What can I expect in different classes?
The timetable will give you an idea of how the days are structured but you may want more information about what different classes actually entail. See below, bearing in mind that within any particular tradition, teaching will vary depending on the teacher, the students, the weather etc. These are meant as general guidelines only. You can look up any of these on the web you should be able to find more comprehensive information.
Hatha Yoga – a generic term for the physical yogas – many teachers who have been trained by the British Wheel will call their yoga ‘hatha’. It can be as varied as the individuals that teach it. Most other forms of yoga also fall into the category of ‘Hatha’.
Acro yoga – A combination of a range of techniques, particularly focused on partnerwork, thai massage style stretching through to strong balancing work with a base and a flyer, all done in a spirit of playful joy and metta (loving kindness). Excellent tuition and good fun. Check out acro yoga on the web for more.
Kashmir Yoga – A gentle asana practice that utilises different teaching styles to meet the learning needs of all individuals. A deeply focused awareness process.
Iyengar Yoga – Fairly strenuous slow stretches with an emphasis on alignment and extension in the postures. May use props to facilitate movement and understanding.
Shadow Yoga – A demanding but rewarding approach to asana using a system that combines martial arts based sequences (called ‘preludes’) and yoga. Really worth a try, the initial sequences really inform actions to be performed in postures.
Anusara Yoga – Heart centred form of sequential yoga, using some vinyasa and some posture work.
Tibetan Yoga – Unusual system of exercises using co ordination and eye movements to cleanse the ‘tsa rlung’ or energy body. Interesting and powerful.
Astanga Vinyasa Yoga – Heating practice of moving rapidly between poses in a relatively fixed order. Demanding for upper body at first.
Laughter Yoga – drama based series of exercises, excellent for loosening up, relaxing and generally having a good time.
Satyananda Yoga – Comprehensive and holistic system of classical yoga still rooted in India. Posture work tends to be gentle, an emphasis on mind practices such as yoga Nidra.
My apologies for any misrepresentations or omissions.
We also have a range of therapists and healers attending, some of whom will give a talk. There are also a number of other activities still being organised – the flyer mentions some of these.