Join us for the group classes at two wonderful studios:
* the biggest in Poway CA, ample and cozy
Affirmations Yoga Studio
* a new and innovative studio in the heart of Hillcrest
Yoga Oasis
The regular class is 1 hour 15 minutes long.
For prices and schedules please go to the studio web page.
For general teaching schedule of Being Yoga San Diego
“… Yana has a rare gift of extending (through her way of teaching) divinity and healing into one's being. Yana imparts to her yoga student faith that our body may be restored and renewed. After only 4 months, at 58 years old, my body is becoming stronger and my soul is getting restored from a lifetime of fears.”
Patricia Donovan, Poway California
What does your body do to keep you functioning? What do you do to keep it healthy? These and many other questions will be answered in this class. Here you will NOT find any common yoga style, any typical sequence of asanas or chanting. But you WILL find out what happens in your body when you do yoga; how your body parts interact as you move and breathe; how yoga affects your everyday life. The goal here is not a perfect asana, but the essential steps that gradually lead you to enjoy the grace of your body at the level where it is now. You will find your own comfortable challenge. You will learn how to breathe properly and activate all your body systems. Come ready to discover new muscles and tissues in your body, to move and to breathe, to learn and to feel, to listen and to be aware. This is Yoga from the practical perspective of your physical body.
If you are totally new to yoga, this is a perfect starting point. If your former encounter with yoga wasn’t successful, this would be the right class to get that trust back. If you want to return to your regular yoga practice after a long break, this is where you can safely restart. We will go from scratch, joint by joint, to prepare your body head to toe for the common yoga asanas. In this step by step body opening process you will gain strength and flexibility that will allow you to safely enjoy sequences and flows of a more advanced yoga class.You will learn how to breathe properly to take in more oxygen and utilize it better. You will learn how to sit properly, opening your hips to actually be comfortable in a basic cross legged sitting pose. We will address common consequences of a sedentary life style, such as shoulders and lower back stiffness, poor blood circulation and stress.
In this class you go beyond your skin and muscles, to discover that part of your Being you forgot you had or did not dare to meet. With the help of numerous breathing techniques, you become capable of centering and quieting your mind. And that’s when a real transformation begins! The combination of physical movement and yogic breath makes your inner energy flow and vibrate. With no mind chatter on the way, you become able to follow that beautiful subtle process, fully aware of how it affects your inner feelings and sensations.You keep your eyes closed almost all the time, because you don’t need them. You start feeling your posture inside out, with every breath and every cell. That inner “vision” changes your whole perspective of the yogic asanas. It changes the way you see your body. It changes your relationship with your Self, uncovering the beauty of your silent mind.
It is necessary, every once in a while, to get back to your mentor to touch the base, reaffirm your knowledge and get wiser understanding of your process. In a same way, it is necessary to get back to the wall from time to time, to check your alignment, to open your joints and to release the accumulated stress with the support of the wall. There are numerous ways to use the wall to open certain parts of the body, in preparation for more advanced or even common yoga asanas, such as Downward Facing Dog or variations of Warrior. Not every class is dedicated to the wall. We do it from time to time, as an overall check up or to work with a concrete body part.
This is an in depth journey into the world of breath. The basics of yogic breath, as well as different techniques are put in practice here. This is a class where a detailed explanation of benefits of a proper breathing is interlaced with a hands-on practice and exploration. We discuss the pros of deep diaphragmatic breathing, as it is opposed to shallow breathing.We learn how to use this powerful tool to relax, concentrate, energize, decompress and reinforce our immunity. Every regular class starts with 15 minutes of breathing. But the entire class can also be dedicated to the technical and practical magic of breath.
For more information email us or call 619.851.0507
