Types of Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the foundation of all other styles of yoga. At Ocean Tree Yoga Studio you can expect to learn: meditation, breathing practices, sun salutation, standing postures, seated floor postures, prone and supine postures. When available, variations of postures are given throughout the class.
Hatha yoga is set at a pace that comfortably allows each student to explore the postures. Nuggets of wisdom derived from the 8 Limbs of yoga (holistic personal development) and Ayurvedic (yogic nutrition) principles may be weaved through the class.
Benefits of Hatha yoga include: better breathing, strengthening and stretching the body, calms and centres the mind, promotes living a balanced life
Slow Gentle Yoga
This is a great class for beginners or anyone wanting a nurturing practice for themselves. While this class still offers a Hatha approach it emphasis Yoga's more gentler postures. Yoga props such as a block, strap and cushion are encouraged during the exploration of postures.
Hand mudras (hand yoga) and self massage techniques are included followed by a guided relaxation.
Benefits of slow gentle yoga include; Body-Mind awareness, Gentle on the body's joints, reduces stress and tension
Yin Yoga
Yin yoga postures are generally held for longer periods of time ranging anywhere from 1 to over 5 minutes. This passive style of yoga consists mainly of seated, prone and supine floor postures. Yin yoga postures encourage a deeper stretch and massage to the fascia of the body which can offer the student better range of movement and support to the joints. The student is guided through with breath awareness and a soundtrack of relaxing music.
Other benefits include; Support for pain management, Improves sleep, increases flexibility
Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is based around many of the traditional yoga postures and sequences of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga except they are modified with the use of a chair. Chair yoga supports anyone who struggles to get up and down from the floor, anyone that has limited mobility or nursing an injury. However these are not the only reasons why one would practice chair yoga as it can certainly improve a students alignment with the option of even going a little further in some postures if it is suitable to the individual.
Benefits of chair yoga include: Gentle on joints, helps with balance, offers support to some stronger or more challenging postures
Hatha/Chi Gung Yoga
This class offers the postures of Hatha yoga mixed with the beautiful flowing and gentle movements of Yoga Chi Gung. Movement and breath are performed simultaneously which helps to move and optimise energy in and around the body. This class also emphasises posture alignment and how to move mindfully not only on the mat but in our daily lives. Nuggets of wisdom derived from chinese medicine may be weaved through the class.
Benefits of Yoga Chi Gung include: mindfulness, connection to nature and the elements,
Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga
Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga is a blend of the two styles. With Hatha yoga's traditional postures and Vinyasa yoga's dynamic nature it offers the student a challenging practice where the postures are linked together to create a continuous flow. Breath is usually accompanied with each movement that helps set the pace and rhythm of the class. While this class may have some advanced postures it is also taught with modifications to suit every body.
Benefits of Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga include: Better focus and concentration, improves balance, strength and flexibility
Hatha Yoga is the foundation of all other styles of yoga. At Ocean Tree Yoga Studio you can expect to learn: meditation, breathing practices, sun salutation, standing postures, seated floor postures, prone and supine postures. When available, variations of postures are given throughout the class.
Hatha yoga is set at a pace that comfortably allows each student to explore the postures. Nuggets of wisdom derived from the 8 Limbs of yoga (holistic personal development) and Ayurvedic (yogic nutrition) principles may be weaved through the class.
Benefits of Hatha yoga include: better breathing, strengthening and stretching the body, calms and centres the mind, promotes living a balanced life
Slow Gentle Yoga
This is a great class for beginners or anyone wanting a nurturing practice for themselves. While this class still offers a Hatha approach it emphasis Yoga's more gentler postures. Yoga props such as a block, strap and cushion are encouraged during the exploration of postures.
Hand mudras (hand yoga) and self massage techniques are included followed by a guided relaxation.
Benefits of slow gentle yoga include; Body-Mind awareness, Gentle on the body's joints, reduces stress and tension
Yin Yoga
Yin yoga postures are generally held for longer periods of time ranging anywhere from 1 to over 5 minutes. This passive style of yoga consists mainly of seated, prone and supine floor postures. Yin yoga postures encourage a deeper stretch and massage to the fascia of the body which can offer the student better range of movement and support to the joints. The student is guided through with breath awareness and a soundtrack of relaxing music.
Other benefits include; Support for pain management, Improves sleep, increases flexibility
Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is based around many of the traditional yoga postures and sequences of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga except they are modified with the use of a chair. Chair yoga supports anyone who struggles to get up and down from the floor, anyone that has limited mobility or nursing an injury. However these are not the only reasons why one would practice chair yoga as it can certainly improve a students alignment with the option of even going a little further in some postures if it is suitable to the individual.
Benefits of chair yoga include: Gentle on joints, helps with balance, offers support to some stronger or more challenging postures
Hatha/Chi Gung Yoga
This class offers the postures of Hatha yoga mixed with the beautiful flowing and gentle movements of Yoga Chi Gung. Movement and breath are performed simultaneously which helps to move and optimise energy in and around the body. This class also emphasises posture alignment and how to move mindfully not only on the mat but in our daily lives. Nuggets of wisdom derived from chinese medicine may be weaved through the class.
Benefits of Yoga Chi Gung include: mindfulness, connection to nature and the elements,
Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga
Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga is a blend of the two styles. With Hatha yoga's traditional postures and Vinyasa yoga's dynamic nature it offers the student a challenging practice where the postures are linked together to create a continuous flow. Breath is usually accompanied with each movement that helps set the pace and rhythm of the class. While this class may have some advanced postures it is also taught with modifications to suit every body.
Benefits of Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga include: Better focus and concentration, improves balance, strength and flexibility