I am a qualified and insured Yoga and Pilates teacher. The Yoga classes and Pilates classes are offered in and around Manchester, Salford, Worsley, Eccles, Monton and Chorlton. Please click onto My Classes for times, venue details and other related information.
I regularly attend Yoga and Pilates workshops to keep my teachings fresh and up-to-date. I have attended numerous workshops incl, 'Anatomy of Yoga', 'Teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga', 'Safe Backbends', 'Making Inversions Safe and Enjoyable' amongst many others. Many of these workshops are certified with the British Wheel of Yoga or other accredited bodies.
The classes are made accessible for all people so that you can take the classes at your own pace and enjoy the practice. This approach can help us to reduce our ego as a 'goal' oriented pratice can lead to anger and frustration. I encourage people to use their breath to enter into a state of dhyana and dharana (concentration and internal focus) which can lead us into a beautiful state of joy and peace in the internal bodies.
All my classes practice mindfulness of the breath and body. If you can breath then you can practice Yoga. All is ask is that you listen to YOUR body, be mindful and enjoy the pratice.
Just bring a warm heart and an open mind.
Patanjali is the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, part of the Darshanas (Hindu School of Philosophy) . The Sutras date between 200 BC and 200 AD. Patanjali's Ashtanga system is also known as Raja Yoga- Royal Yoga. The 'eight-fold' path gives us 'guidelines' on how to live a purposeful, joyous and meaningful life. These 'paths' are:
Yin/Restorative Yoga is a beautiful form of Yoga which nourishes the internal organs using passive Yoga postures. Yin/Restorative Yoga encourages opening the body in a variety of quiet, seated postures using cushions and props. This meditative form of Yoga is extremely beneficial for people with injuries from tight hips to pulled hamstrings, and ideal for pregnant ladies or just for those of us who are looking to enjoy the stillness in life.
Yin Yoga is a great way to end the week, restoring all aspects of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual body and making peace with the soul.
"In ten sessions you will feel the difference, in twenty you will see the difference, in thirty you will have a whole new body." - Joseph Pilates
Developed by Joseph Pilates in the 20th Century, Pilates referred to the exercise techniques as a method that encourages using the mind to control the body.
Pilates can be practised by all persons and using core postural muscles to help support the spine, allowing the body to become supple and strong in a safe and effective way.
I first came across Pilates after a shoulder injury. Pilates helped me to strengthen my shoulder and has made a huge difference in the way I use my muscles and re-align the body.