Beginners yoga

Our studio is a fully equipped yoga space but you can bring your yoga mat if you prefer.

Come dressed in clothing that is light, airy, stretchy and comfortable. Shorts or leggings are ideal but nothing baggy or too long. Be prepared to practice in bare feet. Ideally yoga should be practiced with an empty stomach.

Before entering the yoga space, kindly leave your shoes and all belongings including your mobile phone outside the studio. There is a plenty of space to leave your items in this safe space during the class.

There are classes available to suit all levels and this includes a beginners. Variations are offered to ensure students do not ‘overdo’ it on their first experience.

“I’d love to try yoga, but I’m just not flexible enough…” If you ever found yourself uttering the words above, then I suggest you consider enrolling in an Iyengar Yoga class. This practice focuses on correct alignment and with the use of props each pose is typically held allowing for greater understanding and an extension of the muscles too. If your muscles are tight then yoga is what you need to loosen them up. Yoga is not about how flexible you are, instead it is about how flexible you become over time with a continuous practice while savouring the myriad of other health benefits. Yoga is not competitive; every person’s experience on the mat is personal to them.

Yoga is an amazing exercise that leads to emotional development in the form of increased self-awareness, self-acceptance, feelings of compassion, and a connection with something greater. Yoga awakens hidden reserves of energy in our nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular systems, replacing drowsiness and fatigue with feelings of liveliness and alertness. Yoga physiologically transforms apathy and depression by oxygenating the brain and increasing the endorphins in the blood – the benefits of yoga on the mind and the body are endless!

Yoga is considered more of a spiritual practice as it connects to spirit however, yoga is not a religion. It is a philosophy that began in India an estimated 5,000 years ago. Yoga is practiced globally by people with varied religious or non-religious beliefs therefore yoga is universal.