Yoga Connection Courses

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Seniors	This gentle yoga course focuses on encouraging stretching and body movement through basic postures. This course offers adapted postures and the use of props and other aids to allow all senior students to participate as they feel they are able.
Chair Yoga	Chair yoga is designed to allow almost anyone to participate in a very gentle and restorative form of Yoga. Increase flexibility, strength, balance and circulation. The benefits can be remarkable. Students have reported better sleep, increased mobility, reduced blood pressure, improved posture and the ability to relax deeply.
Gentle	This course is appropriate for absolute beginners, those students who enjoy a gentle practice or who are recovering from illness or injury. The gentle postures can be modified with props to minimize expenditure of energy. It is a deeply relaxing approach, which helps you to deal with the stress of being in transitional times.
Yoga for Better Backs	This class is recommended for people who want to do yoga and other activities but find these too painful. Common back problems are addressed by practicing a simple series of movements synchronized with the breath. Not appropriate for acute conditions. Pre-registration required..
Yoga Basics	This course is designed to introduce basic yoga concepts, postures and breathing techniques in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Open Class	This course focuses on a fuller expression of postures to develop strength, flexibility and a deeper understanding of the spirit of yoga. We welcome both ongoing students and beginners who are already physically active and encourage them to participate in the class according to their own comfort level.
Open Plus	An Open Class with additional posture options for greater endurance, strength and flexibility.
Children	This class is suitable for ages 5 to 11. Co-operative games, partner activities and themes are used to explore yoga poses, breathing exercises and relaxation in a fun and playful setting.
Ashtanga	This class is vigorous and previous experience in yoga is recommended The class is based on Ashtanga's traditional postures that links breath with movement in a powerful flowing sequence. It cultivates strength, flexibility, alignment, concentration and stamina.
Zumba Gold and Yoga	"Ditch the workout and join the party". Zumba Gold is a fitness program designed to bring exciting Latin and International dance rhythms to the active older adult or the beginner participant. This fun, latin-inspired class combines motivating music with unique moves and simple, easy-to-follow combinations. It's great for the body, mind and spirit. The 45 minute cardio portion of the class will be followed by related yoga postures and a final relaxation. Please wear sneakers without deep treads
Kundalini Yoga	Kundalini yoga called "The Yoga of Awareness" is an active yoga which prepares the mind and body for higher states of consciousness and deeper states of Shuniya or silence. Parmatma will play the gong which supports the vibratory nature of the body and its thought processes helping to break up emotional patterning which no longer serves a more awakened consciousness.
Introduction to Meditation	Shamata Meditation is sometimes called Mindfulness Meditation or Calming Meditation. It is called Mindfulness Meditation because mindfulness is a main part of the technique. It is called Calming Meditation because calmness is one of the main results. Shamata meditation is about training ourselves to become more comfortable with and controlled in all aspects of our collection of body/mind components (thoughts, feelings, perceptions, intention and awareness) and learning to recognize the calmness, focus and clarity that is always available to us wherever we are.
Run 2 Yoga	This class combines cardio work with yoga. We begin the class with a short warm up. Then participants will divide into a speedy run group, a slower but steady run group or learn to run group for 30 minutes of cardio work. Guided routes around the town of Perth will be provided. All groups will meet back for deep running related yoga postures and a relaxation to prepare the body for the rest of the day. This class will provide a supportive, safe, informative environment for those who want to balance their existing running routine or are interested in learning to run using a run/walk program.
Yoga Therapy	Yoga therapy tailors yoga to the specific needs of the individual. The individual does not need to meet any requirement of fitness, age or health to start a yoga program. In order to properly address focused health issues, a yoga therapist will often utilize yoga "tools" such as: postures, breath regulation, meditative practices, visualizations, and relaxation techniques. The tools are particularly effective in helping individuals become physically stronger, improve sleep, manage stress, cope with anxiety and depression, increase energy levels, make lifestyle changes, and address negative thoughts and behaviours.

Seniors

This gentle yoga course focuses on encouraging stretching and body movement through basic postures. This course offers adapted postures and the use of props and other aids to allow all senior students to participate as they feel they are able.

Chair Yoga

Chair yoga is designed to allow almost anyone to participate in a very gentle and restorative form of Yoga. Increase flexibility, strength, balance and circulation. The benefits can be remarkable. Students have reported better sleep, increased mobility, reduced blood pressure, improved posture and the ability to relax deeply.

Gentle

This course is appropriate for absolute beginners, those students who enjoy a gentle practice or who are recovering from illness or injury. The gentle postures can be modified with props to minimize expenditure of energy. It is a deeply relaxing approach, which helps you to deal with the stress of being in transitional times.

Yoga for Better Backs

This class is recommended for people who want to do yoga and other activities but find these too painful. Common back problems are addressed by practicing a simple series of movements synchronized with the breath. Not appropriate for acute conditions. Pre-registration required..

Yoga Basics

This course is designed to introduce basic yoga concepts, postures and breathing techniques in a nurturing and supportive environment.

Open Class

This course focuses on a fuller expression of postures to develop strength, flexibility and a deeper understanding of the spirit of yoga. We welcome both ongoing students and beginners who are already physically active and encourage them to participate in the class according to their own comfort level.

Open Plus

An Open Class with additional posture options for greater endurance, strength and flexibility.

Children

This class is suitable for ages 5 to 11. Co-operative games, partner activities and themes are used to explore yoga poses, breathing exercises and relaxation in a fun and playful setting.

Ashtanga

This class is vigorous and previous experience in yoga is recommended The class is based on Ashtanga's traditional postures that links breath with movement in a powerful flowing sequence. It cultivates strength, flexibility, alignment, concentration and stamina.

Zumba Gold
and Yoga

"Ditch the workout and join the party". Zumba Gold is a fitness program designed to bring exciting Latin and International dance rhythms to the active older adult or the beginner participant. This fun, latin-inspired class combines motivating music with unique moves and simple, easy-to-follow combinations. It's great for the body, mind and spirit. The 45 minute cardio portion of the class will be followed by related yoga postures and a final relaxation. Please wear sneakers without deep treads

Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini yoga called "The Yoga of Awareness" is an active yoga which prepares the mind and body for higher states of consciousness and deeper states of Shuniya or silence. Parmatma will play the gong which supports the vibratory nature of the body and its thought processes helping to break up emotional patterning which no longer serves a more awakened consciousness.

Introduction to Meditation

Shamata Meditation is sometimes called Mindfulness Meditation or Calming Meditation. It is called Mindfulness Meditation because mindfulness is a main part of the technique. It is called Calming Meditation because calmness is one of the main results. Shamata meditation is about training ourselves to become more comfortable with and controlled in all aspects of our collection of body/mind components (thoughts, feelings, perceptions, intention and awareness) and learning to recognize the calmness, focus and clarity that is always available to us wherever we are.

Run 2 Yoga

This class combines cardio work with yoga. We begin the class with a short warm up. Then participants will divide into a speedy run group, a slower but steady run group or learn to run group for 30 minutes of cardio work. Guided routes around the town of Perth will be provided. All groups will meet back for deep running related yoga postures and a relaxation to prepare the body for the rest of the day.
This class will provide a supportive, safe, informative environment for those who want to balance their existing running routine or are interested in learning to run using a run/walk program.

Yoga Therapy

Yoga therapy tailors yoga to the specific needs of the individual. The individual does not need to meet any requirement of fitness, age or health to start a yoga program. In order to properly address focused health issues, a yoga therapist will often utilize yoga "tools" such as: postures, breath regulation, meditative practices, visualizations, and relaxation techniques. The tools are particularly effective in helping individuals become physically stronger, improve sleep, manage stress, cope with anxiety and depression, increase energy levels, make lifestyle changes, and address negative thoughts and behaviours.