Autumn / Winter Yoga Workshops
Schedule
Sun Oct 13 2024 at 12:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Birmingham Buddhist Centre | Birmingham, EN
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Sunday 13.10.24 Autumn, finding balance
Saturday 23.11.24
Preparing for winter, mobilising joints
Sunday 12.01.25
New beginnings, building foundations
All workshops inc., classical Hatha, followed by Yoga Nidra relaxation.
Attend all 3 for £90, or single bookings £35
1)
Autumn 2024
Yoga Workshop:
Finding Balance
Yoga improves your balance, building strength and flexibility. Balance poses also helps improve cognition.
There are many benefits to regularly practicing balance poses.
In this workshop, you’ll learn and practice both standing and arm balances.
- Improve posture
- Improve steadiness and coordination
- Improve mental clarity, mindfulness and focus
- Increase spacial and body awareness
- Strengthen and lengthen
- A sense of playfulness and fun, enjoy!
The mind and body connection that is required to practice balances in yoga teaches you many life lessons. They help you find balance in your everyday life. Finding balance brings you harmony, so when you’re feeling out of balance, consider where the scales may be over tipping, and adjust.
The fifth limb of yoga: pratyahara, which translates to "withdrawal of the senses" is the practice of turning inward and withdrawing from external distractions, such as the person wobbling next to you, noise, anything sensory that can be distracting. The intention is to not react to external influences, which will help maintain a calm and balanced mind, and balance pose!
Balancing poses build self-reliance, confidence and endurance, uniting mind and body, it is their union that upholds your form. To sustain a steady yoga pose, focus is key, guiding your mind away from wandering thoughts.
In the balance between effort and effortlessness, our inner self is unveiled. Yoga offers the opportunity for self awareness and discovery, how you are on the mat is a reflection of how your are in your life.
Embracing a stable posture not only strengthens your core and posture but also fosters mindfulness and concentration. Let the challenge of balance be a gateway to mindful presence, and a source of joy! Don’t take yourself so seriously, have fun, like a playful child. After all yoga is the fountain of youth!
2)
Winter 2024
Yoga Workshop:
Mobilising Joints
Yoga is generally associated with flexibility, and while this is true, it is also about strengthening and mobilising your body. Mobility is ability of joints to move freely through a range of motion without pain. To have good mobility also requires strength and stability, and often involves flexibility in the muscles and soft tissues around the joint. This is why Yoga is such a great all round physical discipline!
- Strengthen and mobilise joints.
- Improve ranges of motion.
- Increase synovial fluid production and improve joint health.
- Reduce and prevent pain.
In the waning days of November, when shadows grow long and the chill of the air creeps into bones, it is a time to focus care on the joints.
As the world outside turns cold and dreary, the body may stiffen in response. Embracing the longer nights spent nestled indoors, ensure your joints remain supple to revel in the comfort of cosy evenings. Guard against the ache of stillness by practicing yoga regularly, allowing movement to be the elixir for your joints' vitality.
Immerse yourself in the art of learning and practicing a diverse array of yoga poses designed to nurture and support your joints, with a special emphasis on shoulders, hips, knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, and the spine.
In this mobilising workshop, you will discover and explore poses and sequences that gracefully traverse through various ranges of motion.
3)
Winter 2025
Yoga Workshop:
New Beginnings
Discovering the essentials. In this workshop, you’ll delve into the core fundamentals of Yoga. Perfect for newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike who seek a gentle reminder of the foundational principles of Yoga.
Embracing a beginner's mindset is vital; remain humble and approach each class as a willing student, ready to absorb the wisdom that awaits.
- The foundations of Yoga asana, postures and movement.
- Breathing techniques.
- How to stay in the present moment, improving focus and concentration, leading to meditation.
- Embrace compassion and a non-judgemental attitude towards yourself.
- Emotional regulation, heightened self-awareness.
And a little philosophy too:
The 8 Limbs of Yoga
1. YAMAS: Codes of conduct.
2. NIYAMAS: Attitude towards yourself.
3. ASANA: Physical posture.
4. PRANAYAMA: Breathing techniques.
5. PRATYAHARA: Sense withdrawal.
6. DHARANA: Concentration.
7. DHYANA: Meditation.
8. SAMADHI: Liberation.
All equipment provided.
Booking essential:
https://www.hathayogawithrebecca.com/book-online
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Where is it happening?
Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 4 Park Road, Birmingham, B13 8AB, United Kingdom,Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
