Yoga Live on-line on Zoom over Christmas and New Year.
20 December Yoga at the Winter Solstice, 27 December Yoga for Gratitude with an Open Heart, 3 January Yoga to Detox and Set an Intention for the New Year. You can join 1,2 or 3 sessions live on-line or request the video recording. £18 for 3 or £7 each. Each class has a flowing sequence of poses, breathing practice and relaxation.
Pranayama to cool downIt is summer. It is hot. How can I change my yoga practice to fit the season?
Answer: slow down, breathe and be outisde if you can find a cool spot to practice.
There are a few great pranayama (breathing techniques) which can help you cool down and quiet the busy mind.
Some of them encourage breathing through the mouth which we don’t usually do in a regular yoga asana practice.
Watch the clip below and practice Lion’s breath and Sheetali.
Come to yoga classes in Woodley to practice with me.
YOGA classes Woodley and EarleyPranayama to cool down
It is so hot today in the South of England! A perfect opportunity for dropping the asana practice and instead focusing more time on breathing and meditation. Just sit, just breathe, just be.
Come to my yoga classes in Woodley to practice these techniques. All welcome including beginners.
Yoga is many things, many concepts and usually something different to each practitioner.
At the start of class, I sometimes ask my yoga students to think of all the contrassts or opposing actions/sentiments/ aspirations we experience in our yoga practice. These might include strengthening and relaxing, right and left, up and down, forward and back, movement and stillness, breath in and breath out. So what does Hatha Yoga mean? The word Hatha can be broken into two parts: Ha meaning Sun and associated with our masculine, energetic side and Tha meaning Moon, associated with our feminine, passive, relaxing nature.
In yoga philosophy, the gunas encapsulate these concepts.
Rajas represents dynamic energy, effort, will. Whereas Tamas is passivity, inertia, potential energy.
We can endeavour to find a state of Satva – pure balance between the two in both our yoga practice and our life off the yoga mat. That is, while finding just the right amount of exertion and relaxation, we will become more open-minded, disciplined, patient, loving and authentic to our true essence.
Two wonderful yoga poses in the open air! I was in the Malvern Hills at the weekend and practiced paschimottanasana and purvottansana. This time of year is perfect for practising yoga outdoors – breathe, stretch and focus.
My classes in Woodley and Earley, Reading are open to all levels. Come and join me and learn how to do these asana (yoga poses) – stretch to the West and stretch to the East! Classes
My work as a yoga teacher is mostly barefoot. So I like to keep my toes and feet looking and feeling good. Here is a clip of my feet getting some love and attention. And a good opportunity to remind myself and my yoga students to spread their toes and ground through the feet in the standing yoga poses / asana. Find your feet, find your root, find your balance.
My favourite inverted yoga pose and favourtie arm balance is Pincha Mayurasana – feathered peacock. It works the upper body but using the forearms instead of the hands and wrists makes it more accessible than some of the other arm balances. It can be scarey for some yoga students to practice inversions but once you have practiced some preparatory poses, gained confidence and had a supportive teacher spotting you, it is a revelation how wonderful it feels to be in an inverted asana. Next time you feel that your world has been turned upside down by some disruptive event in your life off the yoga mat, you can remember how good it can feel to be upside down.
Join my classes in Woodley, Earley, Reading to practice inverted yoga poses.
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Come along to my new Thursday evening Yoga class in Woodley at 6pm. The class is suitable for all but is proving popular with Begtinners and people who have come to yoga as adults. The class is in a beautiful studio in vibez Dance on Woodley shopping precinct (above Iceland). Mats and props are provided by Kath, your patient and knowledgable yoga instructor. Get in touch with any questions Contact Kath. No need to book, just drop in, arriving 5-10 mins before start of class. Cost: £9 per class – pay by cash or card at the class.
Yoga class for all levels in a beautiful studio with Kath Pinnick
I now offer private yoga classes in my home in Earley. I have a beautiful small yoga room where I offer individual yoga or meditation classes, ailored to y
our requirements and needs. Contact me for times adn prices. Contact Kath
My yoga classes in Woodley are suitable for all levels but are very popular with Beginners and yoga sstudents who are less flexible. The poses in the yoga classes can be adapted to suit all abilities. I tach in Woodley on Thursdays at Vibez Dance studios. there is a choice of classes – either come at lunchtime 12.30 to 1.30pm or in the evenign 6-7pm. No need to book in advance. I have some spare yoga mats. I take card payments. the cost is £9 or £50 for 6. Please get in touch with flowrelaxyoga if you have any questions. See you on the mat on Thursday!
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