Easter Holiday Timetable
The stunning autumn weather is here and Easter is around the corner. It is a gorgeous time of the year in Orange to walk, swim, garden, and practice yoga. The mornings are particularly sensational and these cooler nights and warmer days will continue until after Easter, hopefully. We are planning a family yoga class in Cook Park on a Saturday afternoon before Winter shows up. Is this something you would like to bring your grandchildren to? Or your own children, nieces, nephews, or maybe even your parents? Let me know your thoughts.
As always, the studio runs on a reduced timetable over Easter and the school holidays. During the holidays, I am teaching a few classes dedicated to slowing down, taking time to be still and renewing our energy. These classes are centered around the nervous system and the vagus nerve.
What are the Benefits of Yoga to the Nervous System?
As regular practitioners know very well, yoga is not just about physical exercise; it is a holistic practice. Yoga has the power to calm the mind, reduce stress, and promote relaxation. Through a combination of asanas, breathing exercises (Pranayama), and awareness, yoga helps to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, also known as the "rest and digest" response. This is where relaxation resides.
By practising restorative asanas we can lower blood pressure, change our breathing, release tension in the muscles and ease chronic stress and anxiety. In fact we can change our physiology! This can have a profound impact on our overall health. Chronic stress and anxiety are known to contribute to a wide range of health issues.
How Can Regular Yoga and Breathing Techniques Help?
By practising asana and breathing techniques such as pranayama, you can learn to control your breath and calm your mind in times of stress. Deep, intentional breathing can signal to your body that it is safe and can help to regulate your nervous system's response to external stimuli. It can change the way you react to things.
B.K.S. Iyengar’s famous quote: 'Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees' highlights that the practice of yoga goes beyond altering perspectives to fundamentally changing the practitioner's inner self, consciousness, and character. It emphasizes profound inner transformation over just external, mental shifts.
Please note all classes are General in nature and open to students of any level and experience.
Tuesday 7 April
6.00-7.30pm General class with Tricia – Restoratives, Meditation and Pranayama (breath work)
Wednesday 8 April
6.00-7.30pm General class with Kim
Saturday 11 April
7.30-8.30am General Class with Kim
Monday 13 April
9.00-10.00am Chair Yoga with Kim
6.00-7.30 General class with Tricia – The Power of Restorative Yoga (holding space to be still)
Wednesday 15 April
7.00-8.00am General with Fiona
Thursday 16 April
9.30-11.00am General class with Tricia
Saturday 18 April
7.30-8.30am General class with Tricia
11.30am-12.30pm Yoga Basics class for those wishing to try Yoga, with Tricia. Bfring a friend who is new to yoga and do the class for free.
See you on the mat!
