DYNAMIC CHAIR YOGA

This class will be a dynamic chair yoga class with the majority of the class standing.  We will spend time bringing ourselves into the present moment and connecting with the breath.  There will be a focus on warrior poses and strengthening the body, improving joint mobility and practising balance. Finally, I will take you through a guided relaxation while seated in your chair.

There are no poses lying on the ground in this class.

HATHA CHAIR YOGA

In this class we practise traditional yoga poses but adapt them for anyone who doesn’t wish to attend a standard yoga class.  These classes start seated on our chair where we will spend some time bringing ourselves into the present moment.  I will then take us through some seated poses and some standing poses focusing on strengthening the body, improving joint mobility and practising balance. Finally, I will take you through a guided relaxation while seated in your chair.  There are options to take this class seated throughout and avoid the standing poses.

HATHA VINYASA YOGA

This is a strong, dynamic and energising form of Hatha yoga building strength and stamina . Starting our practice standing, seated or lying we will allow time to arrive on our mats and bring our focus out of our minds and into our bodies and our breath.  The main part of the practice will involve flowing from one yoga pose to another. Classes will always feature sun salutations in some form but I take time to creatively sequence the clases so that we regularly find new ways to move in and out of our flows.  There will be options to increase effort at various points in the practice.  Finally, we will finish the practice lying down for a guided relaxation.

HATHA YOGA

A less dynamic class than the Vinyasa class, but you can still expect a mixture of creative flowing movements and opportunities for mindfulness in our still poses. The practice will begin lying or seated to allow time to arrive on our mats and bring our focus out of our minds and into our bodies and our breath.  Following this I will take us through a variety of seated, lying and standing poses combining our breath with our movement.  Some poses will flow from one to another and other poses will be held for a few breaths to help us strengthen our bodies and increase our stamina.  We will also work to improve our balance.  Some classes will include props such as blocks and straps to help us find ease in our poses. Finally, we will finish the practice lying down for a guided relaxation.

HATHA YOGA STRETCH

I bring my knowledge of fascia from my advanced yoga teacher training to this stretch class.  The class uses Hatha yoga poses which have been sequenced carefully to  allow us to release tight muscles and connective tissues which may help us to move better and develop flexibility.  There is also focus on the nervous system as we now know that in order for the body to fully release we need to spend time nourishing the nervous system too.    Props such as blocks and straps are used in this class in order to open and release.

SLOW FLOW AND RESTORE YOGA

In this class we take a slow Hatha flow moving through seated and standing poses.  There is plenty of time in this class to focus on the breath and spend some moments of stillness.  We also use a variety of props such as straps, blocks, blankets and bolsters to enable us to fully relax into our restorative poses. The themes of this class are based around the subtle body and often include Chakra work and pranayama.

Pregnancy Yoga

BABY & ME YOGA

Spring Awakening Hatha Yoga workshop

Spring Awakening Chair Yoga workshop