My Classes
All abilities are welcomed, yoga doesn’t discriminate and the individual is always the priority.
Every ‘body’ is different and has different needs, therefore, advice can be given on which class is best suited to you.
To view my weekly schedule click on here Weekly class schedule
Beginners
At beginner level is where the attention to detail aspect of yoga is the main focus. This is where your journey starts and a good foundation must be laid.
If the main principles of yoga are missed at this crucial level, chronic injuries can occur and the opportunity to receive the many benefits of a yoga practice may be lost.
Correct breathing is taught and encouraged throughout as well as the ‘5 points of core’ method to strengthen at the joints and prevent injury. This is achieved by using certain muscular engagements around the body as well as building good postural habits and better breathing techniques.
“anybody can breathe, therefore, anybody can practice yoga”
Chair Yoga
For those who struggle with a mat based session. Perhaps getting up and down off the floor is challenging? Then, chair yoga is a great choice.
Seated yoga is an excellent way of receiving all the benefits of yoga in a safe and accessible way.
This particular style of yoga should not be underestimated though as it is still a dynamic practice that will build strength and confidence quite quickly.
All the yoga postures can be adapted and modified to a chair and standing positions are achieved with the use of the chair to hold on to for support and balance.
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe
Sports Yoga
In Sports Yoga classes you can expect to learn tried and tested, proven to work techniques that target the specific areas required for the chosen sport and its range of movement.
Quite often in sport, warms ups are too general and cool downs are overlooked. Both these aspects are essential for injury prevention and longevity of sporting careers. Techniques in class teach how to prepare the muscles for action and how to minimise the build up of lactic acid after training to help get the most out of your sport.
We explore the respiratory system to make full breathing more accessible. Correct breathing gives power to performance as well as being able to calm performance nerves when needed.
Sports yoga blends the science of sport with yoga to give the athlete an all-round practice that adds value to their sport and can bring balance to a training programme
“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame”
B.K.S. Iyengar
Restorative Yoga
This type of yoga is deeply relaxing and healing to both body and mind. It is a passive style of yoga, practiced with the use of bolsters, blankets and other props. This enables the student to access each position in a supported and comfortable manner.
The positions are similar to those in a regular yoga class, including backbends, forward folds, twists and inversions. Then, are held for anything between 2 and 20 minutes so that full relaxation is achieved.
Restorative yoga invites us to slow down, learn patience and take time out of our busy lives whilst having a deep impact on our physical and psychological selves leaving us refreshed, open and revitalised.
This can be offered as a 1:2:1 session or organised for larger groups.
"The time to relax is when you dont have time for it"
Kundalini Yoga
A style of yoga that uses Kriyas of movement, breath, mudra and mantras to lift our internal vibrations and energy for good health and balance.
The kriyas are sets to practice that were invented thousands of years ago by sages and seers of yoga who believed we all have a female, serpent like kundalini energy that sits dormant in our base chakra. Using the practices created we can awaken this energy to achieve our highest potential as humans.
Kundalini is quite different to other styles of yoga in the way it uses all of yogas principles in its practice to propel us into a higher consciousness to greater strength and flexibility.
Yin yoga
Yin Yoga is a floor based practice with long hold times of postures.
Props are used for comfort as we gain access to the plastic tissues of the body rather than the elastic. Our bodies plastic tissues include ligaments and fascia. Elastic tissues include the muscles.
Yin is best practiced on a cold body. No warming of the muscles first. This gives the plastic tissues a chance to stretch first.
This type of yoga increases length and space at the joints for better range of movement and can be vital for injury prevention or minor injury healing.
Yin is the balance of yang. Yin represents slow, cold, calm. Yang is active, warm, invigorating.
In Yin we go deep, access, let in, hold and allow change.
Yin brings harmony to any yoga practice.