Yoga uses gentle postures, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and
meditation to help restore body/mind balance and promote natural healing and it empowers you to look after your own health.
Yoga is not a religion - people of all religions and no religion practice yoga.
Each class starts with a relaxation to avoid bringing tension into your practice. The Asanas (yoga postures) exercise
every part of the body taking the spine safely through a full range of movement (forward bending, back bending, side bending
and twisting) and can be adapted to suit each student. Posture work can be done from standing, kneeling, sitting, supine,
side lying, prone and from inverted positions. Breath work might be just awareness of the breath or a more formalised Pranayama
practice. Proper movement and breathing allow one to take up a comfortable position in order to concentrate and meditate.
Each class finishes with Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation or 'Yoga Sleep') to bring mind, breath and body together resulting
in a feeling of wholeness.
