Nilaya House, Warehouse 4, 9b Street Al Quoz, Dubai (2025)

10/12/2025

Twists in yoga—any pose where the spine rotates—offer a blend of physical, mental, and energetic benefits.

They can be gentle or deep, seated or standing, and nearly every style of yoga includes them for good reason.

Benefits include;
-Spinal Mobility & Health
-Releases Tension in the Back & Shoulders
-Aids Digestion (Massage Effect)
-Improves Posture
-Reduces Stress
-Improves Focus

✨Iyengar Yoga 5-week course (Beginner Level 2) with Antoine David
Saturday January 10 - Saturday February 7
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
AED 575 (early bird by Jan 5)
AED 650 (regular price)

This course, taught by certified Iyengar teacher Antoine David, will focus on seated asanas, twists and backbends and is designed deepen your understanding and practice of Iyengar Yoga.

09/12/2025

We are a yoga shala in the heart of Al Quoz.

A place to start or deepen your yoga journey, with experienced teachers, focused on personalised attention and guidance.

We run regular classes in Ashtanga, Hatha & Iyengar Yoga as well as specialty workshops and trainings in yoga philosophy, pranayama, meditation and self development

*Upcoming Trainings
- 200-hr Yoga TTC, Jan - April
- 100-he YACEP, Feb - April

*Upcoming Courses
- 5-week Iyengar Yoga Beginners Lvl 2 January
- 3-week Ashtanga Fundamentals January

*Upcoming Workshops
- Yoga Beyond the Mat, Jan 10

*New student offer - 5-class pass for AED375 (valid for 2 months for Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes)

03/12/2025

✨Iyengar Yoga 5-week course (Beginner Level 2) with Antoine David
Saturday January 10 - Saturday February 7
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
AED 575 (early bird by Jan 5)
AED 650 (regular price)

This course, taught by certified Iyengar teacher Antoine David, will focus on seated asanas, twists and backbends and is designed deepen your understanding and practice of Iyengar Yoga.

✅Seated Postures; These postures enhance stability and calm the mind, creating a solid foundation for more advanced poses
✅Twisting Postures: These poses release tension in the back and shoulders and help you become more aware of the rotation in the torso, guiding you toward deeper flexibility and strength
✅Baby Backbends: These gentle backbends help build confidence and prepare the body for more intense backbending postures in the future.

Open to those with some Iyengar yoga experience, the goal of the course is to leave feeling stronger, more balanced, and more connected to the breath. It lays the groundwork for a continued Iyengar practice and a deeper understanding of both the physical and mental aspects of yoga.

Spaces are limited.

02/12/2025

✨Full Moon Movement, Mantras & Meditation with Aime & Lara
Thursday December 4
7:00-8:15am
AED125 for drop ins or included in membership

On this auspicious last super moon of the year, we will harness the energy of the moon with a grounding and meditative moon sequence led by Aime

After we open up our bodies to receive, join Lara for a satsang about the significance of deity worship followed by a beautiful devotional puja ritual for Ganapati, chanting and meditation.

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01/12/2025

✨Benefits of Weight-Bearing in Yoga

1. Increases Bone Density
Weight-bearing load stimulates bone growth and helps maintain or increase bone density. This is especially helpful for preventing or managing osteopenia and osteoporosis.

2. Builds Functional Strength
Poses like Plank, Chaturanga, Chair, and Warrior strengthen:
• Core
• Arms and shoulders
• Legs and glutes
• Back muscles
This improves everyday functional movement and posture.

3. Enhances Joint Stability & Mobility
Weight-bearing activates stabilizer muscles around joints (wrists, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles), improving support and reducing injury risk.

4. Improves Balance & Proprioception
Standing and arm-balance postures develop neuromuscular coordination. Over time, this boosts balance, body awareness, and confidence in movement.

5. Supports Healthy Alignment
Because yoga emphasizes mindful placement, weight-bearing helps train your body to align properly under load—useful for other exercise and daily tasks.

6. Boosts Metabolism & Endurance
Sustaining weight-bearing poses increases heart rate, builds muscular endurance, and supports metabolic health.

7. Improves Joint Lubrication & Circulation
Gentle loading encourages synovial fluid movement in joints and supports healthy blood flow.

8. Supports Mental Resilience
Holding challenging poses builds focus, discipline, and the ability to breathe through discomfort—benefits that translate to stress management.

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28/11/2025

Start or deepen your yoga journey, with experienced teachers, focused on personalised attention and guidance. Join us for Ashtanga, Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes.

*New student offer - 5-class pass for AED375 (valid for 2 months for Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes).

27/11/2025

✨New Class✨
Hatha Flow with Alia
Fridays 6:00-7:15pm
Starts December 5

Through interweaving both the physical (āsana) practice with a variety of introspective and meditative offerings, Alia uses Yoga as a journey inwards into the Self- a way of transcending the physical in order to unravel that which is already within - intelligence, compassion and awareness

Alia is a certified 200 Hour Yoga Teacher having received a multitude of trainings from internationally acclaimed teachers around the world.

The focus of her sādhana and teaching is a sequence that pays homage to various lineages, such as Aṣṭāṅga, Dharma, Kundalini and Ghoṣ.

*New student offer - 5-class pass for AED375 (valid for 2 months for Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes)

26/11/2025

There has been an evolution of yoga teaching from large group classes to more personalized, individual-focused instruction.

Our upcoming Yoga Foundations 200-hr Teacher Training with Dr. Kamal Edrees is grounded in anatomy, biomechanics, with a strong emphasis on individual sequencing.

Early bird ends November 30!

✅100-hr Module✅

**CALLING ALL YOGA TEACHERS***

We invite you to join lectures and workshops that form part of this training to receive 100-hr of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Points.

Dates & Times
January - April
Saturdays 11:00-7:00pm

Students enrolled in the 100-hr module option will not be required to attend for the full duration, but for lectures/workshops of specific interest to them.

Comment 100 to receive list of 100-hr modules

25/11/2025

✨Full Moon Movement, Mantras & Meditation with Aime & Lara
Thursday December 4
7:00-8:15am
AED125 for drop ins or included in membership

On this auspicious last super moon of the year, we will harness the energy of the moon with a grounding and meditative moon sequence led by Aime

After we open up our bodies to receive, join Lara for a satsang about the significance of deity worship followed by a beautiful devotional puja ritual for Ganapati, chanting and meditation.

.macdonald

25/11/2025

✨Full Moon Movement, Mantras & Meditation
with Aime & Lara
Thursday December 4
7:00-8:15am
AED125 for drop ins or included in membership

On this auspicious last super moon of the year, we will harness the energy of the moon with a grounding and meditative moon sequence led by Aime

After we open up our bodies to receive, join Lara for a satsang about the significance of deity worship followed by a beautiful devotional puja ritual for Ganapati, chanting and meditation.

24/11/2025

✨We are a yoga shala in the heart of Al Quoz. Join us for Ashtanga, Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes.

Start or deepen your yoga journey, with experienced teachers, focused on personalised attention and guidance.

*New student offer - 5-class pass for AED375 (valid for 2 months for Ashtanga led, Hatha & Iyengar Yoga classes).

21/11/2025

Meet the Teacher: Dr Kamal Edrees

Kamal is a 500-ERYT certified yoga teacher from Yoga Alliance USA, and a 300-hr certified Viniyoga as Therapy teacher.

An expert in anatomy and biomechanics, he holds a diploma degree in Manual Osteopathy from Osteopathic College of Ontario and a diploma in Massage therapy from CIBTAC UK.

Kamal is the founder of the online training platform Integrated Therapy Work and has been teaching since 2013.

He teaches Viniyoga, a mindful breath-centred practice focused on tailored individualized teaching from the Krishnamacharya lineage and leads Yoga Teacher Trainings.

✅Join Kamal for a FREE 90-min information session to learn more about our upcoming Yoga Teachers Training Course

🗓️Sunday November 23 12:00-1:30pm.
💻Join online or at Nilaya House, Al Quoz - DM for bookings

🔜Sign up for our internationally recognized 200-hr Yoga Teachers Training Course with Dr Kamal Edrees

🗓️Saturdays, January - April, 2026

🔥Early bird pricing til November 30

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