​Yoga - in a nutshell

Yoga describes a variety of physical, mental and spiritual practices derived in ancient India. A regular yoga routine improves not only your physical health, fitness and flexibility but is incredibly helpful also to create a sense of inner balance and calm on mental-emotional level.  The practice of yoga and mindfulness truly encourages a deeply holistic and unified approach towards life - a yogic and mindful attitude - which unfolds in us a complete and integral understanding of the interconnection between body, mind and spirit.

 

Yoga classes with Yvi - What to expect ?

Look forward to a yoga class designed to suit your personal abilities and needs - this could be a calm and gentle restorative approach, a focus on strengthening and exercising tight and tense muscle groups, a more dynamic and stronger workout or (most of the times) a combination of it all. Slow stretches flow and alternate with more dynamic strengthening sequences, synchronizing movements and breath to become a dynamic meditation. You will learn and explore some essential and very useful breathing techniques (pranayama). Depending on the length of your booking you will complete your yoga class with a wonderfully relaxing guided deep relaxation (yoga nidra) and/ or a short guided mindfulness meditation practice.

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Hands on adjustments to postures are offered throughout, allowing you to bring your body into best possible alignment available to you and work with the level you are at.

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Yvi's classes offer a fusion of hatha, kundalini, raja and bhakti yoga, emphasising a mindful and integrated understanding of your being. Experience for yourself the powerful effects on your body and mind!

 

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Benefits of Yoga

Some typical issues yoga and massage can help with:​

• relieve back, neck and shoulder pain

• ease overall muscular tightness and tensions

• increase flexibility

• improve posture

• aid recovery from soft tissue strains or injuries

• speed up recovery from sports injuries

• alleviate trapped nerves

• ease myofascial pain syndrome

• manage arthritis

• helps with digestive disorders

• helps with asthma

• reduce/ cure insomnia

• relieve headaches/ migraine

• reduce stress and anxiety

• promotes deep relaxation

• promotes a sense of inner balance

• manage depression

• help with psychological trauma

• ... and so much more.

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