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Retreat page updated

Retreat page updated

December 11, 2017premaria

All the information for our Yoga & Meditation Weekend Retreat has been updated.

The next retreat is in September 2018, Friday – Sunday, 7/9 – 9/9/18.

At Coolum Beach, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Follow this link: https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/retreat/

Please contact me if you have any questions, concerns, need more information or would like to book your space. https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/contact/

Thank You!!

Prema Maria

Sunrise at Coolum Beach, November 2016 — Sunrise at Coolum Beach, November 2016.

Yoga 4 Dignity

Yoga 4 Dignity

August 25, 2017premaria

Australia wide Event on Saturday morning 2nd September 2017, starting at 8am.

#Yoga4Dinigty will bring thousands of women & men from Australia together to Share the Dignity whilst at the same time opening our hearts and touching our toes. In Australia we have 48,000 homeless women and it is our GOAL this year to have the same number practising YOGA in your hometown as we share #Yoga4Dignity. The cost is $20 and you donate directly to https://www.sharethedignity.com.au/

I donate my time to teach this class, and the Scouts are donating the use of the Hall on this Saturday, I don’t have to pay any hall hire cost.

The class I’m teaching will be at the

SCOUT HALL in Cameron Park, Easton Street, Booval 4304

Saturday 2/9/17 8am – 9:30am

All proceeds go directly to #SharetheDignity, I don’t handle any money. Please buy your tickets here: http://shop.sharethedignity.com.au/yoga4dignity-booval

Thank You!!

Certificate of Appreciation #Yoga4Dignity — Certificate of Appreciation and Temporary Tattoos

As this is an Australia wide event, you find many other classes Interstate, in Queensland and others in Ipswich / Flinders View / Springfield. Please check the full listing and find the nearest yoga class for you, your friends and family:

http://shop.sharethedignity.com.au/yoga4dignity/?cn=107&rf=cn

https://www.sharethedignity.com.au/yoga4dignity.html

#Yoga4Dignity Saturday 2nd September 2017, Australia Wide Event, Yoga class to support homeless women in Australia. #ShareTheDignity

Yoga during Queensland Winter

Yoga during Queensland Winter

May 14, 2017premaria

I’m back in Ipswich from another beautiful trip to my home country.

All classes during autumn / winter / early Spring as per our well-known weekly yoga class schedule:

Cameron Park, Scout Hall, Easton Street, Booval

(this hall has a heather, no excuse to miss class)

Tuesdays, 6:00pm–7:30pm

Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights

Tuesdays, 9:00am – 10:30am *) followed by meditation 10:30am-11am, if you wish to stay.
Wednesdays 9:00am – 10:00am Seniors Yoga class *) followed by meditation 10am – 10:30am, if you wish to stay.
Thursdays, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Cost

first trial class: free
drop-in class $15.00
5-class pass (valid for 2 months) $70.00
10-class pass (valid for 4 months) $120.00

Cost for Senior Class (Wednesday 9am – 10am)

first class: free
single class $10.00
10-class-pass $80.00

snow in April 2017 photo 2 — Snow in Spring near Lucerne, Switzerland, April 2017.

SAM_6724 — Spring in Switzerland, country side of Basel, April 2017. This should be enough firewood for our Queensland Winter.

SAM_6754 — Spring in Switzerland, May 2017.

Autumn Break

Autumn Break

April 16, 2017premaria

I’m off soon for a visit to family & friends in Switzerland and France this year.

Therefore we have NO Yoga classes from Tuesday 18 April until Friday 12 May 2017.

All Yoga Classes will resume on Tuesday 16 May 2017, as per our normal weekly schedule.

I wish you all a good Easter break, ANZAC Day, labour day weekend. See you when I’m back.

OM OM OM Maria Prema

Cherry Trees in bloom May 2016 — Cherry trees in full bloom. I took this photo last year May 2016 in Baselland, Switzerland.

© Photography Maria Steiner

Asana – proper exercise

Asana – proper exercise

April 15, 2017April 16, 2017premaria

Based on the “Five Points of Yoga” as outlined by Swami Vishnu-Devananda-ji.

1. Proper Exercise (Asanas)

Our physical body is meant to move and exercise. If our lifestyle does not provide natural motion of muscles and joints, then disease and great discomfort will ensue with time. Proper exercise should be pleasant to the practitioner while beneficial to the body, mind and spiritual life.

Asanas or yoga postures/exercises focus on increasing and maintaining flexibility of the spine, toning and rejuvenating the nervous system. The gentle stretching, twisting and bending movements bring flexibility to the joints and muscles of the body, as well as massaging the glands and organs. Circulation is also improved, ensuring oxygen to all the cells of the body. The different poses put pressure on various points, which help to relax the nervous system and therefore also helps to release stress.

The Sanskrit word Asana means steady pose, therefore holding the yoga postures is beneficial. Taking a few deep breaths in every pose, slowing down.

IMG_5552_Ardha-Matsyendrasana small — Ardha Matseyndrasana – half spinal twist.

IMG_5510_Halasana small — Halasana – the plough.

IMG_5920_spinal-twist in triangle small — Standing spinal twist in triangle – Parivritta Trikonasana.

© Photography Maria Steiner

Friday 24th February 2017

Friday 24th February 2017

February 17, 2017premaria

Time for a Friday Hatha Yoga Class and Satsang Meditation.

Coming up on Friday 24th February 2017:

At the Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights.

5pm – 6:30pm Hatha Yoga Class (breathing exercises, sun salutation, 12 basic postures, guided final relaxation)

6:45pm – 8:30pm Satsang (silent meditation, uplifting Sanskrit chants, an inspiring reading)

The cost is $15 or one tick on the class pass.

You can join for both sessions to get most benefits, a good way to end the working week. Or if this is not possible for you, just attend the Hatha Yoga class or the Satsang/Kirtan class.

In between the two sessions we have a cup of tea and something sweet.

If you know you will be coming for sure, please let me know (message, email or in class). Otherwise it is perfectly fine to just show up and bring your friends.

Looking forward to a yogic start into the weekend. OM OM OM

Maria Prema

Christmas Break 2016

Christmas Break 2016

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016premaria

The Christmas Break this year is for two weeks,

24th December 2016 until 6th January 2017.

The last yoga classes in 2016 are on Thursday 22/12/16.

All the yoga classes resume in 2017 on Tuesday 10/01/17.

As per usual schedule, days, times locations.

Christmas in Brisbane, December 2016.

Satsang Friday 4th November 2016

Satsang Friday 4th November 2016

October 25, 2016premaria

Next week on Friday 4th November 2016 we have a Friday hatha yoga class and Satsang.

In a Satsang class we begin with silent meditation, then Kirtan Mantra chanting and a lecture on different yoga topics and philosophy.

It is a stress-releasing way to start the weekend, letting go of the week. Do something good for your soul, even if you feel tired at the end of the week. You will feel a big difference come Saturday morning!

Jacarandas in flower. — Jacarandas in flower at the Raceview Scout Hall.

Where: Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights

What: Hatha Yoga Class (breathing exercises, sun salutation, 12 basic postures)

Time: 5pm – 6:30pm

What: Satsang (silent meditation, uplifting Sanskrit chants, an inspiring reading)

Time: 6:45pm – 8:30pm

Cost: $15.00 or class pass (no first free trial class on this day).

The lecture for this month will be on the Mantra. The meaning of OM, why we meditate on OM, the benefits of chanting Mantras.

You are most welcome to join for just one of the classes. If you like an extra exercise session you come for 5pm.
If you like to learn/practice meditation and get deeper into the yoga philosophy or if you like the Sanskrit Chants (Kirtan) please come to the hall for 6:30pm.

In between the two sessions we have a cup of (herbal) tea and something sweet. I made a raw vegan chocolate cake, it’s setting in the freezer.

raw chocolate cake, vegan, gluten-free

You get most benefits if you join for the whole program from 5pm onward. But if this does not suit you, you are most welcome to come only for the yoga class or meditation/Kirtan (Satsang) only.

Looking forward to seeing you soon. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Prema Maria

Spring is here

Spring is here

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016premaria

Spring is here: how wonderful it is warm and sunny. Now more excuses to stay under the warm blankets and covers. Come out, dust off your Yoga mat, before you feel it’s too hot to do anything.

Try something new, if you have never been to a yoga class.

If your practice got slack over winter, we are still here. Same times, same locations.

Looking forward to welcome you on the Yoga mat.

See you soon, Maria Prema

Cameron Park, Scout Hall, Easton Street, Booval

Tuesdays, 6:00pm–7:30pm

Raceview Scout Hall, 32 Taylor Street, Eastern Heights

Tuesdays, 9:00am – 10:30am *) followed by meditation 10:30am-11am, if you wish to stay.
Wednesdays 9:00am – 10:00am Seniors Yoga class *) followed by meditation 10am – 10:30am, if you wish to stay.
Thursdays, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Thursdays, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Cost (new prices as of 1st November 2016)

first trial class: free
drop-in class $14.00 $15
5-class pass (valid for 2 months) $60.00 $70
10-class pass (valid for 4 months) $100.00 $120

Cost for Senior Class

first class: free
single class $10.00
10-class-pass $80.00

https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/classes-cost/

Yoga during Winter

Yoga during Winter

June 2, 2016June 2, 2016premaria

Even through the colder months, the hatha yoga classes will be on as normal once again.

According to the weekly schedule https://hathayogaipswich.com.au/classes-cost/

Just please remember to bring socks, jumper and if you like even a blanket for the final relaxation. It will make you feel more comfortable. Just coming back from Switzerland, I realise that there is no bad or cold weather, only wrong or not enough warm clothing.

On the other hand, being physically active and doing any kind of exercise in the Queensland Winter is the best Season for it. Plus it helps you build your immune system and emotional well being.

While in Switzerland I went for a walk almost every day. Young and old everyone goes for bushwalks, hiking and short pleasant strolls, no matter the temperature and weather conditions. It’s a daily dose of nature’s medicine for well being.

One of my friends (a working-mother of two young children aged 4 and 6, they walk or play outside every day) told me, she read in a study: That if everyone would go for a good walk in the fresh air amongst trees, mountains or the ocean for a total of two hours per week. There would be less illnesses, physical and emotional illness.

To good health and a positive outlook on life.

Maria xx

SAM_6158 — Auf dem Gurten, Bern. May 2016

SAM_6165 — Grindelwald, May 2016

SAM_6347 — Guetschwald, Luzern. May 2016