![]() ![]() There are many powerful Pranayama techniques. ![]() We don't believe at all in 'no pain, no gain' we believe in staying calm, focused, comfortable and relaxed, and the gain is incomparable The Sequence: Pose by Pose Opening Chants We work through a dynamic sequence of poses, giving the body a super workout, however because we relax between every pose, and learn how to calm and control the breath rate, balancing the nervous system and giving the mind a moment to re-centre we never feel stressed in the practice and the experience remains calm, comfortable and gentle despite the effort. The poses are challenging and fun to explore, stimulating the cardiovascular system, getting the heart pumping, picking up the breath rate, massaging the digestive organs, stretching and strengthening the muscles, loosening up and supporting the joints and so much more. The yoga postures look deceptively mellow, a yoga face gives nothing away but actually we are trained to keep our facial muscles relaxed whilst we practice. Focused on physical, mental and spiritual relaxation. The class closes with a 10-15 minute deep guided relaxation practice. As a class gets more advanced variations of these postures are introduced. Once we’ve warmed up we move in to the main body of the class and practice the 12 Sivananda asanas in sequence. We follow Sun Salutations with leg stretches to further warm up the hamstrings, and double leg lifts to strengthen the abdominal muscles. Each movement is coordinated with the breath to bring the mind to focus. To warm up we practice a series of flowing movements called sun salutations (surya namaska). In a typical class we begin with about 15-20 minutes of pranayama or breathing exercises. In the Sivananda class we practice a profound 12 posture sequence with variations. ![]() According to yoga scriptures there are 8,400,000 different yoga postures. The dynamic and disciplined physical poses evolved in order to allow the spiritual seeker to develop enough strength, health and flexibility in their bodies, so that they could then sit for long periods of time in meditation and contemplation on the divine. Yoga practices originate from the spiritual texts of India and evolved as a tool to help the yoga practitioner attain a state of enlightenment or union with supreme consciousness. All of our classes at Light Yoga Space are classical hatha yoga, taught in the Sivananda tradition and follow an ancient sequence of yoga postures (asanas), deep relaxation practices, and breathing exercises (pranayama) ![]()
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