Beginner 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.
Gravity Yoga - Passive Stretch
Something different from your traditional deep stretch yoga practice, Gravity Yoga - deep passive stretch, often known as Targeted Flexibility Training, is a great supplement to other exercise forms. For example, cycling, running and indeed, yoga. Founded more recently in 2007 by Lucas Rockwood, the emphasis is on “letting go”, in all senses of the phrase.
Best practiced at the end of the day, Gravity Yoga focuses on long-hold stretches, performed completely relaxed, passively allowing gravity to do most of the work. It works deeply within the body leaving you feeling very relaxed and ready for a profound sleep. The perfect end to your day, and/or finisher for your usual exercise regime.
Relaxing into the stretch as much as possible, in some poses, totally releasing, and in others using as little muscular energy as possible to stay in the position.
It takes practise to completely let go, relinquishing that control to gravity. Confidence grows with each attempt and the benefits are phenomenal.
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.
Breathwork + Asana
A fun and fluid flow with a focus on finding balance in our sometimes chaotic lives.
We will warm the body up and find strength before allowing ourselves some peace and stillness for relaxation as the class concludes.
The class is suitable for all levels, from novices to seasoned practitioners.
Modifications will be provided to ensure everyone's comfort and enjoyment!
Nia Dance
Nia is a mindful fusion fitness movement practice, influenced by martial arts, dance arts and healing arts, that not only conditions your body in remarkable ways, but also conditions your mind with the creative use of music and movement.
It is a movement art that will elevate your movement skill by increasing flexibility, mobility , agility, stability and strength.
A barefoot technique danced to soul stirring music, Nia truly delivers a holistic experience that develops body mind and spirit awareness, leading to healing.
Movements range from soft and slow to powerful and precise, all done with the playfulness of dance and the mindfulness of healing. All movements are adaptable to varying skill and fitness levels.
In Nia we believe movement can be pleasurable to the body and not a chore or something that creates discomfort .
Most of all NIA IS FUN!
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.
Power + Strength Yoga
Power + Strength yoga is focused on building strength and endurance. It is also an excellent form of yoga for burning calories. Although power yoga isn’t an official type of yoga, the term is sometimes used interchangeably with Vinyasa yoga.
With power yoga, the emphasis is on the flow from one pose to the next, rather than approaching each pose separately. In this class you will move from one posture to another rapidly, linking your breathing to the different motions of your body.
Rocket Yoga
Rocket yoga - also known as 'The Rocket' (founded by Larry Shultz) is a fast paced and playful practice based upon the traditional Ashtanga sequence. Students will pass through the warm-up sequence Sun Salutations A & B, followed by the standing and seated series of Rocket 1 or 2 with options for arm balances, and inversions littered throughout. Rocket yoga encourages exploration and play within the set sequence and modification of the traditional postures is encouraged making the practice more accessible to all practitioners. Expect to build strength, feel invigorated, and get ready for blast off! 🚀
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.