Hatha Yoga

Hatha classes consist of sun salutations ,various seated and lying down postures , breathing techniques, inversions, mindful flow and yummy relaxation techniques. We can explore different movements with the body , experiment with various breathing techniques and we can modify the postures to suit the individual framework of each body.

In my Hatha yoga classes you can expect an eclectic mix of everything that I have learned through my own practice over the couple of years.

Every session starts with a relaxing meditation. Giving ourselves a moment to arrive physically and mentally sets the tone for the next hour or so on.

Once we are sufficiently chilled out and tuned into the breath we’ll move through a warm up and get the blood flowing. I would consider myself to be blessed with a flexible body (mostly) down to a consistent yoga practice over the years) . But this doesn’t mean I should flyout of the bed in the morning and expect to jump into my maximum range of motion straight away. I don’t expect you to either , so we'll always take time to warm up, take our spine through its range of movement , open the chest and shoulders, activate the core muscles, stretch the legs, arms, hips etc. Thorough warm up is the key to keeping your muscles and joints happy and safe.

After that comes the good stuff. The sun salutations, seated poses, standing poses, poses on the front of the body ,poses on the back of our body, core work, strength work, pauses to rest, poses to sink deeper into a stretch and so much more.

After all of that , we relax. Savasana or relaxation gives the central nervous system time to integrate the benefits of our practice and calms our energy back down so that we can go back into the world a rested, re-energised and rejuvenated version go ourselves.

I hope it gives you a little bit of an insight into what to expect from a Hatha yoga class. At the very least, next time someone ( me) mentions the term Hatha Yoga, you’ll understand what they are taking about.

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