Our Yoga

In any month we have a Yin, Hatha, and Vinyasa practice. Sometimes we incorporate a playful and dance-like session too, as a joyful celebration.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha Yoga is a slower practice. We hold asanas, or poses, for several breaths. Hatha allows us to build strength, draw inwards into the body, develop awareness of the body and mind.

Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa takes traditional poses, and sequences them together dynamically. This is a faster paced practice. Every movement is with the inhale or the exhale and we move in a continuous flow. This is no gym work-out, however. The focus remains on the breath and in the body, as we work with the energetic body as well as the physical.

Yin Yoga

Yin yoga is a practice which all our yogis seem to embrace whole-heartedly. This works into the deeper, yin, tissues, such as the fascia, ligaments and joints. We hold poses for several minutes, using props to allow us ease in the pose. Time and gravity work into these deeper tissues, bringing a new flexibility and ease, as well as allowing the release of emotions which may have become ‘stuck’ in the body.

Pranayama

Yoga is not just about moving the body, it’s about moving the prana, or energy, A powerful means is using the breath. Yogis developed breathing techniques, centuries ago, which have now become recognised in the West. An example would be ‘box breath’, famously used by the SAS. The sages in India were ahead of the game, as Sama Vritti is a well-established technique in Yoga.