Yoga Classes in Edinburgh | Hatha Yoga | Yoga for Pregnancy | Yoga for Teenagers and Children

Yoga Classes in Edinburgh | Yoga for Pregnancy

Yoga Classes in Edinburgh | Yoga for Teenagers and Children

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Workshops
To complement your regular yoga classes and home practice, Aditi Yoga provides regular workshops and seminars covering various topics.

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January	10:00-13:00	HypnoBirthing Course (4 sessions)	£295

January	10:00-13:00	Birth Preparation Workshop	£75

Sunday 22 January	17:30-18:45	Yin Yoga	£12

Sunday 19 February	17:30-18:45	Yin Yoga	£12

Birth Preparation Workshop, £75 per couple return to top
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This workshop is a practical session for both mums-to-be and partners and will help you access your own intuitive understanding of this very natural process of giving birth.

We will explore a variety of movements and positions which may reduce discomfort and help you be more in control. There are many benefits if you can move freely during labour; contractions are more effective; blood supply to baby is improved; downward force of gravity in wide pelvic positions means an easier birth for your baby. You will also learn several breathing, relaxation and visualisation techniques to nourish the body & mind and help during the various stages of labour and birth.

The ideal time to participate in these workshops is around 4 weeks before your due date.

Headstand & variations return to top
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Learn or perfect the headstand, the “king” of postures. The headstand is one of the most powerful postures for the body and mind, a virtual panacea for all human ills. The benefits of regular practice of this posture are:

- calms the mind and helps relieve stress and mild depression
- strengthens the arms, legs, and back
- strengthens the lungs
- tones the abdominal organs
- improves memory & concentration
- improves digestion, circulation & respiration
- stimulates immune system
- therapeutic for asthma, infertility, insomnia, and sinusitis

The workshop is open to everyone, from beginners to experienced students. Please note: This workshop is not suitable for anyone who is suffering from (uncontrolled) high or low blood pressure, glaucoma, has had a recent neck or back injury, or is more than 3 months pregnant.

HypnoBirthing® Course, £295 per couple, 4 x 3 hour classes return to top
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HypnoBirthing® is a complete birth education programme that teaches simple but specific self hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques for a better birth.

With HypnoBirthing®, you'll discover that severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labour. You'll learn how to release the fears and anxieties you may currently have about giving birth, and how to overcome previous traumatic births. HypnoBirthing® lets you discover and experience the joy and magic of birth. Most importantly, you'll learn how to put yourself back in control of your birth - rather than turning your birthing experience over to your doctor or midwife.

In short, HypnoBirthing® allows you to experience birth in an atmosphere of calm relaxation, free of the fear and tension that prevents the birthing muscles of your body from functioning as Nature intended them to.

The programme is a 12 hour course split into 4 x 3 hour classes and is designed for ladies and their birthing partners and is an ideal complement to our prenatal yoga classes and birth preparation workshop.

Please contact us if you would like to join a course, as additional courses will be arranged if necessary. 2011 dates will be released shortly, please contact us to be informed of these dates.

Pranayama Workshop return to top
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Prana is “life force energy” and yama is “control or mastery”. Breathing techniques are important within Yoga not only for improving the supply of oxygen to the body and also for strengthening the lungs, but the way we breath also has a direct effect on how we feel emotionally and physically, and on our state of mind.

Proper breathing increases energy, vitality and mental clarity, cleanses the lungs and eliminates toxins from the body. Pranayama serves as an important bridge between the outward, active practices of yoga--like asana--and the internal, surrendering practices that lead us into deeper states of meditation.

In this workshop we will look at how breathing affects your mood and energy levels and learn several different breathing techniques, leaving you feeling calm, rejuvenated, and uplifted.

Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation) return to top
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Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation class. Often called “yogic sleep”, Yoga Nidra, induces complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation, which is vital to keep the body healthy. You are taken to a state between sleep and wakefulness, where you maintain a conscious awareness at a deeper level, while remaining fully awake and alert. This state of conscious awareness is extremely beneficial; for releasing stress, resolving suppressed conflicts or memories and for experiencing the joy of subtler spiritual explorations or experiences. By relaxing all the muscles deeply, energy flows freely and the body is rejuvenated and a deep sense of inner peace is attained.

You will leave the workshop feeling more rested than you would do after a good night's sleep.

Yin Yoga Workshop return to top
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Yin Yoga is a slow, passive form of yoga that stretches and stimulates the connective tissue rather than the muscles, so enabling very deep work on the ligaments and fascia that more yang (dynamic) yoga practices cannot offer. The postures are simple and accessible, and are held for an extended period of time. This is a very relaxing and revitalising form of yoga that is beneficial for both beginners and experienced yogis, and is a great complement to a yang style practice.

In this class we will be working with yin yoga postures for stretching and strengthening the spine and hips. This class is suitable for everyone (although if you have any injuries or other health concerns, please contact us before booking)

Restorative Yoga Workshop return to top
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Restorative Yoga is a nurturing and deeply relaxing form of yoga practice, in which we fully support the body in a series of adapted yoga poses using yoga props such as bolsters, blocks and (lots of) blankets. You stay longer in each posture with a less intensive stretches and encourage your body to surrender to the pose while experiencing relaxing rhythmic breathing.

Restorative Yoga is extremely beneficial for releasing stress and dealing with anxiety, chronic fatigue, M.E., insomnia, illness and injury, menstruation irregularities and postnatal recovery.

The aim is to induce complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation and by relaxing deeply, the body repairs and rejuvenates itself, a deep sense of inner peace is attained, vital to keep the body and mind healthy and in balance.

This workshop is open to anyone and everyone – we all need to rest more!

You will leave the workshop feeling more rested than you would do after a good night's sleep

Introduction to Meditation return to top
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In this workshop we will cover the theoretical explanation of why meditation is beneficial, combined with guided practice. A number of different simple meditation techniques will be explored, allowing you find one which is most suited to you to practice at home.

You will learn how to focus your restless mind and be fully present in the moment, releasing stress and tension. At the end of the workshop you will have a greater sense of inner peace and will leave feeling re-energised and calm.

"The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitude of their minds, can change the outer aspect of their lives"
William James (1842-1910)

Beginners Yoga Intensive Weekend return to top
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This beginners yoga intensive weekend course will give you a solid foundation in the basic postures & breathing techniques preparing you for joining one of our general level classes.

You will learn sun salutations and the 12 basic postures to improve flexibility, develop strength, and cultivate a feeling of general well being. You will also be introduced to breathing techniques to energise your body and mind.

Aimed at absolute beginners or those wishing to refresh after a previous beginners course and looking to master the fundamentals before moving on.

You should be injury-free and in good health. Please contact us before booking if you have any questions.

Breathing for Birth Master Class return to top
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This master class is designed for all pregnant women who wish to learn how to use powerful breathing techniques to reach a profound state of relaxation for birth.

When we learn how to focus and slow down our breath, we can control the fear and release the tension that causes discomfort and pain in childbirth.

This master class is an excellent and practical complement to our pregnancy yoga classes and will also help you cope better with life’s daily stresses and demands!

This master class is suitable for ladies at any stage of pregnancy

Yin/Yang Yoga Master Class return to top
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This master class combines a quiet yin practice to open the hips, followed by high-energy vinyasa and standing sequences.

Yin Yoga honours the origins of Hatha yoga by concentrating on seated postures that work strongly into the hips through a series of forward bends, some twisting and back bending. We hold these postures for longer than usual in order to stimulate connective tissue and pranic or chi energy.

Then we get onto our feet and work in a more ‘Yang’ mode in a series of energising flow sequences that balance the quiet, intense yin practice. The Yang sequences will be demanding and fun: be prepared to sweat a bit!

This master class is suitable for those who practice any style of yoga and who are in good health

Yoga for Fertility Master Class return to top
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This master class is designed for women who are experiencing difficulties getting pregnant and will combine a specific series of yoga postures and breathing techniques which will open up the body, nourish the reproductive organs, balance the hormone levels and calm the nervous system.
In addition to releasing accumulated stress and anxiety, yoga for fertility can help to detoxify the body while relaxing tight muscles and connective tissue in the lower back, groin and pelvis.
Yoga for fertility is a powerful practice that helps women reduce stress and become more mindful and centered, and therefore, improve the body's ability to conceive.

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