WINTER

Early Morning Intensive

Open to Levels 3, 2 & 1 

Tuesday 11 June to Friday 14 June

[ 6am - 8am ]

Each morning will begin with a ten-minute sitting meditation followed by a comprehensive asana practice including backbends and inversions.

$120 four morning sessions

With Vivienne O'Brien

BOOK - by email

S t r e t c h i n g  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  !

Most people equate stretching with yoga. However, in the Iyengar method we look to ‘anchor’ first. That is, to establish a foundation in the pose and once this is understood, and therefore felt, we have something to ‘stretch’ against. Because the foundation is so important for our safety, to prevent us from over stretching, I always hesitate to even use the word stretch. Once we have our resistance, the foundation, we can then EXTEND - we can extend without fear of injury. This relationship between resistance and extension is a life time study and it is how the practice draws us in until we get ‘hooked on’ these two powerful forces: support and stability (resistance), and expansiveness and freedom (extension).

The more resistance we develop the more extension we can yield ….. and everyone loves the feeling of extension! When there is a balance between these forces it creates an evenness in our tissue, a smoothness in our movements and a calmness in our minds. It trains our minds to stay present for the work that creates the sensations of resistance and extension. So not only does the practice sculpt our bodies from the inside out, more importantly it cultivates our minds.

Vivienne O'Brien established Luna Yoga in 2000.

Luna Yoga is located at St. Paul’s Church, 86A Station Street, Fairfield - an historic building, spacious and peaceful in the heart of the Fairfield village. It is a fully equipped studio that offers an intimate and supportive environment to begin or further your yoga practice.

For beginners who come through our doors we seek to ignite in you a passion for yoga. We inspire our new and regular students alike to meet the challenges that yoga offers. We encourage our students to work skilfully and intelligently, and to be open to the possibility of feeling the exhilaration that arises from experiencing integration and extension simultaneously. We aim for our students to leave class physically challenged yet with a feeling of elation and satisfaction in knowing they have explored new boundaries.