Hatha Flow Yoga – Sara Leonard
Hatha Flow Yoga
Sara teaches an enjoyable hatha and flowing yoga class suitable for all. Emphasis is placed on learning to build strength and flexibility gradually over time. While developing movement and posture with the breath to allow greater levels of health and relaxation.
Her classes are a mixture of all she has learnt from Hatha, Sivananda and Vinyasa but always at the heart is to make the practice welcoming, accessible and enjoyable for all.
Tutor: Sara Leonard
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Hatha Yoga – Kind Yoga – Žana McKenna
Žana’s classes have derived from her Yoga Therapy training, focusing on using tools of yoga to complement medical treatment, to incourage self-healing as well as to maintain good health and live life we were given joyfully.
The class starts with centering the mind in our body and senses, conscious breathing, followed by posture work in full range of movements, meditation and deep relaxation at the end. Every practitioner is practising in the rhythm of their own breath. The postures are mostly dynamic i.e. practised with flow of the breath.
Whether one experiences chronic stress, back pain, misalignment, low energy levels or anxiety, mindful breath and movement clear the path for healing.
This class is also suitable for all of those who feel healthy but have need to maintain the good health or develop a greater self-knowledge and understanding.
Kind Yoga because it is the kindness to our body that brings us to kindness in our relations and actions.
These classes are suitable to both women and men of mixed abilities. Both modifications and respect of individual needs are offered. My wish is to share with you this gradual discovery of the wisdom of the body, openness of the heart and clarity of the mind, towards “enlightened” everyday living.
Individual sessions and programs – Yoga therapy
Individual tuition is designed to meet your needs, abilities, interest and lifestyle. This was how Yoga was traditionally taught.
At your first session, asking you to do some simple movements, I will asses how your body moves and design a practice that you can use on a daily base at home. Typically it will include a number of yoga exercises (asana) and some breathing exercises (pranayama). It may include elements of relaxation and meditation depending on your interest.
The prescribed practice will be written for you using simple “stick-man” diagrams. Typically it will be practice between 15 and 45 minutes but this can vary. It is better to do something manageable regularly than something that is struggle to fit into your routine.
Having your personal 15-20 min practice done 3-4 times a week may bring great benefits to your overall well being.
On subsequent meetings I will answer your questions and work to develop the practice; sometimes I may just check your practice, other times I may change it significantly.
If you think this might be a good way to keep your yoga practice or simply a way to explore Yoga in a different way please get back to me and we will start when you are ready.
This offer is for anyone. So you can be absolute beginner in Yoga or a regular practitioner.
Sun Salutation with Žana 
Testimonial:
“A visit to Zana’s class in Santosha Studio always leaves me feeling calm, relaxed and rejuvenated, ready for anything life has to throw at me.”
Ger Walsh
” I have enjoyed Zana’s classes enormously. She generates a lovely atmosphere in the room and provides great detailed instruction on each posture. I walked away from every class feeling the benefit. I would highly recommend Zana as a sensitive, intelligent and happy yoga teacher. “
Geraldine Bracken, Director KBA Enterprises Ltd.
“During the week, it was so nice to know that there was a window of 90 minutes in which I stepped into that took me away from the chaos of everyday life….To have that opportunity was so good…Your class itself was interesting as it balanced the physical aspect of yoga ( of which I never had experienced before ) with the spiritual side of meditation…. It had a very calming effect for me… It was evident that you had a great knowledge of those subjects you shared with the class.Yes, you brought to the class a sense of peace, wisdom and cariness – in this world , that is hard to find…
So I want to say thank you… “S.D.
Tutor: Žana McKenna
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Scaravelli Inspired Yoga – Uta Kaiser
This approach to yoga works with the principles of gravity and the movement of the breath in the body to free the spine.
The intention is to find deep connections of muscles working together, creating space and freedom of movement in the body and make the practice strong yet effortless.
The asanas are explored in a free yet mindful way and with the hands-on help of the teacher the student will experience a lightness that they might not have felt before.
The body is encouraged to ground, elongate from the core, and there is no pushing or pulling.
Pranayama and elements of Loving Kindness meditation are part of each class as is deep relaxation at the end to give body and mind a chance to integrate and become still.
The practice is liberating for body and mind and puts a strong emphasis on un- doing tension, awareness, exploring, and curiosity, and less on achieving or holding traditional asanas.
Vanda Scaravelli was an Italian pianist who started her yoga practice in her mid forties with Iyengar and Desikachar before she went on to find her unique way of moving into asanas. She studied nature closely and translated her discoveries into her yoga practice. Vanda only had a few “hand picked” students, among them Diane Long, her long time student for 23 years, who I’m very happy to have as my teacher now, among others who work with Diane closely.
Vanda never intended to found a lineage, but always encouraged her students to teach, as it is a blessing to teach what you love. For that reason her approach is often called Scaravelli inspired, as we don’t do what she did but are inspired to explore her ideas about yoga and find our unique ways of putting them into practice.
Tutor: Uta Kaiser
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Yoga: body, breath, mind (viniyoga approach) – Eleanor Dawson
The great Indian yogi, T. Krishnamacharya said, “Where there is breath, there is yoga.” The breath is a wonderful link between body and mind. In this approach it is used as a central tool, working together with the postures to help increase both physical and mental well-being. There is an inherent respect for individual needs, and there is always a possibility of adapting the postures to take into account any physical limitations. This approach to yoga starts from where you are, and works to increase physical capacity and deepen awareness at the right pace for each individual.
Eleanor also teaches individual sessions for therapeutic purposes, or for those who wish to develop a personal practice at home. Contact Eleanor for further details.”
Tutor: Eleanor Dawson
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Pregnancy Yoga – Karen MacLaughlin
Pregnancy Yoga is suitable for women from the second trimester. It will help you to enjoy this special time being with your baby.
Pregnancy Yoga prepares women physically for pregnancy and childbirth by building strength and stamina, improving posture awareness, exercising the pelvic floor muscles, and learning the benefits of using different positions. Gaining knowledge in the use of breathing and relaxation techniques provide mental preparation, reducing fear and stress, while increasing production of endorphins and oxytocin, our natural valuable supports to birth.
Pregnancy Yoga gives you the benefits of raising energy levels, increasing flexibility and strength, improved circulation and breathing. It will also help to relieve common ailments during pregnancy such as: heartburn, swollen joints or restless sleep. Yoga classes help you to prepare for a confident birth.
As a mother of three, and a midwife, I believe that attending pregnancy yoga classes gives women the tools to enable them to journey through their pregnancy and birth experience in a positive way. These classes provide you with an opportunity to connect with yourself and your baby during this special time in your life. They also introduce you to other pregnant women who can be a source of information sharing and support. No yoga experience necessary.
Tutors:
Karen MacLaughlin Tel. 086 221 2474 E-mail: karen.maclaughlin@hotmail.com
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Hatha Yoga – Beginners – Ann Fortune
The beginners class focuses on introducing the elements of Yoga and on
teaching participants to work with their body in a safe and enjoyable way.
I invite students to become aware of their own body – its potential and limitations – without comparison to others and thereby to discover balance and freedom.
Active Retirement – Uta Kaiser
The purpose of Active Retirement Yoga is to enable retired people to improve their physical and mental health and to enjoy yoga class without feeling inadequate or sore. In the spirit of Yoga for all, this program offers posture work, breath-work, relaxation and meditation with an emphasis on modifying the practice to any physical limitation. It is a gentle but effective 6 week program where you will maintain and improve the health of the joints by taking them through their full range of movement. Yoga offers an opportunity to do this safely and in an enjoyable, non-strenuous way. Postures can even be practised in a chair. Yoga breathing and relaxation helps to combat stress and anxiety and may help to improve sleep patterns,too.
Tutor: Uta Kaiser
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Chanting/Exploring sound – Eleanor Dawson
Everybody has a voice! Sound has great potential for harnessing and releasing energy. In these workshops we’ll use the traditional framework of yoga postures and seated chant as a basis for exploring the energetic potential of sound and movement in a creative and imaginative way, bringing in some freer, more improvisatory work, exploring resonance and making connections with sound and colour. All welcome – no previous experience with either sound or yoga necessary!
Tutor: Eleanor Dawson
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Gentle Yoga – Mind Your Back – Žana McKenna
This program is suitable for those who experience stiffness and/or soreness of the back. Classical yoga postures are modified to suit the temporary limitations and to develop more mobility and strength in the area of the back where one needs it without straining and pressure. Emphasis is on using the power of breath to release the tension and stiffness and revitalize the tissues. Besides physical benefits and improved energy levels, yoga helps to have more positive outlook on life.
You will take home these simple sequences to include them into your daily life and enjoy effortless movement of the spine.
Somatic movement & Yoga
Hanna Somatic Education is a system of neuromuscular education that was developed by Thomas Hanna PhD, a student of Moshe Feldenkrais over the course of two decades of his work in the field of Somatic education. It is an educational process of muscular retraining. It teaches us to recognize and release chronic pain patterns, resulting from injury, stress, repetitive motion strain, or habituated postures. Somatic exercises are simple, slow movements that are done comfortably on the floor. Through awareness and movement, they gradually unwind holding patterns in the body. This allows more ease and freedom of movement in our bodies. It also enables you to enjoy the everyday activities in your life, such as walking, running, sports, yoga and all everyday functional movements, with more pleasure and ease. The primary intention is to empower you to use your own self-healing capacities. Find out more on www.essentialsomatics.com
In Somatic Yoga class we use Somatic movements to bring awareness to the present muscular patterns and to prepare the body for yoga asanas or any other physical activity you like to practice. The focus is on internal experience, breath awareness in movement rather than external form of the asanas.
Tutor: Žana McKenna
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