reno, Nevada where they continued to be involved in yoga classes. They moved to Gallup in 2006, and that is when Brandy started her Teacher’s Training. Learning all the benefits of yoga, and not seeing many opportunities to practice yoga, Brandy opened her Four Corners Yoga Studio November 11, 2011 (11-11-11). She did not skip a beat in her own practice of yoga during her pregnancies. Practicing yoga while pregnant is one of the best ways to keep your body feeling good and your mind in balance. If you’ve 10
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never practiced yoga before, start with prenatal yoga only. However, if you’ve been practicing yoga for a while, you should be able to continue your regular yoga exercise with a few modifications. Yoga has many benefits: • Gain Energy • Boost Your Mood and Mental Clarity • Lose Weight • Relieve Stress • Detoxify the Body • Increase Strength, Flexibility and Balance • Decrease Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Brandy’s specialty is Hot Yoga. Your stretching exercises are done in a room heated to 105 °. The heat helps to open up your muscles and joints, allowing for easier stretching. This heat and stretching helps to get more oxygen in your body. Your body will actually experience a fever — cooking out viruses, wherein you will enjoy better health with less sickness by providing your body an immunity boost. Yoga can also
