Enhancing our yoga practice with chairs was the theme of our extended practice on Sunday and it’s amazing what a good teacher the chair is!
Using the chairs we worked to improve and maintain the correct alignment in various standing poses – the chairs also helped us to explore the asanas in more depth.
Eyal Shifroni’s book A Chair for Yoga has a wealth of information in how to use this prop. Do take a look!
Don’t miss this Sunday (6 December). From 10.00am to 1.00pm there’s a three hour extended practice in the Dance Studio at The Cut in Halesworth.
You can join the class whatever your previous yoga experience is, so whether you are a beginner or have been practicing for a long time the morning will be suitable. Come along and give it a try!
If you have never been to one of my classes before and would like to come to this Yoga Morning, please contact me to check that there is space for you.
There will be no classes on:
Wednesday 2 Septmeber
Wednesday 9 September
Thursday 10 Setember
Friday 11 September
However, this doesn’t mean there is no yoga at all. Quite the opposite!
There is an extended, three hour, practice on Sunday 6 Septmeber
so don’t miss the Yoga Morning from 10.00am to 1.00pm at The Cut in Halesworth
The block of classes following this starts on Wednesday 16 September and runs for five weeks.
Sunday 6 September
10.00am to 1.00pm
Dance Studio, The Cut, Halesworth.
Three hours to immerse yourself in an extended yoga practice – what a treat!
We will start with pranayama before moving into the asana practice.
Come along and join in, everyone is welcome – if you have not been to my classes before please contact me before coming. The cost for the morning is £25.00
Here is the map to get to The Cut
It can be very frustrating when, after committing to yoga and coming to classes every week, it all comes to a stop for the summer months… all the work that’s gone into building strength and flexibility and now a long break!
Well, here’s the good news – this year all the yoga classes I teach will continue through August – so you can keep on stretching!
I’m letting you know that I’m working on plans for a yoga intensive this summer. ‘Exciting? Are you interested?
If so please contact me
Celebrations around the world mark the first International Yoga Day and, coinciding with this first international event, the Iyengar Yoga Convention is taking place in Exeter this weekend – great timing!
Take a look at how the celebrations in India are being reported on the BBC news – wouldn’t it be great if Western leaders followed Prime Minister Modi’s lead?
Today being the summer solstice it’s a great opportunity to practise Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation). This sequence of eight poses is traditionally performed every morning, facing the sun, to greet the new day.
One of the beauties of coming to an Iyengar Yoga class is that the method of teaching postures is the same worldwide. So, as an Iyengar student you can go to any teacher and fit in to the class immediately!
If you join one of the classes I teach, what can you expect?
The class will start with a few moments of quiet to settle, become still and encourage a focused, concentrated state of mind.
We will then move into simple postures to warm up and mobilise the body. Standing postures are an important part of the class, it is through the standing poses you will learn how to adjust and align the body correctly.
Each class I teach will have a particular focus. It could be more standing poses, back bends, forward bends or twists, whatever the focus – you will get plenty of stretching!
You will then spend time doing quietening and recuperative poses before the final pose Savasana – 10 to 15 minutes of deep relaxation.
By the end of the class you will have had the opportunity to stretch deeply and to rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit. With regular guided practice the effects are a general feeling of physical health and psychological and mental well-being.
My next block of classes starts on Wednesday 24 June and runs for six weeks. If you would like any more details please have a look at the class details or contact me here
Don’t miss this Sunday’s Iyengar Yoga Morning!
Practising yoga leads to a stronger, more flexible body and a quieter mind. Iyengar yoga, focusing on the proper alignment of the body, is one of the safest types of yoga…
So, come along and immerse yourself in an extended yoga practice!
Sunday 14 June – 10.00am to 1.00pm in the Dance Studio at The Cut in Halesworth, for map click here.
If you have never done a three hour yoga class before don’t be put off – it will not be exhausting! The session will start with pranayama and progress to working in yoga asana. If you would like more information please contact me
Iyengar Yoga with Barbara Vidion 