HATHA YOGA FOR EVERYBODY- 8 week course

Mondays, 9.30-11am February 1 – March 29 (8 weeks) excludes 8 March Labor Day

Wednesdays, 9.30-11am February 3- March 31 (9 weeks)

Wednesdays, 7.30-9pm February 3 – March 31 (9 weeks)

Classes will include Yoga asana (postures), Yoga nidra (guided deep relaxation), pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation, ending with peace chants where we can offer the benefits of our practice out into the world.

Classes will be held online and in person at the Woodend Neighbourhood House – you will have the option to be seen and heard by Chitra and other participants via video (or not if you prefer) and Chitra will be able to address issues and questions during the class.

“Doors” will open at 7.15 if you want to arrive early for a chat.

Cost:  $160/ $145 concession

Optional attendance at additional online Hatha Yoga classes on Wednesday nights (Multi-level Hatha Yoga)  and/or Sunday mornings (Gentle Hatha Yoga) in included in your Continuing Hatha Yoga course fee – details and links to these classes will be provided with your booking).

Accessing the class: once you have booked for the course via the Woodend Neighbourhood House, you will receive your zoom booking link and instructions on how to access classes.

What it is all about?

Relax, recharge and renew with Yoga! Learn and practice a variety of Yoga techniques designed to help us de-stress, bring balance and good health to all our bodily systems and bring peace and calm to the mind.

Classes are in the Integral Yoga style – a very versatile approach to Yoga that is accessible to everybody and focuses on letting go of competition and ensuring that everyone can feel comfortable to practice in a way that honours their body and suites their personal needs. Classes are suitable for both beginners and seasoned Yoga practitioners.

What will we cover?

Classes will include instruction and practice in:

• Yoga postures to encourage the body through its full range of natural movement, build flexibility and strength and help to balance and bring good health to all our bodily systems
• Guided deep relaxation to invite body and mind to profoundly relax, recharge and heal
• Yoga breathing and meditation techniques to help us energize, cleanse and harmonize all levels of our being and bring peace and calm to the mind.

Chitra will offer a wide range of options for how to practice each technique, encouraging everyone to be in the moment, to honour their own bodies and have fun!

Who will be teaching?

Chitra Stern has been teaching Yoga since 1989, in Australia, India and the USA. She has trained with the Gita School of Yoga in Melbourne and with Integral Yoga in the USA, and is certified to teach Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced and Pre-natal/post partum Integral Yoga Hatha classes. She has also completed Integral Yoga Stress Management Teacher Training and has trained with Amy Weintraub, completing level 1 and 2 Yoga for Depression teacher trainings. Chitra is also a Level 1 Integral Yoga teacher trainer. Her focus in Yoga is on opening to our natural inner peace, freedom and joy by letting go of competition, accepting and enjoying ourselves as we are, being present in the moment and having fun!