Yoga South London
Welcome to these pages for people interested in Yoga in South London.
I offer:
- Weekly, open, drop-in, mixed ability yoga classes in South London (Upper Norwood/Crystal Palace, SE19).
- Books - list of suggested yoga books, with links to Amazon for purchase.
- Individual and private yoga tuition.
- Yoga classes for corporate and other groups.
- British Wheel of Yoga FOUNDATION COURSE for students who wish to deepen their personal practice and knowledge of Yoga. The current Foundation course has just finished. Please recheck this website for details of any future Foundation Courses..
Yoga
Yoga derives from the Sanskrit word yuj (yoke or to join), and is often translated as Union, implying union with the Divine (union of the individual consciousness with the Universal consciousness), and/or integrating body, mind and soul/spirit. Another interpretation of the word yoga is 'to attain what was previously unattainable' whether this be a physical action (eg. bending forward to touch our toes), or gaining a better understanding of a situation.
Anyone can practise yoga, independent of age, sex or ability.
You can practise yoga virtually anywhere; you don't need any special
equipment.
The benefits of a regular yoga practice include:
Yoga can aid in reducing physical and emotional tension/stress
Yoga improves concentration and awareness
Yoga can help with insomnia/improve sleep quality
Yoga builds strength, increases flexibility, and some forms improve
stamina
Yoga brings about a sense of peace/relaxation, helping one to remain
calm in difficult circumstances
Yoga improves breathing and can have a positive effect on respiratory
function
and many more!
A typical yoga class will usually include some breathing (pranayama)
practice, movements to stretch, warm and loosen up the body in
preparation for working in various postures (asanas), visualisation
+/or meditation, and a period of relaxation where the benefits of the
practice are integrated.
Asanas (postures) work on every part of the body. They stretch and tone
muscles, joints, the spine and skeleton, and help to keep the body
supple. Asanas also work on your internal organs, glands and nerves.
They release physical and mental tension and they can liberate
additional resources of energy. Practice of pranayama (breath/energy
control) revitalises the body and helps to make you feel calm and
refreshed . It can assist in developing increased clarity, mental power
and concentration.
Yoga Teacher
Classes are taught by Julia Wheatley, who holds the British
Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma, and has been teaching Yoga
since 1989. She is also a trained nurse and aromatherapist.
She is currently teaching a mixture of classes, including one for
prisoners on a drug rehabilitation programme.
Julia also has experience in teaching yoga to visually impaired people,
and to school students at risk of exclusion.