A Spring Backbend Workshop delivered with Ayurvedic seasonal wisdom

10-1pm Sunday November 11th at Therapy Works

Join Liz Bennett as we awaken our bodies into the joyful expression of Spring.

We’ll explore the anatomical safety  and technique pointers to really help you bring deeper strength and purpose to your back-bending postures, for all levels of experience.

Our daily life, the  cold of winter, too long sitting at a desk.. shake it all off and open your shoulders, spine and your heart with us!

A juicy 1.5 hour practice to lift and open- backbends are our favourites!

We’ll serve a delicious Ayurvedic snack and gather after our practice to discuss Ayurvedic elements and constitutional assessment, share Spring Ayurvedic lifestyle principles for each body type/constitution and provide you with some recipes and shopping lists to take home for your new, more balanced relationship to nourishment in awareness of nature.

$90 per person.Bookings essential: liz@yogaessentia.com.au  or call 0405543263

Workshop held at Therapy Works, 367 Barrenjoey Road Newport Beach.

Our yoga classes will be running as usual this Monday.

Iyengar Yoga at the special time of 9:15am with Franziska.

Physio Flow 6pm with Liz

Wishing you all a lovely, deeply restful long weekend.

Discover the benefits of seasonal postures and ayurvedic routines for health and wellbeing.
Learn how inversions can help your physiology, improve digestion and immunity and calm your state of mind for better sleep.

1:30 – 2:15pm
Learn about the physiological effects of shoulder stand, headstand and viparita karani.
Learn how and why inverted postures can help your breathing, digestion and immunity and state of mind.
Learn how to practice shoulder stand for a sound night’s sleep.

2:15 – 3:45pm
1.5 hour Yoga class.

Let senior teachers Liz and Valli guide you through a flowing vinyasa sequence to prepare your for new possibilities in your inversion practice.
Increase your understanding, strength and balance through an exploration of the anatomical principles which make your inversions safer and more effective.
With strong foundations in alignment and breath you will progress with confidence from supported toward unsupported postures including shoulder stand and headstand.

Suitable for all levels of experience with inversion poses.

3:45 – 5pm
Share an Ayurvedic afternoon tea

Discussion: Self-care for Autumn- Winter
Simple and seasonal Ayurvedic routines and recipes that enhance life from your home, your kitchen and your mat.
Learn specific daily and nightly practices for the seasons through the Yogic and Ayurvedic traditions.
After identifying your ayurvedic body-mind constitution, you will learn:
Morning and evening self-care specific to your constitution
Daily habits for better digestion, sleep, physical and mental wellbeing

5 – 5:30pm
We will complete our workshop with yoga nidra for deep weekend relaxation.

Therapy Works: Upstairs @ 367 Barrenjoey Rd Newport
$95 Includes an Ayurvedic afternoon tea, workshop handouts and recipes.

Bookings essential.

Liz Bennett 0405 543253 : liz@yogaessentia.com.au
Valli Simpson 0417 400612 : valli@eastviewyoga.com.au

Drop in for practice on Anzac Day at 9:30 – 10:15am.

This is the only class to be held at Yoga Essentia tomorrow.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Do you want to teach yoga? Is this the year for a life changing training?

Our weekend intensive modules are based at Therapy Works from July 2018 – January 2019
with a 2 week Bali Immersion in September.
Accredited with Yoga Australia as a Level 1 350 hour yoga teacher training.
The weekend intensives can be attended as stand alone trainings for those doing the course to deeper their personal practice.
The Bali Immersion can also be attended as a 150 hour training.

Not sure how to make it happen? We’ll do our best to make the course flexible to your needs.

Come along to an information session and free yoga class at 9am on Sunday May 20th at Therapy Works
Upstairs at 367 Barrenjoey Road Newport Beach.
Email liz@yogaessentia or book with Therapy Works reception on 99995544.
Download your course outline PDF.

Wishing you a mellow, relaxing Easter.
It’s a great time to stay home and enjoy the beautiful beaches and local environments we have around us everyday but don’t always have time to be energetically within.
If the sunrise and sunsets are anything as beautiful as they have been this week, then we are in for a treat.

We have a reduced timetable over Easter.

Our Sunrise Class will run as usual on Good Friday morning at the easy time of 7:00 – 8:00 am.
Easter Monday Vinyasa Flow with Liz will be on at 6:00 – 7:10 pm

There will be no Hatha Flow class on Thursday evening at 5:30pm.
There will be no Iyengar class on Monday morning at 10am or Dynamic Vinyasa yoga Monday evening at 7:30pm.

Classes over January

Enjoy your time out and do some yoga everyday.
Some quiet deep breathing, a yoga nidra, a sun salutation sequence can all change the quality you bring to your own experience. Play and practice your yoga,for being in connection with ourselves is our natural state.

Mondays

10am Iyengar Yoga with Fransiska resumes 22nd January
3:45/ 4:30pm Kids Yoga with Liz resumes February 5th
6pm Physio Flow with Liz resumed 8th January
7:30pm Dynamic Flow ( Astanga) with Debbie resumes 15th January

Tuesdays

6:30am Strengthen and Stretch with Valli resumes 23rd January
10am Gentle Yoga with Donna resumed 9th January
6pm Sukha Bike Yoga with Liz resumed 9th January
7:15pm Mens Flexibility and Strength resumes 23rd January

Wednesdays
6:30am Sunrise Yoga with Debbie resumes 17th January
9:30am Ageless Yoga with Liz resumed 10th January

Thursdays

9:30 Seasonal Hatha with Katie resumed 11th January

Fridays

7 am Sunrise Yoga with Liz resumes 19th January