Kathy runs gentle Hatha Yoga Classes at the Wickham Hall, Ashburton Road in Bovey Tracey, Devon on Tuesday Evenings 7.30-9.00pm and on Wednesday mornings 9.30-11.00am and at The Yoga Studio 10.Ley Crescent, Old Liverton, Newton Abbot TQ12 6JH on Wednesday Evenings 7.30-9.00pm & Thursday mornings 9.30-11.00am. The Summer Term begins on April 16th 2013. Chair Yoga Class is on Wednesday mornings 11.15-12.15 [This is a very gentle seated class designed for those that are unable or not comfortable getting down on the floor. See below or call for more details]. *Thursday morning classes are strictly limited to 6 and are only available on a pay in advance basis. The emphasis in all classes is on listening to your own body and on working in harmony with it to gently stretch and improve flexibility, strength and stamina. Each class includes a gentle warm-up, posture work (Asanas), a developing awareness of the breath (Pranayama) and it's energising and calming qualities, a short meditation practise and a Yoga Nidra, or deep
relaxation practise. The 12 week term is £84. You may pay for each half term with 2 cheques (the first for £42 dated April15th and the second for £42 dated June 3rd ). Payment in advance secures your place in the class. If you prefer to pay at a drop-in rate it is £8 per class if there is space available. YOGA For Healthy Lower Backs This is a course that has been developed by very experienced Yoga practitioners. The ‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs’ course has been proven as effective for chronic, non-specific, low back pain by The University of York research. The research has been funded by Arthritis UK. Please contact me for further details or to place your name on the waiting list for the next course. Other details can be found at http://www.yogaforbacks.co.uk The next course will run on a Friday morning and begin at the beginning of June 2013 1 to 1 Yoga Sessions tailored to your needs. Working closely in this way we can build your confidence and develop a personal practise to suit you. £30 per hour. Please contact for details. YOGA
THERAPY Yoga therapy can be traced back thousands of years. Modern society is beset by anxiety, insomnia, stress and pressure, inadequate nourishment and neglect of the mind and body and there is now a greater need for therapy than ever before. Yoga therapy works on the mind and body together, wholistically. Yoga can help with many things, physical and mental. It is a complete science, evolved to help. It is completely tailored to the needs of the individual and may include breathing exercises, posture work, self-massage, relaxation, meditation and lifestyle assessment. The client is encouraged to practice at home and to feel the benefits for themselves over a period of time. Simply 'what you put in you get out'. Yoga Therapy for you in the comfort of your home, or mine if you prefer. £30 per session. Please contact for more details. Chair Yoga
Whatever your physical condition there is no reason to feel that you cannot do Yoga. It isn’t always possible for everyone to get down on to the floor but Yoga is adaptable and there is a Yoga that you can do sitting in a chair. The exercises are gentle and manageable and help keep the spine and joints mobile. Chair Yoga is a fun class suitable for people with mobility issues. It will help to maintain and improve the range of movement individuals have whilst also helping calm and energise.
Breathing and relaxation exercises are a part of the class and there is
absolutely no element of competition. Each individual is invited to do as much or as little as they are able to do comfortably at any one time. Chair Yoga classes in Bovey Tracey Wednesdays 11.15-12.15 am at the Wickham Hall, Ashburton Road. Chair Yoga Classes are 1 hour long £6.00 per class Yoga Classes Yoga classes are 90minutes. Typically yoga class will begin with a short relaxation to enable students to mentally let go of the outside world and move into their Yoga space. The body is prepared with a variety of warming and limbering movements designed to prepare the joints of the body for the main postures. According to the experience and ability of the class, the class then practice a variety of postures designed to lengthen, strengthen and improve flexibility and function of the whole body. A short meditation or pranayama practice usually follows and then a deep relaxation, or Yoga Nidra. Postures are always adapted to suit the experience and ability of individual students and students are encouraged to listen to their own bodies and to work gently. The teacher is the 'guide or map' but the student is 'driving the car', in control of their own body, and must listen and respond to how their body is at that moment. If it hurts, stop! Always work gently and with Awareness. Before coming to class
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