Yoga Classes Adelaide

Yoga is a physical activity that uses an awareness of the breath to link, unify and balance the many aspects of the body and mind, allowing them to operate as one functional unit.

These are the main components of Yoga classes:

• Stretching
• Isometric strengthening
• Isotonic strengthening
• Isokinetic strengthening
• Joint range of movement exercises
• One-legged (balance) exercises
• Cardiovascular (aerobic) conditioning
• Breathing awareness
• Unilateral nostril breathing
• Sense control
• Concentration
• Relaxation
• Visualisation
• Meditation

Yoga classes consists of physical exercises (asana) and breath control (pranayama). The exercises can be static or slow moving stretches followed by a period of relaxation.

They can also be strenuous, fast and may include repetitive exercises that resemble calisthenics and gymnastics. Yoga exercises are most beneficial when strength and vigor are balanced with flexibility and relaxation.

Students of yoga gradually become accustomed to hearing and using sanskrit terms and names, such as “asanas” for exercise, or posture.

“Sanskrit” is the classic language of yoga, having evolved from the early languages of Europe and India. .

The names of yoga postures often describe activities and objects from daily life and living. They also include animals, plants and elements from our natural environment, reminding us of our connectedness with our surroundings and oneness with all things.

   

Yoga Etiquette

1. Arriving late for class not only compromises your experience, it also disturbs everyone else. Class has a beginning, middle and an end. Honour your teacher and fellow classmates and arrive on time.
    
2. Yoga is about connecting to our hands, heart and head. Turn your cell phone off. Put your pager on vibration mode if you must leave it on at all.
    
3. Yoga is about connecting to the earth and sky. Keep the floor clean and leave your shoes, food and drink outside.
    
4. Yoga is an inward journey. Keep casual conversation during class to a minimum.
    
5. Yoga is about creating lines of energy and moving energy in the body. Jewellery holds energy and generally blocks the free flow of energy through our limbs. Please remove your wristband and any large pieces of jewellery prior to class.
    
6. Though people often stop and drink water in aerobic classes, stopping for water during a yoga class is more often than not an indication that you have gotten close to your “edge” and are now turning away from it. I have seen hundreds of people able to withstand heavy perspiration without stopping to drink any water. Yoga is about burning up toxins and drinking water only dampens your flame while breaking your concentration.
    
7. Yoga is about uniting the body, breath and mind. Ideally, we breathe through the nose, with the tongue and jaw relaxed, during our yoga practice. Chewing gum tenses the jaw and mouth. Yoga is about breathing, not eating and chewing. Please, no gum chewing in class.
    
8. Yoga is about creating awareness. Your mat will have your own odour and footprints on it. For health reasons, and for vibrational reasons, please bring your own mat to yoga class. It is your magic carpet; make it fly.

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