Summer Yoga Series: Foundations of Vinyasa Yoga

This January, join Laura for four Saturday mornings of vinyasa yoga at Riverdell in Gawler. If your week is a blur of desk time, looking after other people and a to-do list that never ends, this is one hour where your only job is to move and breath.

The classes are gentle by dynamic. You will build a little heat and feel your body working, without feeling like this is another thing to perfect. You will also learn modifications that help you adapt vinyasa to your body, so you can follow a class anywhere without worrying whether or not you’re doing it right.

Each class runs from 8am to 9am in the Sanctuary building at Riverdell Spiritual Centre in Gawler. At 9am you will be done and leave relaxes and ready for the rest of your weekend.

Is the Summer Yoga Series for you?

This series is for you if:

• You spend most of the week at a desk, looking after other people or racing the clock to get through a to-do list, and your body hardly gets a look in.

• You keep rereading the same email in your head at 9pm, and you'd like one hour to switch off an be guided through every breath and move.

• You've never done a downward dog, and you want a series to start with.

• You used to practise, and you want a way back in that isn't a big commitment.

• You've practised for years, but your wrists, shoulders or lower back complain by the tenth pose, and you want to revisit the foundations.

You don't need to be flexible or experienced. You will learn modifications that make the flow fit your body, so you can work at the level that suits you on the day.

If you are returning to yoga after an injury, please get in touch before you book so we can make sure the series is right for you.

How You’ll Feel

By the end of each class, you will feel:

• A little bit stronger

• A little less wound up

• Ready to enjoy your weekend

Over four weeks, you will build a steady, repeatable way of moving with your breath. By the end, you will know what a teacher means by "flow", and you will be able to follow a vinyasa class anywhere without watching the person in front of you. You will also know how to adjust the practice to suit your body, wherever you are practising, so you can roll out a mat at home and know where to start.

What the series includes

• Four one-hour vinyasa classes, each building on the one before

• Clear teaching on how to link breath and movement

• Modifications you can use to adapt vinyasa yoga to your body, whatever your experience or energy on the day

• A small, welcoming group of no more than 15, in a quiet setting among the Riverdell trees

• Bonus for the full series if you purchase before 30 November: one month of access to my Yoga at Home membership (1 to 31 January), so you can keep your practice going between Saturdays. If you are already a Yoga at Home member, a month will be added to your current membership.

Investment

• $90 for the full four-class series (includes one month of Yoga at Home membership)

• $30 drop in per class, subject to availability

Full series passes go on sale first. Any remaining places will then be available as drop ins, subject to availability. Booking the full series is the best value, and the best way to build the foundations, because each week builds on the last.

This series is limited to 15 people. Bookings are non-refundable.

What to bring

• Yoga mat (you are encouraged to bring your own, but mats can be provided if needed)

• Drink bottle

• Comfortable clothes you can move in

• All other props will be provided

TLDR (that’s too long didn’t read…)

What: Summer Yoga Series: Foundations of Vinyasa, four Saturday classes

Who: Busy people who want a gentle but dynamic way to get out of their head and into their body. Beginners and returning students are welcome.

When: Saturdays 2, 9, 16 and 30 January, 8-9am (no class on 23 January)

Where: Riverdell Spiritual Centre, 51 Clifford Rd, Hillier SA

What to bring: Drink bottle and comfortable clothes. Bring your own mat if you can, otherwise mats and props are provided.

Investment:

• Early bird - before 30 November: $90 for all four classes, plus one month of Yoga at Home membership.

• After 30 November: $100 for all four classes, Yoga at Home Membership not included.

• Drop in/casual classes: $30 per class subject to availability.

Limited to 15 people, no refunds, book early to avoid missing out.