Yoga with Janine

14/10/2025

Tonight we’ll look at a couple of the “Animal” poses!
It’ll be all about peacocks, locusts and eagles.

Including Cow Face Pose (Gomukhasana)
Ben fits include:
Enhances shoulder flexibility and mobility.
Stimulates hip opening and lower body flexibility.
Promotes stress relief and emotional balance.
Strengthens upper body and tones arms.
Improves posture and aids spine health.
Treats back pain through gentle stretching.
Supports thoracic health and respiratory function.

See you all shortly! 🙏🏻

07/10/2025

Forward folds tonight.
Soooothing and calllmmming!

We’ll include Anantasana, which provides both physical and mental benefits, including increased hip and hamstring flexibility, improved balance, toned core and abdominal muscles, and relief for mild back pain.

See you all shortly!

30/09/2025

Hi everyone!

Back bending tonight.
Dynamic, energising and revitalising!

We’ll be including Supta Virasana (Reclined Hero Pose)

It offers benefits like stretching the thighs, hips, and abdomen, strengthening ankles, and improving posture, digestion, and breathing by opening the chest.

It is also known to relieve fatigue, alleviate sciatic pain and headaches, and calm the nervous system, making it a restorative and therapeutic pose.

See you shortly!

23/09/2025

Twisting tonight🥳

Benefits include;
Improves posture and helps correct spinal alignment.
Increases spinal mobility and opens the chest and shoulders.
Massages abdominal organs, which can stimulate digestion.
Relieves mild digestive issues and stress

We’ll be including Bharadvajasana.
Focus here on the spine.
The rotation should originate from the spine, not by collapsing one shoulder.

See you shortly!

22/09/2025

One of the best poses!

Yes it is!

Was on a CPD about 15 years ago, in South Africa, when all the points below were mentioned. Good to hear them again!

16/09/2025

Balancing tonight
We’ll include head balances using a head stand stool and free standing.

Headstands can bring fresh energy and oxygen to the mind, lengthen the spine, and improve circulation.

Balancing Improves Proprioception:
Enhances your body's awareness of its position in space, which is crucial for reacting quickly and preventing falls.

No additional props required.

See you all later.👋🏻

09/09/2025

Hi everyone.
Focusing on our hips tonight. Will be including additional poses focusing on the sciatic area.

Including, Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), which strengthens the back muscles along the spine and the glutes.
By counteracting the effects of prolonged sitting, it helps correct slouching and improves spinal alignment.
Strengthening the back and improving the spine's natural curve can help alleviate lower back pain.

See you all later! 🙏🏻

02/09/2025

One of my favourite asana names!
ardha baddha padma padmottanasana!

So it’s forward folds tonight 😃

The poses will stretch the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders while strengthening the legs and improving balance.

Emotionally, they are sooth and calm the nerves and emotions.

See you all shortly! 🫶

26/08/2025

26/08/2025

Some hip strengthening asanas tonight, including Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana.

Benefits include:
Stretches the spine and hips, tones leg and core muscles, and increases flexibility.
Massaging the abdominal organs can improve digestion.

See you all later! 😁

19/08/2025

Back bending tonight- energising and revitalising!!
We’ll be including, DWI PADA PITHAM (Wedge pose), which is a posture that strengthens the back, legs, and core.

Further Benefits includes;
Strengthens back muscles: Helps to build strength and stability in the lower and middle back.
Tones legs and glutes: Engages the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes for strength and tone.
Opens chest and shoulders: Can help to improve posture and relieve tension in the chest and shoulders.
Improves circulation: Can promote healthy blood flow throughout the body

12/08/2025

As it is rather hot today, we’ll be focused on restorative asanas, sitali pranayama and a longer relaxation. Please bring along any additionally props to help you relax!

We’ll also have a look at Jal or Buddhi mudra.
It's believed to be beneficial for balancing the water element within the body.
Therefore helping with hydration and alleviating dryness.
Helpful in this weather!

See you all shortly!