Thursday, 20 August 2015

New Class : Gong Bath : Workshops



                              New Class :  Gong Bath :  Workshops


New Class: Tuesday 1st Septemeber 20:30 - 21:30
Baptist Church Wellington Road

GONG BATH 


16th October & 4th December
United Reformed Church

So, what is a gong bath? Quite simply, it's sound therapy. You lie on a mat in a darkened room filled with other 'gong bathers'. The person or people giving the session play the gong, sound bowl, wind chimes and various other instruments for over an hour. The vibrational sound and frequency of the gong takes you into a deep meditative state. Once finished you chant and leave feeling energised and cleansed.


If you think that sounds amazing, there's more. The gong bath takes you into such a deep meditative state, strange things start to happen. I felt like I had been blown across the floor by the first crescendo of the gongs. I hadn't, but such is the power of the sound bath. My meditation involved a lot of water. I saw fast flowing water and concentric circles galore. The gongs kept going. I felt like I wanted to get up and dance. And then we started to come down. The gongs were less frantic, we were brought back into the room. The gongs ended. We sat up and chanted. It was over.

                                      Prenatal Partner Workshop 26th September 

                                                         

"When the contractions started proper Steve and I found the skills we had learnt during the partner class so valuable, and my breathing exercises helped to keep me clam and focus my energy in the right place"

 
"The yoga positions and breath really helped in the first part of my labour and my husband even piped up 'Remember to think about the flame' (that we did at the couples session ) which was a really useful focusing technique". 


                                  Yoga Workshops  : 14th November , 5th December


Prana, Bhandha , Liberation

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

                                                     WORDLESS WEDNESDAY


                                                    STILLNESS SPEAKS

Friday, 26 June 2015

Matsyasana - Fish Pose



                                       Matsyasana 




The yoga tradition is one that brings the practitioner close to nature.

The story of the fish pose tells us, the very first yogi was Shiva. Shiva is said to be the originator of the yoga tradition . Matsya over heard Shiva talk about the nature of life and the universe to Parvati and the words sounded important. He was enlightened by the words and became the first student of  yoga. It is important to have an inspiring relationship with a teacher, the listening and the connection from within, therefore a student can follow the footsteps of  Matsya.

Matsyasana opens our heart and most of us struggle to open ourselves to the outside world. This is why back bends can be challenging. We learn to fully open to the outside world and to be in the moment. When fear grips us, we want to contract and turn ourselves inwards.

Benefits:
  • Strengthens the back
  • Opens the heart
  • Stretches the abdomen and the intercostal muscles in the ribs. Increasing lung capacity 
  • Stimulates the thyroid
Contraindications: Always be mindful there are modifications 
  • Neck injury
  • Low-back injury
  • Headache

Thursday, 18 June 2015

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY


                                                                                             

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