YOGA

Here’s a basic run-down of the many classes on offer in our beautiful Studio.  Do also click on VIEW CLASS TIMETABLE (in the left-hand menu);  more details about each class including prices are listed if you then click on an individual class.  Teachers’ phone numbers are also listed alongside their classes, below, so that you can make any enquiries direct with them.  (Do call;  several of the teachers offer a free or reduced-rate introductory class.) All mats, blankets and any props (bolsters, belts etc.) are provided.

IMPORTANT:  To access the Yoga Studio before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m., press the buzzer No. 8 (YOGA) on the doorbell panel, and you’ll be buzzed in.  NB  Parking in the square is free before 9 a.m., and after 6 p.m.

Monday 8 - 9 a.m. ‘Start the Week’ Yoga with Romana Balle. A fantastic, flowing class to start the week.  (N.B. Please pay the teacher direct for this class;  £7 per class (drop-in) or £30 for a book of five vouchers).  Romana: 07817-445390.

Monday 6 - 7 p.m.  General Yoga with Lisa Powell. This is a six-week course (price £36). You’ll be taken through a smooth sequence of movements including standing, seated and relaxing postures.  This is an ongoing six week course.  Lisa:  07733-395065 or 01424-445653 (deposit payable to secure your place).

Monday 7.15 - 8.30 p.m.  Pregnancy Yoga with Lisa Powell. Advocates claim that Yoga during pregnancy boosts mind and body, helping to ease your pregnancy both physically and emotionally.  It also helps the birth and post-delivery stages.  These courses start every six weeks and can be repeated up until the time of the birth.  This class is suitable for 15 weeks onwards;  please arrive early for your first class to fill in a health questionnaire.  £54 for the six-week course.  Lisa: see above.

Tuesday 7.15 - 8.30 p.m. Relaxing and Rejuvenating Yoga with Madelaine Scott. This is a deeply rejuvenating and relaxing class where Vinyasa (postures), and breath awareness/control together invoke a deeply meditative effect, bringing about a sense of calm and focus. A course of six classes is normally £45 (£7.50); 12 classes are £78 (£6.50); the price for drop-ins is £9 (concessions available to students and if the costs are too much…)  Introductory offer:  first class is £5.  Maddy:  01424-838138.

Wednesday 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 midday.  A General Yoga class, again with Lisa Powell. This course is repeated every six weeks and is priced £42 for the six-week course.  If spaces are available, you may ‘drop in’ to this class for £9.  Lisa: 07733-395065 or 01424-445653.

Thursday 6 – 7.30 p.m. Katrina Love Senn teaches Hatha Yoga by candlelight, focusing on gentle stretches, breathing and deep relaxation. £8 for drop-ins, but if this is your first class Katrina offers this introduction to her teaching for just £5 - remember to mention it's your first time.  Katrina:  07428-370792.

Friday 8 - 9 a.m.  Scaravelli Yoga with Hilary Totah. Our final ‘early bird’ class of the week, which once again works deeply with gravity and breath.  Many of our students refer to Scaravelli Yoga as ‘addictive…’  Hilary:  07885-523862.

Friday 2.15 – 3.45 p.m.  Gentle Yoga with Margot Dixon.  Especially good for older bodies, or anyone recovering from illness or injury, this 90-minute class includes gentle stretching, balancing, breathing and relaxation techniques.  £6 drop-in, or £20 for four consecutive weeks;  U3A members have a special rate of £16 for four consecutive weeks.  Margot:  01797-227842.

Saturday 8 – 9 a.m. A one-hour Hatha Yoga class with Chris Elam to get the weekend off to a perfect start: flowing postures, with relaxation at the end. Chris: 01424-432513.

Saturday 9.30 - 11 a.m.  A longer Hatha Yoga class with Chris Elam which incorporates breathing techniques (pranayama) and deep relaxation as well as a swiftly-moving sequence of postures. (For Chris’s number see above.)

More about Yoga…

Yoga asanas (postures) and relaxation techniques were developed to bring both physical and spiritual benefits.  The word yoga is Sanskrit for ‘union’.  Yoga originated over 5,000 years ago in India, and was introduced to the West in the 19th Century, when scholars translated ancient Hindu religious texts.

Today, there are many types of Yoga.  As well as being both relaxing and energising – and terrific exercise for muscle tone - it can be tremendously helpful to restore a sense of balance in a world in which there is too much to do in too little time.  Stress, fatigue, headaches, depression, circulatory disorders, asthma, bronchitis, digestive disorders, back pain and PMS may all be helped by regular Yoga practice.  (NB  If you suffer from any of these, do inform your teacher.)

 

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