Yoga is an ancient practice.Through yoga you can connect your body, mind and spirit by building strength, awareness and harmony. Anyone can practice yoga (you don't have to be flexible!). Yoga is not about achieving "perfect" poses. With the physical practice we develop more awareness. In this way we connect (again) with our body and our breath.

In our society, yoga is primarily associated with exercise and meditation. The ancient set of techniques contains much more: breath work(pranayama), physical activity(asana), philosophical discussion of ethics and behavior(yama and niyama), withdrawal of the senses(pratyahara) and methods of concentration and meditation(dharana and dyana). The ultimate goal is an overall experience of connectedness(samadhi). These 8 steps (ashtanga) form the basis of our yoga programs.

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POSITIVE EFFECTS

Yoga "business" is booming. For a reason! Worldwide, there has been growing interest in recent years from scientific research on the endless list of positive effects. To name a few: thanks to yoga, you lower your stress level and can relax better and more consciously. Your physical health improves. For example, you lower your blood pressure, improve your posture and increase your tolerance for pain. Yoga also strengthens your mental-emotional health. For example, you can demonstrably become more (self-)aware and feelings of and anxiety and restlessness decrease. Do you find it hard to leave your phone, tablet or laptop alone? You're not the only one in this age of technologization! Fortunately, yoga has the effect of making you distance yourself from your phone, tablet or laptop more, more often and more consciously. In general, people simply become happier as the quality of life improves. 

VINYASA FLOW

A dynamic sequence in which postures (asanas) follow one another in a flow of movement and breathing. Sun salutations and warrior postures are a central part of a vinyasa flow class (Surya A and B). Each class includes sequences of forward bends, backward bends, twists, balance postures and inversions. The focus is on regulating or releasing the breath so that the physical practice becomes a "meditation in action.  

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Your thoughts become calm, peace and space is created in your body and mind. We end the class with a relaxation pose (savasana) in which you integrate the entire experience of the class into your body and mind.

YANG-YIN

Yang-yin classes are based on balancing two main energy flows in the body. The energy of yang is a driving force behind outward action and movement, ambition, moving forward. The energy of yin motivates inner stillness, receptivity, observation and "letting it happen. Yang-yin classes begin with a dynamic ('yang-like') flow and end with a series of longer held yin postures. 

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In yang yoga, we work physically primarily at the level of muscle activity. Yin yoga focuses on the deeper connective tissues in the body. We end the class with a relaxation pose (savasana).

SOFT FLOW

These lessons are aimed at calming the nervous system and releasing stress in the body. Classes begin with a gentle flow of movements in which postures (asanas) naturally follow one another. Much attention is paid to breathing during movements to encourage the meditative aspect of the practice. Gradually you are guided into postures that we hold for longer periods of time (in the style of 'restorative yoga').  

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Here we let the self-healing properties of the body do their work. In restorative yoga we work a lot with "props": bolsters, pillows, blocks, straps and blankets. We end the class with a relaxation pose (savasana).

BREATHWORK & MEDITATION

Breathwork and meditation classes are based on the tradition of pranayama. Literally: allowing the flow of "prana" (vital life energy) to flow freely. Through various breathing exercises, you remove stagnant patterns in your breathing. You (re)open some of the most important energy channels (nadis) in the body and create more breath awareness.

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This puts you in a meditative state from which you learn to observe thoughts. We end the class with a guided meditation and a relaxation pose (savasana).