For the month of April we have YOGA during the Queensland School Holidays.
I take a short break after Easter; we have NO Yoga classes on Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 of April. This is the week between the Easter and the ANZAC day long weekends.
Apart from the above mentiond dates, all classes as usual,
At the Scout halls or online on Zoom, please let me know if you need the Zoom link:
Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights 4305
Our first Meditation for the year is already coming up, on Friday 17th January 2025 at 5pm – 6:30pm. You need to book for this session. Thank you, call or text Maria on 0423 477 725.
The Christmas pause this year is from 15th December 2024 until 11th January 2025.
The last Yoga class in 2024 is on Thursday 12/12 at 10am, a Senior’s Yoga class.
A Meditation / Mantra chanting session on Friday 13/12 at 5pm, including a gratitude and release ritual for the past year. (you need to book for this class – thank you).
Christmas Holiday 2024
All the Yoga classes at the Scout halls and Zoom online, resume on Tuesday 14th January 2025. As per our well known yoga class times. https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/
Merry Christmas & and a happy, healthy start into 2025 !!
From Tuesday 19th November onwards until Friday 13th December 2024, we have the following weekly yoga classes (our well known schedule). I hope to see you in some of these classes before the end of this year.
At the Scout halls or online on Zoom, please let me know if you need the Zoom link:
Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights 4305
Balance on one leg – the Tree pose The balancing postures on one leg are mentally highly demanding. These postures develop, to the highest degree, the powers of mental concentration and single-mindedness of thought, as well as physical balance. It also improves the muscle strength in the standing leg. Therefore always practice on both sides, even though usually one side is easier than the other.
Start with lifting the foot a little to stand on one leg. As the balance improves bring the leg up higher, all the way to half-lotus.
Another way to practice standing on one leg. Close your eyes and count for how long you can stand on one leg, repeat on the other side.
Repeat, repeat, repeat. …….
Maria Steiner, May 2007.Maria Steiner, February 2020.
All of the above classes can be joined online of course, if Zoom is better for you. Please contact me for the log-in details. https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/
Maria in Cornwall, UK, June 2024
MEDITATION EVENING
Friday 19th July 2024 at 5pm – 6:30pm
(breathing exercises, Meditation & Mantras, Chakra talk, full moon wisdom).
The cost is $15.00 or a tick on the yoga-class-pass
Trikonasana, or the triangle pose. The main benefits of this standing posture are to stretch the sides of the body and give a lateral movement to the spine. All standing yoga postures help to ground your energy.
Physical Benefits
Stretches the sides of the body
Stretches the spine laterally
Helps keep the spine elastic
Improves flexibility in the hips and legs
Helps to open the chest
Massages the internal organs
Improves digestion
Amplifies the benefits of the half spinal twist
Improves circulation in the body
Mental Benefits
Steadies the mind
Calms the emotions
Increase empathy and self-awareness
Energetic (Pranic) Benefits
Calms the prana in the ida nadi
Maria doing Trikonasana – triangle pose, May 2007.Maria doing a spinal twist in triangle, October 2011.Maria doing Trikonasana, the triangle pose, October 2011.
(literally Ardha stands for half = half spinal twist).
There are many benefits to this posture, but the most important is that the entire length of the spine receives a lateral twist in both directions – first to the left and then to the right.
Physical Benefits
Increases flexibility in each vertebrae of the spine, from the base of the spine through the neck
Stretches the back muscles and hips
Massages the abdominal organs, helping to relieve constipation
Breathing becomes more rapid, speeding up circulation and creating an aerobic effect
Brings more blood flow to the spine
Energetic (Pranic) Benefits
Helps rouse the Kundalini Shakti
Mental Benefits
Brings peace of mind
Helps to cure nervous disorders
Spinal Twist. Maria Steiner, May 2007. Easy version of the sitting spinal twist, with leg straight. Maria Steiner June 2023.
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