These classes build around the traditional Sivananda class with:
1) breathing practices to bring balance and lightness to body and mind.
2) sun salutations (a flowing sequence of 12 moves which activates each part of the spine, and energises your whole system).
3) 12 yoga postures and their variations including inversions.
4) Guided deep relaxation.
Last updated Aug. 21, 2022, 7:42 a.m. UTC
My classes are based on the classical teachings of Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga, and I am a trained Ayurveda Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner. I bring extensive training in both these fields into my classes, workshops, retreats and 1-1 sessions. In class, you will build physical strength and flexibility, with a learned awareness of safe and correct engagement of muscles and joint range of motion. (Postures are adapted according to your experience and your body's capacity). However, you will also find your mind deeply engaged throughout the class, bringing a renewed sense of mental-emotional calm and poise . At the end of class, we practice pranayamas (breathing practices to benefit body and mind), and conscious relaxation of body and mind. These lead us naturally into a state of meditation.
I also teach a restorative-gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga, and monthly workshops combining Hatha & Raja Yoga, plus Ayurveda classes. On retreat, all these Yoga styles, meditation as well as Ayurveda nutrition and lifestyle are taught.
".... you feel so good after a class it only makes you want to come back for the next lesson. Whether you have been doing Yoga for years or only just started, Shama works with you to release your potential." Feedback from a class member.
