Beginners Ladies Gentle Hatha Yoga Class

Wimbledon, London, SW19

Level

Beginners are warmly welcomed

A note for beginners

You do not have to be flexible to practice yoga. On the contrary most people start with rather stiff bodies. Flexibility comes gradually with regular practice. The ability to stay focused and move with the breath is more important than flexibility.

Class Description

A small ( 8 average ) and friendly, gentle hatha yoga class for ladies. Sponsored by The Shree Ghanapathy Temple in Wimbledon.

Class content

Each yoga class is structured and contains three main elements. Postures which are stretching exercises also known as asanas, breathing exercises / techniques also known as pranayama, and deep relaxation / meditation known as yoga nidra in the Satyananda yoga tradition.

Asanas (postures) are practiced to loosen and exercise the joints to maintain flexibility, strengthen and stretch muscles, improve blood circulation, remove toxins from the body by stimulating the lymphatic system and massage internal organs.

Prananyama(breathing exercises) are practiced to improve the respiratory and heart function thereby increasing the oxygen supply to the body and raising energy levels. Prananyama also helps reduce and relieve tension and promotes a sense of aliveness and well being.

Relaxation is achieved through guided awareness of body and breath. Relaxation can help to alleviate mental stress leaving one feeling refreshed, relaxed, calm, positive and clear headed.

Throughout the class postures (asanas) are interspersed with breathing exercises (pranayama) and relaxation.

Advice before coming to class

It is best to wear loose comfortable clothing e.g. loose elasticated or draw string trousers and a T- shirt / sweat shirt are ideal. You are advised not to eat a heavy meal for two hours prior to class (a small light snack during this period is unlikely to be a problem). Many women arrive ten minutes prior to the start of class allowing them time to settle and some women like to bring a bottle of still water to sip during class.

There are changing facilities.

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Getting there

By public transport

The nearest station is Haydons Road mainline station.

Wimbledon mainline and tube ( District Line ) is approximately 10 minutes walk away.

South Wimbledon tube ( Northern Line ) is approximately 12 minutes walk away.

The 200 bus stops just outside the venue and can be boarded either outside Wimbledon or Colliers Wood ( Northern Line )stations.

By car , motorbike or scooter

There is limited parking available in the surrounding streets.

There is a link to a map in PDF format in the links section at the bottom of this page.

Contact

To contact the yoga teacher

If you would like to join the Saturday morning yoga class, have any questions you would like answered or would like to talk to the teacher before coming along for the first time please telephone Shakti Murti on 0208 675 7529 or 07984 177 505. Leave a message and she will get back to you as soon as she is available.

Alternatively you can email Shakti Murti at enquiries@goyoga.net

To contact The Shree Ghanapathy Temple

Telephone: 020 8946 1140 / 020 8542 7482

Fax:020 8288 0756

Website: www.ghanapathytemple.org.uk

Email: info@ghanapathytemple.org.uk

links

1. map showing the location of The Shree Ghanapathy Temple in PDF format

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