YOGA GROUP CLASS: Advanced Beginners Workshop with Emma. Carla is unwell :(
Monday, 20 May •
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
4 Ward Street, Kaitaia, Studio
Emma Tracey
Emma trained initially at Byron Yoga Centre completing her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Iyengar style yoga. She has actively taught yoga in the Far North area since that time and recently completed a further 300hr YTT with Inspire Yoga in Auckland, covering modules such as Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Trauma, Somatics, Philosophy and more.
Description
Hatha Yoga - Experienced Beginner to Intermediate:
This is a six-week workshop following a set Hatha sequence (the same each week), created to improve your individual practice by realigning with the basics of foundation, alignment and breathing, while developing sthira sukham asanam (steadiness and ease) in your practice.
We will break down the sequence into segments in the first four weeks and bring it all together in the last two. This method of practice offers the chance to observe your progress as you increase in strength and flexibility, inner and outer knowledge and adopt proper use of concentration and breathing.
About the Sequence: A combination of Iyengar, Ashtanga and Yin (all Hatha) traditions with breath work and meditation. You can expect longer holds in poses (isometric), mixed with deep release poses to reach connective tissue, and vinyasa (flow). This could be a moderate to complex sequence dependent on the student, with options offered to those ready to practice more advanced versions of the poses. You may practice at a basic level or aspire to practice the full expression of all asana in the sequence. Let your body decide!
About the Student: Experienced Beginner to Intermediate.
For the experienced beginner - this is an opportunity to develop confidence in your practice, by participating in a more challenging class and feel inspired to learn and explore.
For the intermediate student - this is an opportunity to brush up on basics and pull together the components of practice, to get a solid, traditional practice in.
Whichever student you may be, you are expected to know your personal limitations and possibilities.
See below student level definitions appropriate for this workshop.
EXPERIENCED BEGINNER:
You understand connection between movement and breath, knowing when to take rest and incorporating props without guidance. You practice yoga with a teacher regularly, and have an understanding of the basic principles of alignment and foundation, including the sthira-sukham principle.
INTERMEDIATE:
You can maintain all beginner level classes without straining in the breath at all or need to rest, and embody understanding of the alignment principles, energetic actions and modifications for the asanas, respecting your body’s limitations, knowing when to explore more advanced possibilities. You work within the sthira-sukham principle, and are able to hold asana longer, strengthening the body while stimulating the deeper process of self-reflection that makes the asana practice a more meditative one.
This is a six-week workshop following a set Hatha sequence (the same each week), created to improve your individual practice by realigning with the basics of foundation, alignment and breathing, while developing sthira sukham asanam (steadiness and ease) in your practice.
We will break down the sequence into segments in the first four weeks and bring it all together in the last two. This method of practice offers the chance to observe your progress as you increase in strength and flexibility, inner and outer knowledge and adopt proper use of concentration and breathing.
About the Sequence: A combination of Iyengar, Ashtanga and Yin (all Hatha) traditions with breath work and meditation. You can expect longer holds in poses (isometric), mixed with deep release poses to reach connective tissue, and vinyasa (flow). This could be a moderate to complex sequence dependent on the student, with options offered to those ready to practice more advanced versions of the poses. You may practice at a basic level or aspire to practice the full expression of all asana in the sequence. Let your body decide!
About the Student: Experienced Beginner to Intermediate.
For the experienced beginner - this is an opportunity to develop confidence in your practice, by participating in a more challenging class and feel inspired to learn and explore.
For the intermediate student - this is an opportunity to brush up on basics and pull together the components of practice, to get a solid, traditional practice in.
Whichever student you may be, you are expected to know your personal limitations and possibilities.
See below student level definitions appropriate for this workshop.
EXPERIENCED BEGINNER:
You understand connection between movement and breath, knowing when to take rest and incorporating props without guidance. You practice yoga with a teacher regularly, and have an understanding of the basic principles of alignment and foundation, including the sthira-sukham principle.
INTERMEDIATE:
You can maintain all beginner level classes without straining in the breath at all or need to rest, and embody understanding of the alignment principles, energetic actions and modifications for the asanas, respecting your body’s limitations, knowing when to explore more advanced possibilities. You work within the sthira-sukham principle, and are able to hold asana longer, strengthening the body while stimulating the deeper process of self-reflection that makes the asana practice a more meditative one.