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9:30 - 10:30am

ROCKET YOGA SERIES I

The Rocket was created by Larry Schutlz and is a dynamic vinyasa practice rooted in Ashtanga. This modern style of yoga breaks free from the limitations of classical ashtanga yoga and allows for more freedom of movement based on individual anatomy and fosters empowerment through creativity, endurance and rhythm. In this session there will be sun salutations, standing poses, seated asanas and beyond with the option to play with inversions and arm balances, all done with a strong emphasis on the breath.

Each Rocket yoga series has a targeted focus. Rocket I focuses on hip openers, forward bends and core strengthening exercises.

Come and join me for some rocket fun and explore the sequences that help develop flexibility, strength and balance whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus in the mind. Modifications and variations will be offered so all levels are welcome (except complete beginners). It’s called Rocket so you don’t take it too seriously. It’s a chance to explore and test the boundaries of your body as well as the mind. We fall over, laugh it off, get up and do it all over again.

9:30 - 10:30am

CLASSIC HATHA YOGA

This Hatha session is a gentle flow in the classic tradition. It is suitable for all abilities. The practice of hatha yoga can help to improve your strength, flexibility, and balance, as well as reduce stress and tension. Join us to achieve a calming connection between mind and body.

9:30 - 10:30am

YOGA FOR LONGEVITY

When it comes to living longer a good habit to cultivate is the art of mindful breathing. This important practice brings energy to our movement and bestows health in our bodies.

In this co-led class, Gloria Neves and Kainara Motta will create a warm and inviting atmosphere in which to practice yoga, meditation and breathwork with a simple, yet challenging, flow class.

With a focus on the inner layers of the body to take you more deeply to your inner self. Those who will join us can expect to leave the class feeling energized yet reconnected with body and mind.

9:30 - 10:30am

CONNECTING TO THE YOU IN YOUR PRACTICE

An hour of mindful breath-focussed vinyasa movement that is accessible to all while providing options to play with a range of classic postures from simple to more challenging including arm balances and inversions. No expectations of anything other than connecting with as much emphasis on the transitions and parts ‘in between’ as the postures themselves.

9:30 - 10:30am

LETTING GO

Think of how much of our day we spend in stress. It might be stressful physical positions, stressful emotional situations or could be just the stress of running around, multi-tasking all day.

The mind wanders back to everything that has happened or will happen and the body tightens yup as a response to continuous stress. This is why it is important to fine-tune to a key element of yoga practice. Letting go of the day’s experiences emotionally as well as softening and easing into physical poses.

The practice is suitable for both beginners and intermediate level yoga practitioners. The session is gentle with the occasional moderate elements of the asana practice.

9:30-10:30am

FROM THE CENTRE TO THE PERIPHERY

This session with Jacqui is called “From the Centre to the Periphery” and in it we’ll be working with somatic yoga practices to help identify habitual movement patterns and release long held tensions. We’ll also explore some new ways into familiar asanas and see if we can make our practice more comfortable and accessible. We’ll be starting the session with some basic breathing and ending with a lovely relaxation. I do hope you’ll join me.

10:30 - 11:30am

REMAPPING THE SHOULDERS

The mental maps we have of our anatomy define the way we move. The more accurate the map, the more fluidly we move.

10:30 - 11:30am

SOMATIC FLOW

In this session we’ll be working with Somatic Yoga “flows” that focus on the core – all the way from the collar bones down to the pubic bone and around into the back of the body as well! Please don’t be misled by the word “flow” – these are simple but very effective techniques practiced down on the mat. The session will also include breath awareness and a final relaxation. I do hope you’ll join me.

10:30-11:30am

MANDALA VINYASA

Mandala Vinyasa is a ‘yin yang yin’ style class, where the beginning yin section is used to prepare the specific areas of the body that will be used throughout the class. The middle yang section is a dynamic vinyasa flow-style practice (prepare to build up a sweat) and the ending yin section is used to counterbalance and close the body.

Exploring circular movements and moving 360º around the mat, this practice can start and end with a slow pace but can be very dynamic in the middle. Great for anyone who practises vinyasa flow yoga and likes to mix it with yin and inversions (optional). The session is not recommended for complete beginners, people with injuries, those who are less mobile, pregnant, have low or high blood pressure or cardiovascular irregularities.

10:30 - 11:30am

DRU YOGA

Dru Yoga is a very modern style of yoga, first developed in 1960 by a group of psychology students in Bangor, Wales. This therapeutic style of yoga is graceful, potent and based on flowing movements, directed breathing and visualisation.

Dru yoga is proven to transform negative thinking and disempowering emotions. Practice provides access to profound states of deep peace and relaxation and is a potent antidote to stress.

Dru is a healing form of yoga that empowers and promotes compassion for yourself, others and the planet.

Our session at the Great North Yoga show is designed for people of all abilities, fitness levels and age groups. Our session is also designed as a fun, uplifting and positive experience.

10:30 - 11:30am

HAPPY PSOAS AND LOWER BACK

I will be sharing a somatic practice inviting you to explore the sensory awareness of your living body. Perhaps the psoas may be tight, weak, over-trained or stretched on one side leading to discomfort in the lower back. Whatever we discover we will ultimately be aiming to release the psoas and reset the nervous system, increasing the body’s ability to rest, restore, hydrate, and relax.

10:30-11:30am

A SOMATIC APPROACH TO EMBODIED YOGA

Join Zoe James-Guy for this yoga practice where we use the earth to create strength & stability in our yoga practice. Working from a place of true integrity for our own unique bodies, mental state, energy and breath, this practice will offer you some tools that you can continue to use in your regular yoga practice.

11:30am - 12:30pm

FLOW AND GLOW

Flow and Glow is a vinyasa style yoga class. We will flow through a variety of yoga poses and movements with the breath always at the centre of each movement.

11:30am - 12:30pm

KUNDALINI YOGA: AWAKENING THE SERPENT

This is a flowing dance-like class to music, with chanting, pranayama and mudras. The class is intended to activate Kundalini or Shakti energy, by unblocking the chakras, the energy centres in the body.

Kundalini comes from the Sanskrit word “kundal” which means “circular” and it is represented by the image of a coiled snake, sleeping and unaroused at the bottom of the spine.

Awakening the serpent through movement, mobilises the life force “shakti” which allows us to feel alive, releasing creativity, and freedom from the ego moving from awareness and an authentic self to live in harmony. Kundalini yoga is also known as “yoga of awareness”. The class is moderate in intensity and does not require previous knowledge of yoga but an open and inquisitive mind.

11:30am - 12:30pm

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: YOGA OF INTERCONNECTIONS

In this session Sally will lead us on an embodied journey through the koshas, remembering and sensing the interconnectedness of each part of our being and our interconnectedness with everything in the universe.   Gaining clarity about our purpose

Gentle movement and meditation for anyone who wants to nurture the realisation that what we do matters.

This is a gentle yoga session is suitable for anyone.

11:30am - 12:30pm

MINDFUL MOVEMENT AND DESK-BASED YOGA

This session will combine mindful movement, seated yoga and embodiment practices. Mindful movement is a form of movement-based meditation involving simple repetitive movements usually timed with the breath. The seated/desk-based yoga is designed to counteract the stress and tension from sitting for long periods on computers etc and is gentle and restorative.

11:30am-12:30pm

ALL YOU NEED IS ALREADY WITHIN IN

In this three-part workshop, you will embark on a journey of discovery…

A journey within, to help you see that everything you need is already within you. The journey begins with pranayama or breath work, where we will learn to find clarity and calm.

Then we will move into asana practice. Here we will marry breath and movement with a focus on heart opening and grounding.

Finally, our journey ends with a guided “Loving-Kindness Meditation” to find peace within and love for all.

11:30am-12:30pm

YOGA FOR A HEALTHY LOWER BACK

So many of us spend a large chunk of our waking hours sitting down – whether it’s at our desks in front of the computer, or simply sitting at home on the sofa watching a film – we may not realise that all this time spent stationary could seriously damage our backs. In this workshop we will explore postures that relieve lower back pain and release general body stiffness. These moves and stretches massage your spine and stretch the lower back. Move your back, reduce stiffness and avoid pain.

1:30 - 2:30pm

SOMA AND PSYCHE

Yoga is both transformative and transformable – capable of creating change and being adaptable to the needs of every individual. Considering yoga as more than the practice of Asana, how does our practice reach beyond the physical, and how can we teach this in a way that allows students to experience the immaterial?

Here we consider the connection between all aspects of yoga within the taught practice and the exploration of the individual, uniting thought, emotion, sensation and control.

This will be a practical workshop and involve some physical asana. Suitable for enquiring minds of all experience levels.

1:30 - 2:30pm

ROCKET YOGA SERIES II

The Rocket was created by Larry Schutlz and is a dynamic vinyasa practice rooted in Ashtanga. This modern style of yoga breaks free from the limitations of classical ashtanga yoga and allows for more freedom of movement based on individual anatomy and fosters empowerment through creativity, endurance and rhythm. In this session there will be sun salutations, standing poses, seated asanas and beyond with the option to play with inversions and arm balances, all done with a strong emphasis on the breath.

Each Rocket yoga series has a targeted focus.  Rocket II focuses on backbends, spinal twists, arm balances and inversions.

Come and join me for some rocket fun and explore the sequences that help develop flexibility, strength and balance whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus in the mind. Modifications and variations will be offered so all levels are welcome (except complete beginners). It’s called Rocket so you don’t take it too seriously. It’s a chance to explore and test the boundaries of your body as well as the mind. We fall over, laugh it off, get up and do it all over again.

1:30 - 2:30pm

IN STILLNESS- A YANG AND YIN FLOW

In this mixed-style yoga class, we will experience why yoga is for everybody at any time.

We will move our bodies in a sequential flow, led by our breath as an embodied practice of pure existence. Later, resting our physical bodies and allowing our minds to restore fully as a gentle reward. We will end the class with slower Yin postures.

A dynamic yet restful session to help us to reach the stillness inside and stay deep in the experience.

1:30 - 2:30pm

TAOIST YOGA

Taoist Yoga is a beautiful form of yoga that developed in the eastern regions of India near the border with China. As a result, this Yang yoga style was heavily influenced by the martial arts practiced in the region. It incorporates graceful, flowing movement, dynamic changes of direction with the accompaniment of wonderful Oriental philosophical stories of dragons and demons.

Sara will lead you through this fun and flowing yoga practice that will leave you physically revitalised, spiritually uplifted and with a excited buzz that will carry you through the rest of your day of yoga.

1:30-2:30pm

YOGA NIDRA & SOUND BATH

Join Zoe James-Guy for this session of ultimate relaxation… slow down and enjoy complete stillness in this Yoga Nidra practice. Quite simply lie there as you are guided through a traditional Yoga Nidra practice, experiencing whatever there is to experience deep within. You’ll also enjoy some delicious sound bathing. All you need to do is lie there, relax and enjoy the deep and magical healing nature of this practice.

1:30-2:30pm

Yearning for Yoga: Beyond the Maya

Join me for a whistle-stop tour through Patanjali’s eight limbs that offer a practical guide for us to arrive at self-realisation. Although we’ll be working with traditional aspects of mind, body and breath, also expect the unexpected.

Please come with curiosity, with open heart and mind, lightness of self and a deep desire to explore what Yoga really is and how we reach it.

Whether you have been practising for years or are only just beginning to discover yoga as a way of life, this session offers ways of considering yoga to embrace ourselves as human beings as well as incessant, striving human doings.

2:30 - 3:30pm

GENTLE YOGA & YOGA NIDRA

In my session we will explore creative sequencing with compassion and playfulness.  Enjoy alignment focus and playing with props with an added dose of inspiration to help you deepen your practice. The session aim is to help you thrive in life by nurturing your body, mind, soul and subtle energy with yoga and mindfulness. As you step off the mat we hope you feel refreshed, nourished and balanced.

2:30 - 3:30pm

CREATING SPACE: MIND AND BODY

Join Pam for a session that is centred around myofascial release. Myofascia is the mass of muscle and connective tissue known as fascia.

Pam will be using some myofascial techniques to free the body and allow you to move with more ease, alongside some mindful breath, matching this with movement to create space in the mind to invest in yourself. Part of the session we will use spikey balls to explore our lovely feet.

2:30 - 3:30pm

IMMERSIVE YOGA & GUIDED MEDITATION

In this practice, I will guide you through an immersive flow leading you towards your meditative mind. The practice will allow you to reconnect with your body and mind on a deeper level by gently moving your awareness inwards and experiencing a sense of grounding and belonging to the present moment. You can expect to leave this session feeling stretched, relaxed and deeply reconnected. Suitable for all levels.

2:30 - 3:30pm

STRETCH & RELAX

This yoga class will help you stretch, rest and restore. This slow hatha class offers a full body stretch including mostly floor work (seated, kneeling and lying poses), with some breath-work and a nice long relaxation.

2:30 - 3:30pm

REMAPPING THE SPINE

The map we have of our respiratory system defines the way we breathe. The more accurate the map, the more the spine is free to be breathed.

2:30-3:30pm

MOON HATHA YOGA

This class is a deeply relaxing and down-regulating class. A real treat for your nervous system. We will do both standing and floor postures with a focus on deepening the exhalation. Forward folds and twists will always be at the heart of a Moon Hatha Practice.

Ideal for:

• Feeling overwhelmed
• You have trouble sleeping
• You suffer with digestion issues
• You want to improve your focus
• You’re feeling anxious or unsettled

3:30 - 4:30pm

YOGA + SITAR & SOUND BATH

We begin this awesome session with lovely floaty yoga asanas accompanied by authentic Indian rhythms of the sitar.  Then, sink back, close your eyes and let Sally Roach and her partner Gordon deliver an incredible sound session. With singing bowls, bells and a Shruti box feel the positive vibes as you relax as the sounds wash over you.

3:30 - 4:30pm

UNDER PRESSURE; FEELING INTO AND RELEASING FROM OUR FASCIA

We are physiological pressure systems and our fascia connects our muscles, organs, joints and connective tissue to manage our pressure interactions within and accommodate the impact of pressure from without. If we are ‘stressed’ and out of balance we hold unnecessary pressure in the fascia and our flow of prana communication becomes disrupted leading to potential mental, emotional or physical crisis.

Learn how to use your yoga practices to observe and release pressure that does not serve us. Become friends with the external pressure of gravity, elements and the relationship of our inner and outer universes. Suitable for all enquiring humans.

3:30 - 4:30pm

CHAKRA FLOW

Chakra Flow for daily life, a full length vinyasa flow sequence to open and balance the seven chakras of the body through flow state and breath lead movement. Working from the crown to the root this practice is suitable for all levels of Yogi practitioner as modifications will be given and aims to offer you an overall tune up of the subtle energy centres of the body as well as physical asana relating to the chakras and affirmations relating to finding transformation from flow state on and off the mat.

3:30 - 4:30pm

SOMATIC MOVEMENT FOR A CALM NERVOUS SYSTEM

Working out your nervous system with a gentle trauma-informed somatic practice for self-care, to slow down, notice what is happening inside and outside of you and make healthy choices to move with ease. You will tone your vagus system so you can flexibly create inner stillness and rest or activate and mobilise when you need to, using pranayama, mindful movement, visualisation and meditation.

3:30pm-4:30pm

MINDFULNESS AND SELF-CARE

This session will introduce the key concepts that underpin living a mindful life and will include a number of short meditation practices to improve wellbeing, focus and concentration.