ABOUT OCEAN TREE YOGA STUDIO
Ocean Tree Yoga Studio offers a beautiful light space which oozes a calm surrounding to enhance your yoga practice. The Studio is right across the road from the beach and is on the top floor above Mary Ryans Cafe & Bookstore. The Studio is located right in the heart of Hervey Bay's popular hang out spot along the Charlton Esplanade. Ocean Tree offers a range of yoga classes, various yoga styles and times to suit every body.
Jessica who is the studio's Yoga Instructor and founder of Ocean Tree chose it's name because both the ocean and the tree portray such Strength, Beauty, Peace, Calm, Flexibility, Grace and Courage. Each of these qualities are also within each of us as human beings. During a yoga class it is possible that we can experience most of these qualities and connect again to create harmony in all we do.
"Like the Ocean, you will flow. Like a Tree, you will grow"
Yoga is a science – a technology, based on the scientific fact that everything is made up of energy. Yoga works with energy in the body to bring health and well-being. It has no links to any particular God, religion or religious beliefs. The principles of Yoga can be applied simply, effectively and affordably by everyone, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, politics, age or culture.
Students don't have to be young, fit or supple – they benefit from the start regardless of age or fitness.
Each individual works within their own level of comfort and being aware of their own body. By practicing with a soft gentle focus, they become energized, but also able to remain calm and ready to deal with life’s situations.
Students don't have to be young, fit or supple – they benefit from the start regardless of age or fitness.
Each individual works within their own level of comfort and being aware of their own body. By practicing with a soft gentle focus, they become energized, but also able to remain calm and ready to deal with life’s situations.
STYLES OF YOGA AT OCEAN TREE
Yoga Chi Gung
Yoga Chi Gung is a beautiful practice of yoga, It incorporates many elements from ancient to modern techniques. Yoga Chi Gung is founded by Grant Woolven who combined Internal Exercises drawn from Classical Yoga and Chi Gung, Pilates, Alexander Technique, Tibetan Yoga, Reiki, Japanese Do-In, Kundalini Yoga, Ayurvedic Medicine and Feldenkrias (Awareness through Movement). It’s designed to cultivate awareness and resolve stress, both physical and psychological. YCG is a system of body friendly exercises suitable for all levels of fitness and ages. It develops quiet strength, flexibility and balance, leading into a very harmonious state of self.
Jessica combines Yoga Chi Gung with a Hatha Yoga style as she finds the two types of yoga entwine harmoniously.
Yoga Chi Gung teaches us to experience grace both physically and mentally as it allows us to feel our own individual flow and rhythm in all we do
Jessica combines Yoga Chi Gung with a Hatha Yoga style as she finds the two types of yoga entwine harmoniously.
Yoga Chi Gung teaches us to experience grace both physically and mentally as it allows us to feel our own individual flow and rhythm in all we do
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga can be described as being the basis of most styles of yoga. Its generic style may blend elements and various styles to form a solid practice. Hatha has many benefits which support healthy function of body and mind. From asanas (body postures) to meditation techniques, breathing skills, body detoxification methods, mudras (hand gestures), chanting, and learning the art of fully relaxing the body and mind.
Hatha can also be translated as ha meaning "sun" and tha meaning "moon".
Hatha Yoga can teach us about the yin and yang, the female and masculine energies that reside in each of us. It teaches us about the beauty of balance in our lives, the balance of work and rest, the balance of relationships, the balance of many other aspects of our lives.
Hatha can also be translated as ha meaning "sun" and tha meaning "moon".
Hatha Yoga can teach us about the yin and yang, the female and masculine energies that reside in each of us. It teaches us about the beauty of balance in our lives, the balance of work and rest, the balance of relationships, the balance of many other aspects of our lives.
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa yoga classes coordinate movement with breath to flow from one pose to the next. The word Vinyasa translates to 'something being arranged in a special way' Vinyasa yoga postures flow in a structured sequence creating dynamic movement which can be a very enjoyable and sometimes a challenging experience. The continual flowing movements of vinyasa yoga help stretch and elongate your muscles while they are being strengthened, allowing you greater mobility and range of motion. Practicing this style of yoga helps to strengthen the body and at the same time relaxing the mind as the awareness is on the inhalation and exhalation as you move through the postures.
Vinyasa Yoga can be a great challenge for body and mind. We are faced with a variety of different challenges in our daily life and Vinyasa can help teach us to breathe calm into difficult situations.
Vinyasa Yoga can be a great challenge for body and mind. We are faced with a variety of different challenges in our daily life and Vinyasa can help teach us to breathe calm into difficult situations.
SUP (stand up paddle ) Yoga
If you like a challenge then this class is for you! However experience is not required. This floating class can actually improve and highten your sence of awareness, its gentle on the joints, and a great way to challenge your balance and stability. Expect a Hatha/Vinyasa style including meditation, and relaxation like no other. All the boards are anchored into the water so you wont drift away.
Please note that you may have a lot of fun in this light hearted class.
Being out on the water and practicing the postures of yoga gives you a scene of peacefulness. There is no hustle & bustle only the quietness that surrounds you
Please note that you may have a lot of fun in this light hearted class.
Being out on the water and practicing the postures of yoga gives you a scene of peacefulness. There is no hustle & bustle only the quietness that surrounds you
Power Yoga
The power vinyasa flow is a strong and energetic form of yoga where students flow through from one strong posture to the next building strength, core and overall muscle tone. It will challenge students in stronger postures as well as getting the heart rate up during a 40 minute class including a warm up. The class will end with a full 20-minute yoga nidra deep relaxation to allow the body and mind to rest completely. There will also be an short optional head massage offered at the end.
Power Yoga not only challenges your outer strength but also your inner strengths.
Power Yoga not only challenges your outer strength but also your inner strengths.
Restorative Yoga
Restorative yoga is designed to relax your muscles while gently stretching using the support of props such as bolsters, cushions, blankets, blocks. With the help of these props you will then be able to fully relax into the restorative postures allowing you too rest, reconnect and restore the body, mind & soul. A different theme and teaching will be at the heart of every restorative class, giving you fresh insight so that you are left not only feeling relaxed but that you have also developed a sense of clarity.
Restorative Yoga is like yoga for the mind.
