New Workshop Date: Saturday 20th August
Instructor –Mary Hayes
Date : TBC
Time : TBC
Fee : € 70
Includes Lunch & swim/sauna/steam room
Yoga Suain will be running a Yoga Workshop on Saturday 14th May in the Park Hotel. In this workshop you will experience a dynamic mix of postures, pranayama (breathing), meditation and relaxation. This workshop is specially designed to energise, stretch, balance and relax the body.
We will start off with some gentle stretching moving into the breakdown of sun salutation and explore various foundational poses, focusing on form, alignment, and individual modifications.
A deep relaxation hour will bring us nicely up to lunch.
After lunch we start off with pranayama (breathing) and gentle stretches using our back arches.
We finish with a gentle relaxation. Afterwards you can treat yourself to a swim or just relax those stretched muscles in the sauna or steam room.
This workshop is suitable for beginners to advanced students.
In Yoga classes, the teacher is there to lead and teach you; however, it is up to you how far, deep, and long you go. The second most important thing to remember about Yoga is that you LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! Yoga is not a competitive sport. There are so many different body types that everything doesn’t work for everyone. That is why, Yoga is solitary and you are not competing with anyone else. You cannot base what you can and cannot do on the other participants of the class, your teacher, or who you see on television.
Your body tells you what you can and cannot do. Your duty is to listen to your body, and stop when your body says STOP. Yoga teaches you to be patient with yourself and your body, to be aware of where you and your body, and to accept you and your body at this moment. Consistent Yoga practice makes your more flexible, more aware, and it soon gets easier to get into poses that were harder for you.
Don’t be rude and crude with your body. Be patient and listen. Your limbs should not be shaking. You should not be in excruciating pain. You must develop a healthy balance between knowing when to stop and knowing when you can delicately push yourself further. Your body needs more than just to mimic the poses that you see. The benefits of Yoga are working internally even when your external doesn’t look how you want it to look or do what you want it to do. What you see on the outside is the end result. Inside your organs are getting massaged, your immune system is getting stronger, your respiratory system is more robust, your heart is heartier, your spine is more durable, and you are gaining more energy.
Listen to, be in tune to, and respect your body. Know your limitations. Be patient with your body. Give yourself time to become comfortable. Celebrate every change, internal and external. Don’t focus on what you cannot do; instead, encourage yourself. Be consistent in your practice and keep learning. Always let your teacher know before class if you have any injuries or ailments. Adhere to your body…it’s the only one that you have.
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