HATHA YOGA
Clifton Hampden
Tuesdays 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
This class will mainly follow the Iyengar method. We’ll work on physical alignment in the asanas (postures), and to help keep the correctness of the postures we’ll use yoga props (blocks, straps, blankets, wall and chairs). The purpose of the props is to assist students in attaining ideal alignment, even if the body still has progress to make in getting there without help.
Iyengar-style yoga doesn’t aim for the same fluidity of movement as vinyasa. Instead, poses are held for longer durations while alignment is perfected. Between poses students can rest, if they feel like it, in the child’s pose (balasana) or the corpse pose (savasana), among others. Iyengar yoga is therefore less intense a cardiovascular experience than a more flowing style such as Astanga.
PREGNANCY YOGA
Clifton Hampden
Tuesday 9.15 am - 10/45 am. (14 weeks+)
Laurence is completing the British Wheel of Yoga Pregnancy Yoga module. She started Yoga herself while pregnant with her first child, 14 years ago. She never stopped practicing and had two more children. Yoga has helped her through pregnancy, labour and birth and she’s determined to help other mothers on their way to a new life.
Yoga doesn’t guarantee an easy birth. But it makes you stronger and more confident with your body. It makes you aware of your breathing capacities. It makes you more focused and helps listening to one’s instincts.
You are welcome to come for a trial lesson and then decide to commit or not for a few sessions. In the meantime feel free to give me a ring for more information. 01865 407 661
VINYASA YOGA
Sutton Courtenay, Matrix
Wednesday 8.30 am- 10 am
Didcot, Cornerstone (mixed ability)
Thursday 7 pm-8.15pm (starting 8/9/2011)
In this course I shall aim to pass on what I learnt from Gérard Arnaud, my tutor in Paris and in particular to share what I like best about dynamic yoga: deep breathing that helps to control the emotions. I shall take you through the movement and flow of vinyasa, while still focusing on the correct alignment of the body.
This class is intended for students who are fit. We’ll practice the basic postures and try joining them together with breath-synchronised movements (vinyasas which are extended sun salutations). There will be limited chanting, at the beginning and at the end after relaxation, as a way of accessing better breathing techniques.