Yoga

My classes bring together strong, alignment-based vinyasa with Buddhist teachings on mindfulness and compassion, following the OM Yoga method and tradition developed by my teacher, Cyndi Lee.

Expect to move, work hard, get sweaty and have some fun. We practise slowly enough to inhabit the poses and find clarity in the alignment, but with enough energy and challenge to keep things interesting. There's attention to detail, room for curiosity and always a dose of good humour.

The physical practice also gives us an opportunity to notice what happens in the mind. How do we respond when things become difficult? What happens when we lose our balance, get frustrated or find ourselves somewhere unfamiliar?

Yoga offers a place to explore these questions, not just to become stronger or more flexible, but to develop a little more awareness and compassion for ourselves and others.

Buddhist teachings on impermanence and interconnectedness run through the practice. They remind us that nothing stays quite as it is, and that how we relate to ourselves, to others and to the world around us matters as much as what happens on the mat.

At the end of our asana practice, we consider how the strength, balance and flexibility we've been cultivating in our bodies might also inform the way we interact with others, make decisions and conduct ourselves. We begin to recognise our habitual tendencies and explore how we might respond differently.