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LILA YOGA
BEDFORD YOGA CLASSES AT CASTLE LOWER SCHOOL, GOLDINGTON RD, MK40 3EP
TUESDAYS
Classic Yoga - 18.30-19.30
Dynamic Flow Yoga - 19.30-21.00
THURSDAYS
Pregnancy Yoga - 18.15 - 19.15
CLASS COSTS
Classic Yoga - Drop-in £5.50 per class or pre-pay for 5 consecutive weeks £20
Dynamic Flow Yoga - Drop-in £6.50 per class or pre-pay for 5 consecutive weeks £25
Pregnancy Yoga - Drop-in £5.50 per class or pre-pay for 5 consecutive weeks £20
CLASSIC YOGA
These classes are suitable for all fitness levels and all levels of yoga experience, beginners are very welcome. The classes are challenging at times but the postures are performed more slowly than the dynamic flow class and modifications are given where necessary. Classic Yoga is effective for increasing flexibility, muscle tone and strength, helping to combat stress and improve wellbeing.
DYNAMIC FLOW YOGA
These classes are suitable for those with a reasonable fitness level since the postures are challenging and flow dynamically from one to the next. Beginners are very welcome. Dynamic Flow Yoga is effective for increasing flexibility, increasing muscle tone and strength, burning fat and helping to combat stress and improve wellbeing.
PREGNANCY YOGA
These classes offer a very different style of yoga tailored for the pregnant body. In pregnancy the body produces Relaxin, a hormone which makes joints more supple and it is important not to overstretch the joints at this time. Pregnancy yoga is designed to maximise health and wellbeing and to provide techniques to help to adapt to the changes taking place in the body and to prepare for birth. Yoga is well known for providing increased body sensitivity which helps women to have more intuitive births.
VENUE
Castle Lower School, MK40 3EP is on Goldington Road on the right hand side as you approach from the town centre, beyond Bedford Blues Rugby Club, between Bower St and Denmark St. The classes are in a beautiful Victorian hall with a lovely wooden floor and there is a garden area where we can work in the summer. Parking is available at the school.
WHAT TO WEAR/BRING
Please wear CLOTHING which allows you to move freely and please bring a MAT WHICH STICKS TO THE FLOOR (available from some department stores, TKMaxx and most sports shops). If you don't have a sticky mat, bring any kind of mat or a towel. A blanket is great for the relaxation and bring blocks if you normally use them. For PREGNANCY YOGA please bring a mat, two cushions and a blanket. Yoga is done in BARE FEET with socks to keep your feet warm in the relaxation.
For more information contact Pepe on pepeyoga@hotmail.co.uk or 01234 303212
MY YOGA BACKGROUND
I started practising yoga in November 2001 and immediately became passionate about it to the extent that when we went on holiday shortly afterwards, the first thing I did was look for yoga classes. I have tried as many different yoga styles as I have been able to find and have particularly enjoyed Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara and Integrative Yoga Therapy. My teacher training was a 200 hour Yoga Alliance approved course with Integrative Yoga Therapy in the States. I have also completed the first year of the British Wheel of Yoga course, attended a teacher training with John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga and completed two weeks training with Godfrey Devereux, founder of Dynamic Yoga. In 2003 I gave up my business career to focus on my passion for yoga and alternative therapy and have since taught yoga for two years and travelled to India to study yoga philosophy with Ramesh Balsekar and Swami Dharmananda of Ved Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh. I also spent two weeks at the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute in Lonavla which focusses on using yoga for healing. I am currently studying yoga therapy with the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London, due to qualify in 2008. I studied pregnancy yoga with Francoise Freedman of Birthlight.
THE BENEFITS OF YOGA
I believe yoga is one of the most sophisticated movement forms available for the human body. Unlike conventional exercise which tends to tone muscles while shortening them, which creates less flexibility, yoga tones muscles while lengthening them, increasing flexibility. What's more yoga puts joints and muscles through their full range of movement (which normal daily living doesn't do) giving us much greater freedom to move and maximising the health of our joints. With regular practice yoga can effectively counteract the effects of ageing. Regular dynamic yoga practice not only tones bodies but also burns fat, leading to the so-called "yoga body"! Not only does yoga work the "outside" but different yoga postures are designed to massage different internal organs and keep them functioning well and yoga can make a real difference to "inside" health. Yogic breathing helps to absorb more oxygen and remove more waste products, which, among many other things, boosts our immune system. What's more yoga helps to reduce stress, helps us to relax and sleep better, improve our mental focus and feel better about life.
TRADITIONAL THAI YOGA MASSAGE
A wonderful style of applied yoga massage from Thailand originally brought to Thailand from India. Thai yoga massage is done fully clothed and is wonderful for rebalancing, healing and energising the body. 2 hour treatment £50.
Treatment by Pepe Perkins, studied with Kira Balaskas in London and Asokananda in Thailand.
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
Originally brought to the UK by Narendra Mehta, this massage relaxes and soothes, is a wonderful antidote to stress and helps recipients to sleep. 30 minute treatment £20.
Treatment by Pepe Perkins, studied with Narendra Mehta of the Indian School of Champissage, London.
To contact Pepe, please phone 01234 303212 or e-mail on pepeperkins@hotmail.com
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