Foundation Workshop

I hope you all enjoyed the Yoga Foundation Workshop and that you all learnt something new about your posture, breath and mind connection

We discussed the difference between Collapse Propping and Yielding
We all have times in our life’s and even in our day that we can find ourselves collapsing  and propping
collapse – belly breathing, falling heavy with gravity, weight of the world on your shoulders, sadness and depression
propping – chest breathing, bracing against gravity, tensing moving fast on adrenals, leading to eventually crashing exhausted, stress and anxiety
If you can use your understand of yield to connect with your breath to come back to a balance then it might just help you cope and deal with the situation better and see clearer

The next workshop will move into Spinal movement and Core
in early November date to come
you will be given first option to book in before tickets go on sale

Foundation Workshop Work Sheets Print out

 

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See you on the mat soon

Friday Mornings are Returning

While the studio is mostly closed this week
Jenny is keeping her class open for you tomorrow the 15th  of April
Nurture and Nourish Thursday 9.30am

Extra free recorded classes on the website for you to use and practice this week –  Free Recorded Classes 

I am happy to announce that Cynthia will be taking on the Friday morning 9.30am class


Cynthia has been practicing and sharing yoga for 30 years. To Cynthia the practice of Yoga is strongly connected to the everyday experience of breathing. Her passion is to take you on a surprising journey to explore the connection your breath has to your overall well being, as you find out what works best for you.
“Practicing yoga kept me sane through parenthood and allowed me to develop strategies to face the challenges of ageing”

Friday classes start back on the 30th April

Membership for Recorded classes only $20 a Month!
Access to a wide range of classes that is growing weekly
And do classes at your convenience.

 

Sleep Sound With Yoga

Stress and anxiety can be some of the key causes to sleeplessness
most of us know this, but what do we do about it?

Restore Poses

So many people talk about their struggle to sleep and yet at the same time feel exhausted, they want and need to sleep but when they lie down their minds are so busy and their eyes’ just wont close.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone.
As we become busier and distracted in our outside world with family, work and relationships, our inner world gets stressed as well.
We run until our body and mind have been pushed to the limits and we only stop because we get sick, physically and/or mentally.

Restore Yoga is the relearning of how to relax, that has been lost somewhere in the hectic pace of life.

Restore and Yin Yoga shows us how to slow down, to feel deep supportive stretching, slower movement and restore our nervous system.
Taking the nervous system from sympathetic – flight and flee to parasympathetic – rest and digest.
Where we can rejuvenate and in turn the various systems in our bodies can reset. Then we can begin to heal mentally and physically.
Yin Poses

Here are Jenny’s tips to help you sleep on and off the mat:

  1. A gentle walk late afternoon/early evening
  2. Gentle stretches before going to bed with a cup of chamomile tea
  3. Breathe – breathe in for a count of 4 and out for 6 (repeat as often as needed)
  4. If you wake up during the night and find it hard to get back to sleep maybe try the breathing in for 4 and out for 6 again
  5. If you are still awake, getting up for a warm drink may help and maybe doing some light reading, not the thriller you just bought! 😊
  6. Journaling is another good resource to use at this time, write down what has got your attention and keep going until it is all on the paper and out of your head
  7. If you have a ‘to do’ list swirling around in your head, once again get it down on paper and tell yourself you have now made a list that you can go through in the morning.
  8. Sometimes when I can’t sleep I repeat a mantra over and over, and more often than not it will put me into a beautiful deep sleep – my mantra of choice at the moment is Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram, meaning – beloved Ram (god or whatever name is right for you), I honour you. If you would like to listen to a Kirtan version, here is one from Krishna Das  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDkPJFD6oo  The mantra starts at about 4 mins in, I put my headphones on and it feels like I am surrounded by this beautiful feeling of love. It  touches me deeply and I first learnt this mantra doing an online Meditation and Mantra course through Ram Dass.

Restore Poses
We hope these tips may help you sleep a little better

Restore classes
Nurture and Nourish – Thursday 9.30am
Restore and Move – Thursday 6pm (moving to Wednesday 6pm on March the 31st)

Yin Yoga in the Dynamic classes that combine the faster pace of Yang and finish with the slow release of Yin

Recorded Classes – include restore and yin and more to come
Check out the new free recorded classes
This will give you a taste of what’s on offer in a monthly membership

Membership for Recorded classes only $20 a Month!
Access to a wide range of classes that is growing weekly
And do classes at your convenience.

 

You Still Have Classes left on your Introduction Course

Last year you joined me in one of the 7 week introduction courses.
Some of you had the course interrupted due to Covid or for others reasons.

You still have 1 or more classes on your old ticket and I would like to give you a few options to use the remaining classes

  1. Join the current introduction course that has 3 more Mondays left
    15th, 22nd, 29th March
  2. You can use the pass on one of the many classes to choose from on the timetable
  3. Rebook into the next Introduction Course starting the 3rd of May and have it deducted from the price of the course

please contact me to book into one of these options
mob 04120913650

I hope you enjoyed the introduction course and I look forward to hearing from you

Tuesday 6pm is back! plus Timetable Changes Starting Soon

Some Big Changes to the Timetable are Starting

Firstly many of you will be please to hear that
Tuesday 6pm Dynamic Flow is now back at the studio
so book yourself in and get flowing

Secondly the Social Club are taking over Thursday nights for themselves
so we are swapping Thursday evening and Wednesday Evening Classes

Starting March 31st
Wednesday 6pm - Move and Restore Class
Thursday 6.30pm - Online Zoom General Class

 

Recorded Classes
Check out the new free recorded classes
This will give you a taste of what's on offer in a monthly membership

Membership for Recorded classes only $20 a Month!
Access to a wide range of classes that is growing weekly
And do classes at your convenience.

 

Up coming class cancelations
Public Holiday Monday March 8th
Easter Weekend April 2nd to 5th
First Week of School holidays April 12th - 18th
Public Holiday Monday April 26th
While quite a few Mondays beginners classes are being cancelled, remember there is the option of Restore classes and General classes during the week.
Also the General Classes will be slightly adjust to help accommodate beginner level as needed

See you on the mat soon

6.30am Yoga to fire up the digestion and boost brain power

Are you an early riser, do you love the quietness of sunrise maybe before your household gets busy or perhaps it's the only time you get to do some thing for yourself.
We now offer 2 early yoga sessions to get you warmed up and moving to start your day

6.30 - 7.30am online yoga classes,
Tuesday heat up and Friday warm up

Why start your day with Yoga?
There are many advantages to starting your day with yoga

  1. Rather than waking to an alarm and jumping out of bed and ramping up the nervous system, take a moment to breathe, move a little slower and bring yourself to the mat. Keeping the nervous system calm and in turn your mind, body and emotions.
  2. Bring clarity to your day.
    Start your yoga practice with a moment to focus on your breath, try practicing a breathing technique such as ujjayi breath
    Set an intention for your practice or for the day, week or year. Could simply be an intention of gratitude for the sunrise or rain, a moment of thankfulness' for having time for yourself to do yoga.
  3. Morning yoga boosts the body’s metabolism as it pumps up the circulatory system and fires up the digestive system or Agni.
    So you will absorb the minerals and vitamins from your food and release toxins more efficiently
  4. Sun Salutations - Shakes off the stiffness in the body from a night of stillness, the long resting of the muscle can cause tightness and common aches and pains.
  5. Morning yoga releases the dullness and lethargy of the mind and increases focus, concentration and alertness.

With a regular morning practice you will soon begin to feel and notice the changes. Stepping into your day with a lightness and lift in your posture, feeling more present, balanced and having a positive attitude to life.

So get started and enjoy the morning

Ask about Membership for Recorded classes only $20 a Month!

Do classes at your convenience.
Select from a range of recorded classes 

See you on the mat soon

Get into 2021 with a Yoga Introduction Course

Wow January is already finished and February has us back in full swing.
For many of us February is when we feel that we are settling in to the new year as children go back to school and we all settle back into routines. Perfect time to have a bit of space for yourself again and get back to your practice.

January’s Backbend workshop was well received and with some already booked for the next one. A date to be announced soon.
We have plans for a variety of different Sunday workshops or special classes throughout the year.

Our first introduction course for the year starts next Monday 8th Feb,
Have you been thinking about starting or wanting to get back into yoga, maybe a New Years resolution to improve your well-being. Then this is the time for you to act and get yogaing.

7 Week Introduction Course to Yoga   
Details and to book in Click here
Time: Monday 7.30pm to 8.30pm 
Starting Date:  February 8th   
Cost: $105 bring a friend and ask about the special deal 

Restorative Thursday
Starts with Nurture and Nourish at 9.30am
Finishes with Move and Restore 6pm

For only $20 a Month!
Do classes at your convenience
Select from a range of recorded classes 

See you on the mat soon

Introduction Course Starting Soon

I hope you all enjoyed the free recorded classes that were made available during our closed week. I am looking at offering more recorded classes in the future. 

Tuesday evening classes are returning to the Studio from August 11 at 6.00pm. There may be an opportunity to offer this live online from the studio. I am currently sorting out the technology to provide this.

After the disappointment of having to cut short the last introduction course due to the Covid shutdown we are starting a new course in a week, on the 27th of July.

7 Week Introduction Course to Yoga   
Click here to book in
Time: Monday 7.30pm to 8.30pm 
Dates:  July 27th
             August 3rd
             August 10th
             August 17th
             August 24th
             August 31st
             September 7th

Restorative Thursday
Starts with Nurture and Nourish at 9.30am
Finishes with Move and Restore 6pm

Covid Update

Restrictions have eased more in SA and we can now have equipment back in the studio. 
In saying that, it is still encouraged that you consider having your own equipment, as I am sure you are aware of the situation in Australia and the possibility of changes that could occur.
So for those that have equipment on loan you may want to look into what you might need and begin ordering, then returns can happen over the coming weeks.

rebel sport
bolsters and things

 

See you on the mat soon

Free recorded classes this week

While there are no classes this week at the studio,
I will be running the Wednesday 6.30pm General class online for $10
Also
I have set up a link on the website for 2 recorded classes 
Gentle Flow and Dynamic flow  
They will be there for you to access all week at your convenience and as often as you wish for free

Links to recorded class

Click here Gentle Flow  – Access Password: Keen@Yoga1

Click here Dynamic Flow  – Access Password: Keen@Yoga1

Nurture and Nourish – Scared Heart Pose

Scared Heart pose is a relaxing gentle position that opens the throat, heart and belly and in doing this also opens the associated energy centers -chakras. 
As your throat relaxes, your throat chakra opens and starts to release any built up energy.  This chakra is involved with us speaking up and speaking our truth. Do you ever find yourself swallowing something you would like to say? 

As your chest releases over the roll, you create space and expansion of the heart center. As the chakra opens, healing and loving energy begins to flow through your body.  This allows your to breathe to deepen and you absorb more life force/prana.

The softening of your belly is associated with the opening of your solar plexus – the centre of self, your will and personal power.  The quietening of the belly leads to a ‘massage of the digestive system’. What are we digesting?  Not only food, but what we watch on TV and the energy of others. 

This position leads our nervous system to move from the sympathetic nervous system fight and flight to the parasympathetic nervous system of rest and digest.

Enjoy this powerful pose and I look forward to see you soon, Jen x

Introduction to Yoga  
Next 7 week course
Term 3 
Time: 7.30pm to 8.30pm 
Date: Monday the 27th July

July 27th
August 3rd
August 10th
August 17th
August 24th
August 31st
September 7th

Chick here to book in

 

Covid Update

Restrictions have eased more in SA and we can now have equipment back in the studio. 
In saying that, it is still encouraged that you consider having your own equipment, as I am sure you are aware of the situation in Australia and the possibility of changes that could occur.
So for those that have equipment on loan you may want to look into what you might need and begin ordering, then returns can happen over the coming weeks.

rebel sport
bolsters and things

 

See you on the mat soon

Life has changed let Yoga restore the balance.

It has been so good seeing everyone back on the mat and enjoying simple pleasures such as sitting and chatting at the cafe with a cuppa.
Life has changed for all of us in some way or another, and while restrictions are being lifted we are trying to navigate our new normal unsure of what could happen in the future. It is at this time that we need our practice’s like yoga more than ever to calm the nervous system to reduce anxiety and stress.
We now have new classes in place that will help us all in moving forward.

Yoga is moving meditation and now we can offer you a range of levels to accommodate all needs and to help you find your new balance in this changing world.
From Dynamic practice for those who are experienced and those looking to be physically challenged while warming the body from head to toes.
To calming, restorative practices that nurture and open the body with supports to allow and encourage deep letting of muscles and tensions in the body and mind.

Calm and Restore with Rachel Grant
Classes have started
Thursday evenings 6pm – 7pm
Calm and Restore – gentle movement and restorative poses, finishing with a long yoga Nidra. This is a perfect way to settle the nervous system, let go of tension and stress from the week and be refreshed and ready for the weekend ahead.
Now with extra heating to keep the space warmer so you can relax in comfort in the quieter poses.

Nurture and Nourish with Jenny Tucker
First class on July 23rd for the one off special price of $10
Thursday mornings 9.30 – 10.30am
Nurture and Nourish is time for you to relax and leave the outside world behind, a place where you can focus on only you, through breath practices and gentle stretching, intention setting and finishes off with a yoga nidra/meditation.

Beginners, General, Yin and Dynamic with  Judy Keen 
learn how to find strength and mobility in your body in a safe space as you explore and understand your body and let go of the expectation of the ego and mind. Discover what level you are are ready for so you can enjoy your practice on the mat 

 

School Holidays are coming and as always we will be closed for a week from the 6th to the 12th July, to spend time with family. 
But stay tuned as I will be offering a few online classes during that week.
I have begun to record classes, so you will be able to purchase a class that you will have access to for a week to practice as many times as you like.

See you on the mat soon