Yoga Morning

Saturday Yoga IntensiveAt Ananda Sanga

When: Saturday:13 Feb 2010 Start: 9.00am to 11.30am

CORE WORK Yoga

It will be New Moon time this Saturday/Sunday. New Moon is a time to set goals, to go inward, to become more grounded. It is a time to cultivate ‘what we want more of’ in our lives; more love, more joy, greater abundance, greater peace, better health……

Get rid of those spare middle tyres? Let’s go!

In this Intensive 2½ hour class we will:
• Be going into the deep core muscles – abdominals & stabilisers
• Incorporate a new Moon Salutation vinyasa (flow) for core strength
• Be using the breath to strengthen the abs
• End the class with an Inner work meditation in Savasana
• Commune together with tea & muffins afterwards- hope you can make it.

Please book soon - for Intermediate Yogis and Courageous beginners

Wednesday Talks at Ananda Sanga

Tonight is the September 09 Talk. It is on Ayurveda - just the introduction as we will follow it with a workshop on October the 10th.

The five elements that make up everything are combined in different ratios in us too. Our mind/body type is dependant on these ratios, and once we know this info we can adapt and adjust our lives accordingly. We then live in harmony and balance, much happier and healthier.

Perhaps a few changes to diet, exercise and lifestyle can make all the difference even if you seem to be following a 'healthy' regime now.

Why not join us - to learn more !

Yoga Teaching

I have been teaching yoga since before 1987. First it started when my teacher of many years, mentored me into assisting her teach her regular weekly classes, then sometimes standing in for her, then starting my own small class ... all this while still working full-time as an Analytical Chemist for the CSIR in Durban, South Africa.

After much further yoga reading, training and experience I eventually gave up my career as research chemist, moved to the beautiful Western Cape to a small village called Somerset West, in 1991. Here Martin (husband) & I opened a small healing centre then known as Essentially for Health, which encompassed our Yoga school called Ananda Sanga (named by 2 great teachers from the USA). We offered massage, reflexology, aromatherapy (all by Sarah); nutritional councelling; lifestyle education; meditation and of course I taught yoga classes.

By 1996 we required larger premises and built the existing Ananda Sanga with an octagonal shaped yoga room, and some smaller rooms and buildings. Joined by 3 other teachers yoga classes were offered 2 or 3 times a day. These included specialised children's classes, senior citizen classes, and private yoga therapy. Sarah had returned to England by this stage so it was only Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda on offer.

Since then 100's of people have trodden the path up to the beautiful octagonal room, their lives changed by yoga, for the better.