Hatha
We stay a little longer, with time to feel the pose and its support.
Small groups · Burgas
Practices
Classes stay small, so I can pay attention to each person in the room.
There is no separation by level. Beginners and people who have practised for years share the room, each at their own pace.
For the more experienced, I give room to deepen a pose, not just repeat it.
Where I begin
Movement first. The names can wait.
I remember exactly what it is like to start without knowing the names, unsure whether you are doing anything right. In my classes, movement, breath and sensation come before vocabulary. I explain how to enter a pose, offer a variation and give you time to feel how it lands in your own body.
Yoga holds many more layers than that. You reach them when you go looking for them yourself. My work is to help you take that first step.
The rhythm changes
Hatha, vinyasa and yin can belong to the same practice.
Vinyasa
Movement follows the breath and one pose flows into the next.
Yin
We stay almost still for several minutes and let go rather than push for shape.
I combine these approaches around the theme and pace of the class. The form changes. The attention stays with the experience of the body, not the appearance of the pose.
When movement steps aside
Sound meditation
The mat stays, but movement steps aside. You lie down, close your eyes, and simply listen. There is nothing you need to do. Nothing to focus on. Nothing right or wrong. Your thoughts are free. Your breath is free. The whole body settles, held by the grounding sound and vibration of Tibetan singing bowls.
Connected to the cycle
No class is copied from the one before it.
For me, the body and who we are reflect the changes taking place in nature, on Earth and in the Sky. A Moon phase, the season or an elemental theme can shape where the class goes.
If this is your first class, let us know when you arrive. My colleagues and I will explain what is ahead and offer variations and guidance.