These notes below are from Sarah Powers, who is instrumental in the increasing awareness of the benefits of a Yin/Yang yoga class -

The passive yin approach gives students a new edge to work with in their yoga practice -the edge of just being in a pose without   trying to get anywhere in it. “Yin practice takes you deeper into where you are, not out to where you think you should be,” Sarah Powers.   “This approach challenges us to rethink what asana is about. It marries meditation and asana into a very deep practice. Some people, especially   beginners, are not interested in or willing to do this -to sit inside their discomfort and just watch their reactions instead of trying to fix or change the pose. Yin yoga challenges you to sit in the pure presence of awareness. It’s hard in a different way than active asana practice, but in a way that’s more profound and satisfying as well as more beneficial to the deeper tissues.”

“The goal is a sattvic [pure] balance of tamasic (passive) and rajasic (active) energies – a beautiful marriage of yang and yin, effort and surrender, ha [sun]   and tha [moon]. The practice of yin/yang yoga helps us learn about stillness in movement and the flow in stillness.” says Sarah Powers.  ”The ability to surrender to that yin practice   becomes deeply engrained in you and carries over into your yang practice,”   she says. “This keeps you from ‘overefforting’ and trying to push yourself into various poses, which increases the likelihood of injury.   Plus after yin practice, you find that there is already more energy flowing at deeper levels, so you are more flexible and require less warm-up. As a result, you go deeper with less effort.” Sarah Powers website>

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This course runs over 6 weeks and is designed to teach you the fundamentals of Hatha yoga (general). No experience necessary.

This Class starts with the foundations of yoga, teaching you the correct positioning for poses (Asana), breathing techniques (Pranayama), relaxation techniques including yoga nidra and an introduction to meditation.

Great for those new to yoga who want to learn the basics and also those looking to rediscover the fundamentals.

$102 for a 6 week course – Bookings required

• Saturday 10am – Next Course 10 March 2012

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• General shop duties including serving customers in a friendly and helpful way.
• General cleaning and tidying of the shop
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• Must have experience and knowledge of Traithlon, racing and training.
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• Must be prepared and open to be trained to increase your knowledge base, about products and our systems.
• Experience in yoga, a bonus!

For more information please contact Kathy or Rod. Give us a call (02) 9585 2244 or drop in your Resume.  

Date: Sunday 19 February 2012

Time: 3 – 5pm

Cost: $30

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