CHRISTMAS YOGA WORKSHOPS

At Monte na Luz Retreat Centre, Loule

You are warmly invited to participate in any or three yoga mornings at the lovely Monte na Luz retreat centre, near Loule.  Give yourself time & space for reflection and focus and challenge your body to new heights of flexibility, strength & mobility.

Mon 27^th December – Building the Foundations

A morning for all levels focusing on the root postures and techniques. New beginners welcome.

Tues 28^th December – Healthy Spine, Healthy Body

Moving towards back bending and strengthening postures.  For experienced students or beginners who have attended Monday 27^th workshop.

Weds 29^th December – Balanced Body, Steady Mind

A study of inversions, balances & recuperative poses to balance the body’s systems and calm the mind. For experienced students only.

Rachel has been teaching Iyengar yoga since 1998 and has over 20 years of yoga experience.  She is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of yoga and the many benefits it can bring.

Times: 10am to 1pm each day

Cost: Per morning €18   Two sessions €35   All three €45

(Includes light refreshments)

Tel: 913839621

rachel@orangetreeyoga.com

www.orangetreeyoga.com

6th & 7th November, Curracloe Yoga Centre, Wexford, Ireland

10.30am to 1.00pm & 1.45pm to 3.45pm

Cost: Weekend €80

Saturday all day only €45

Saturday morning only €25

Rachel is delighted to be returning to Wexford this November to run a two day workshop at Curracloe Yoga Centre.

The weekend will be suitable for all levels and complete beginners may attend the first session on Saturday as a taster before opting to join in for the rest of the weekend.  Residential options are also available and both days will include light refreshments.

Weekends in September, November & December 2010 BALANCE, Northampton

These three weekends will follow a similar format and will explore different themes.

Fridays 7pm to 9pm.  This will be an intermediate level class for students experienced in Iyengar Yoga and who have practised shoulderstand and or headstand regularly.)

Saturdays 11am to 4.30pm with a 30 minute break at 1.30pm allowing students to attend either session or all day.  This will be an all levels day suitable for all.  The morning session is the best session to attend if you are a complete beginner or have little experience.

30th October at Yoga AKASHA, East Grinstead, East Sussex

Workshop 1 of 2 (2nd workshop on 20th November) 11am to 4pm

Price: £35 all day or £25 for the morning part only (11am to 1.30pm)

Rachel returns to the wonderful urban yoga space that is Yoga Akasha, for two linked workshops.  Students can attend either but will benefit from coming to Workshop 1 & 2 as they follow on from each other.  The first workshop will focus on building the foundations for a balanced practice and understanding the connections between the postures, the connection between the body, breath and mind.  Suitable for all levels.

14th November 2010 in LYME REGIS, Dorset

Day Workshop from 10am. The second of two annual workshops in Lyme Regis, Dorset at the wonderful Masonic Hall, overlooking Lyme Bay.  Please bring a light lunch.  Equipment will be provided if you don’t have your own.  Timings will be 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.  The day is great for all levels as Rachel paces the class to suit everybody.  Her sister is organising bookings so please contact her via her website at www.hannahlovegrove.com.

20th November at Yoga AKASHA, East Grinstead, East Sussex

Workshop 2 of 2 (1st workshop on 30th October) 11am to 4pm

Price: £35 all day or £25 for the morning part only (11am to 1.30pm)

The second of two linked workshops at Yoga AKASHA.  Students can attend either but will benefit from coming to Workshop 1 & 2 as they follow on from each other.  The second workshop will look at more advanced work such as inversions and back bends with attention to detail and compassion for the body and mind. Suitable for all levels.

Thank you to everyone who made the day so enjoyable.  It was lovely to see so many familiar faces as well as meet new people – yoga is such a great way to meet and make friends!  The morning session was packed with not much space to spare and we worked on our standing poses with the back foot at the wall for stability and strength and to create a strong foundation from which to extend.  Some students who had not experienced an Iyengar Yoga class before, had not worked in shoulderstand (sarvangasana) with a lift under the shoulders, let alone a belt around their elbows, but all were open to working in ways unfamiliar to them and all benefited as a result.  There was a feeling of more space in the neck area, better lift and less compression.  The relaxation (savasana) at the end was most welcomed after a hard mornings work.

In the afternoon we had a smaller group who stayed for another two hours of posture work. Supine poses to start with to allow for the digestion to settle and then we worked on forward bending poses, learning how to create more extension and length in the trunk (“extension not tension!”) whilst keeping again a firm foundation to work from.  After a lot of forward bending postures, it was sensible to do some twists to release the spine, again, with a focus on the foundation, rather than the end result.  Relaxation came as a welcome end to the day and students left smiling and perhaps slightly taller!

The next workshop at BALANCE is on 28th November but next week, 7th November, I travel to Lyme Regis to my sister Hannah’s neck of the woods for a day of yoga by the sea.  For further details, please contact me at rachel@orangetreeyoga.com or visit my sister’s website on www.hannahlovegrove.com.