Backbend, Heart & Shoulder opening / Activate Anahata Chakra & Visuddha Chakra
Mandala Vinyasa is demanding and challenging dynamic flow that incorporates fun inversions. You can expect to strengthen muscles you have never knew existed and leave feeling like you’ve really worked your body. As well as helping to release toxins this style of yoga can help to increase flexibility and improve the circulation of blood, water and energy.
The Air element practice includes intelligently sequenced Asana (physical yoga pose sequence) that will focus on the heart (Anahatha) and throat (Visuddha) chakra to release blockages in these energy channels. You will learn poses that can help to balance these Chakras.
Air element Mandala vinyasa is especially beneficial if you’re working on deepening your backbend practice as it focuses on opening up the front of the body. Emotionally and mentally, if you are feeling disconnected, fragile, hurt, shut down or unable to communicate clearly about your feeling and thoughts, this workshop may help you release such blockages and invite the kindness, compassion and forgiveness to reconnect to yourself and universe to feel oneness, reunion and welcome.
This three hours yoga workshop will cover Asana (including Yin and vinyasa) Pranayama (breath technique), Yoga Philosophy, Theory and it is great opportunity to learn Sanskrit (primary liturgical language).
About Anahata and Visuddha Chakra
Anahatha chakra is located on the centre of the chest related to the relationship – Ability to Love, inner peace, forgiveness, compassion, ability to self-control, acceptance of oneself. When it is imbalance, it can cause Heart and Breathing disorder, chest pain, high blood pressure, passivity, immune system problems, muscular tension and sadly heart and breast cancer.
Visuddha chakra is based on the throat region related to the relationship – ability to communicate, learning to express oneself and one’s beliefs (truthful expression), ability to trust, loyalty, organization and planning. When it is imbalance, it can cause thyroid imbalance, swollen glands, fevers and flu, infections, problem on mouth, jaw, tongue, neck and shoulders. Hyperactivity, Hormonal disorder such as PMS, mood swing, bloating and menopause.
£30
Rocket Yoga, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Through yoga, Saori aims to teach an appreciation of our present state of being, a mindfulness to help counteract the stresses of daily life. Her approach is rooted in the balance of Yin and Yang. Her Yin and Restorative classes encourage inner awareness and self acceptance, while her Yang practices are strong, dynamic and challenging. Students are consistently encouraged to challenge their own physical and emotional boundaries, within a nurturing and non-competitive environment.
Each class is guided with breathing techniques (pranayama), physical (asana) practice and deep relaxation through Savasana. Inviting purity into the body and mind, Saori shares her knowledge to remove attachments (thoughts and fears that may bring negative energy) and instead encourages positive vision, kindness and love, by understanding and accepting the true self.
Saori began practicing yoga in 2002 when she first moved from Japan to London and since then she has had a committed practice and studied widely. Her trainings include a 200-hour with Yoga London, a 500-hour with Yoga People (Rocket and Mandala Vinyasa Yoga) and further advanced trainings with Maty Ezraty, Edward Clark (Tripsichore), Uma Dinsmore-Tuli (Pregnancy Yoga), Murielle Burellier & Sebastian Puchelle & Bernie Clark (Yin Yoga), Anna Ashby (Restorative Yoga), David Swenson (Ashtanga).
Through her studies, she has developed a deep understanding of yoga history, philosophy, theory, chakras and CTM, in relation to the body and mind and wellbeing. She is also a certified Ayurveda Yoga Massage therapist.
