Yin Yoga & Meditation
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Monthly Sundays 10:30 - 12:30
Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre, Camargue House, 32 Wellington Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 2AG.
£20 per student (+ small booking fee for online payment).
Spaces are very limited so we can social distance. Advance booking is essential. Please email me at annmorleyyoga@gmail.com for payment information.
The following dates are available for booking:
20th June
18th July
15th August
A great opportunity to dedicate a morning to this nourishing style of yoga; Yin is deeply relaxing and meditative. In Yin you hold seated and lying stretches for 2-6 minutes. These long, gradual stretches are used because they allow deep tissues (fascia) within our body to be stretched, and give the body time to release fully into the postures. When we take the time to allow these tissues to stretch we can open the body more fully. This practice works really well both for beginners and for those who already have a more dynamic practice.
The slower pace of Yin gives an opportunity to explore the meditative aspects of yoga, using techniques such as mindfulness. Yin is about finding stillness and softness, acceptance of our situation. Through Yin Yoga we can achieve stillness, the ability to be comfortable with our own body, softening and releasing. Yin Yoga classes emphasise this to provide a counter-balance to our modern Western lives: we need both yin and yang to come into balance.
For more information on Yin Yoga, this Guardian article is excellent, or the Yin Yoga website.
There is pay and display parking on the streets all around the centre and some sections of free parking for 4 hours. Alternatively there is a large Pay and Display car park (Portland Street Parking) just a minutes walk away.
Due to COVID some things are being done differently at this class. I will email you the full list when you book, but the main things are:
Cheltenham Holistic Health Centre, Camargue House, 32 Wellington Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 2AG.
£20 per student (+ small booking fee for online payment).
Spaces are very limited so we can social distance. Advance booking is essential. Please email me at annmorleyyoga@gmail.com for payment information.
The following dates are available for booking:
20th June
18th July
15th August
A great opportunity to dedicate a morning to this nourishing style of yoga; Yin is deeply relaxing and meditative. In Yin you hold seated and lying stretches for 2-6 minutes. These long, gradual stretches are used because they allow deep tissues (fascia) within our body to be stretched, and give the body time to release fully into the postures. When we take the time to allow these tissues to stretch we can open the body more fully. This practice works really well both for beginners and for those who already have a more dynamic practice.
The slower pace of Yin gives an opportunity to explore the meditative aspects of yoga, using techniques such as mindfulness. Yin is about finding stillness and softness, acceptance of our situation. Through Yin Yoga we can achieve stillness, the ability to be comfortable with our own body, softening and releasing. Yin Yoga classes emphasise this to provide a counter-balance to our modern Western lives: we need both yin and yang to come into balance.
For more information on Yin Yoga, this Guardian article is excellent, or the Yin Yoga website.
There is pay and display parking on the streets all around the centre and some sections of free parking for 4 hours. Alternatively there is a large Pay and Display car park (Portland Street Parking) just a minutes walk away.
Due to COVID some things are being done differently at this class. I will email you the full list when you book, but the main things are:
- If you are feeling unwell, please don’t come. Get in contact with me to discuss a booking transfer or refund.
- Spaces by prior appointment only as class numbers are strictly limited.
- Please respect the 2 meter social distancing (or current government guidelines as these change).
- Arrive ready to practice – no changing clothes at CHHC.
- The windows will be open in the studio in all weathers, so please bring enough clothes to be warm enough.
- Please avoid using the studio equipment, bring your own. If equipment is used:
- Studio mats and solid blocks are to be sanitized by you before and after use (using spray and towel provided by CHHC).
- Bring your own pillowcase to put a studio bolster in. Use hand sanitiser before and after. Take the pillowcase home to wash as you would your face covering, bring a bag to put this in to take it home.
- Do not use the studio blankets, belts or other soft props