Beginners Friendly - Gentle Yoga
Yoga Nidra
For those who struggle with anxiety or have busy minds, Yoga Nidra can be a great choice. This practice involves deep relaxation and guided meditation, allowing you to let go of stress and tension. It can be done either at a studio or in the comfort of your own home, making it a convenient option for those with busy schedules.
Yoga Nidra allows you to access delta brainwaves, which are responsible for the healing and restoration that happens in your body during deep sleep. Activating delta brainwaves during yoga Nidra allows your mind and body to rest while you're awake.
Restorative, Yin, and Deep Stretch
Restorative, Yin, and Deep Stretch are similar styles of yoga that all prioritise slow movements and extended holds. In Restorative, poses are held for between 8 and 12 minutes, while Yin holds last 3 to 5 minutes, and Deep Stretch poses are held for 1 to 2 minutes. Despite the length of these holds, the use of props and the slow pace of the practice help to create a deeply relaxing experience.
One of the biggest benefits of slow yoga styles is their soothing nature. These gentle practices help to ground the body and mind, providing a sense of calm and tranquillity.
Grounding & Inspiring Hatha
The most popular yoga style found in nearly every yoga studio is Hatha Yoga, which is ideal for beginners. Why is that? Hatha is an ancient, accessible practice that includes breathing exercises, meditation, postures, and relaxation. The best part is that you can take your time to focus on your breath, alignment, and connect your breath with each pose under your yoga teacher's guidance. This style of yoga will also help you to determine whether you prefer more fast-paced, physically demanding yoga styles such as Vinyasa, Ashtanga or slower styles such as Yin or Restorative.
Intermediate & Advanced Friendly
Vinyasa / Flow
If you're interested in strength-building, then Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Broga, and Power Yoga are great options. Vinyasa synchronises movement with breath, making it a more dynamic yoga style that improves blood circulation, detoxifies the body, and enhances your internal connection between your mind and body. Gentle Vinyasa classes move at a slower pace, whereas Fiery Vinyasa classes are faster and more challenging.
Vinyasa yoga helps to negate stress and lowers blood pressure. It will also improve your dietary choices as your mind becomes alert with your surroundings. Vinyasa yoga allows body balancing and focuses on the breath which is equivalent to a cardio workout. You push your body beyond gravitational force so come and have fun with us practicing new creative flows every week.
Broga (Yoga For Guys)
Broga is an exercise regime for men that combines fitness exercises with traditional yoga postures.
Men’s bodies move differently than women’s. Men are just naturally not as flexible as women, as some of asanas (poses) are not as attainable for men. Men more muscle-bound and have a different pelvic structure. Hence why we decided to launch this new Broga class for men at the Yogalina centre so men can enjoy the benefits of yoga in a more suitable environment.
Rooted in Vinyasa and Hatha yoga, Broga combines basic yoga postures (minus those Seated Forward Bends that are typically challenging for men), flows, and breathwork with high-intensity interval training to bring the heart rate up, enhancing cardiovascular fitness.
Ashtanga
Ashtanga yoga is a very dynamic and athletic form of Hatha yoga, made up of six series or levels, with a fixed order of postures. It is rooted in vinyasa, the flowing movements between postures, with a focus on energy and breath. While it is a very physical practice, it also promotes mental clarity and inner peace.
Ashtanga yoga focuses on muscle training and develops physical strength. Practicing Ashtanga rejuvenates your body, making it stronger, toned, more flexible and controlled. The opening series includes lots of contortion-esque poses and many of them require core and arm strength.
If you are physically capable of taking a Vinyasa flow class, you are physically capable of taking an Ashtanga class. You may, however, find the Ashtanga class to be more intense because it has a way of bringing you deeper within yourself.