By becoming more in tune with our body and our breath we find home within ourselves. When we are at home in our heart, body and mind, we become our own best friend, so that whatever happens we need only look within to find our safe haven. We find the courage and resilience within to transform what we perceive to be life’s misfortunes into our own greatest gifts, for it is only from the depths of despair that we can rise the highest. It is my hope that through the transformative practice of Yoga we learn to spin our straw into gold and be who we were meant to be. I teach in the hope that Yoga will lift people out of the everyday, to have fun and feel inspired to try things they would never have thought they could do before. Through practice and devotion our body becomes strong and our mind clear. Class times: Thursdays 6:30 - 8pm & Sundays 8:30 - 10am
Class Types:
Hatha Vinyasa (Yang Yoga)
Energetic & dynamic classes which focus on cultivating a quiet mind, strong supple body and open heart through the transformative effects of moving with your breath and exploring your own unique edge in each pose. We seek to bring you into your own experience of your body & breath while working your muscles and stretching your body in a way that is both challenging and fun. Classes are small and ensure each student receives personal attention and if necessary, hands-on adjustments. Props such as blocks and straps are used to make the postures beneficial and accessible to everyone, and postures are modified or varied to suit the capabilities and individual skeletal variations of each student. Yin Yoga
The more well-known styles of Yoga which build strength and emphasize muscular engagement & rhythmic movement can be called “Yang” Yoga, from the perspective that active effort is required to perform and maintain the postures. As such, Yang Yoga poses are generally held for relatively short periods of time (e.g. 5-10 breaths). Yang Yoga (or any other Yang forms of exercise like going to the gym) however does not “exercise” or stretch the fascia (connective tissue), joints, tendons and ligaments of the body which only respond to passive, longer held stretches (e.g. 3-5mins). It is necessary to exercise and stretch both the muscles as well as the fascia and joints to maintain overall balanced physical health. Yin Yoga comprises of mainly floor poses which stretch the fascia, joints and ligaments in a non-aggressive, non-rhythmic way. Exercising the joints prevents and relieves contracture of the fascia around the joints increasing the range of motion of the joint, prevents joint degeneration, encourages defixation and clears the energy pathways in the body stimulating the flow of energy through the body.
