May/June Newsletter

FREE Community Class on Sunday (along with the Balmoral Burn)

Our next Community Yoga Class is on this Sunday morning, 27th May at 8-9am at Balmoral Beach near the Rotunda. Please join us!

As the Balmoral Burn is on later the same morning, we advise you get there a little earlier to secure a park or leave your car at home and enjoy a walk to Balmoral.

All you need to bring is a yoga mat and/or towel and it may be wise to bring a bottle of water too. Wear layers for breeze or sun protection.

The teacher this month is Jackie Engelmann and the class will be suitable for all levels of yoga experience and great as a warm up for the Balmoral Burn.

If it’s been raining please check back here for an update, as the class won't go ahead if the ground is too wet.

Term 2 is half way through … but it’s not too late to enrol!

Term 2 classes conclude on 30th June, book now for a 5-class pass; casual attendance is also possible.

Please contact the teacher to check that there is space in the class before attending.

Click here to view our timetable and teacher contact details

What’s New?

The Power of Peace: Glenda is offering you the chance to escape the Sydney winter and join her for a fabulous yoga retreat in Fiji? August 19-25, early bird price ends 15th June. Please contact Glenda for enquiries and bookings.

Mum & Yogi Baby: Post natal yoga ~ Helen Scard, our Pre Natal yoga teacher has a wonderful class for Mothers and their babies starting 30 May. Click here for details.

Workshops and Upcoming Events

Please click on the workshop name for details

Yoga for Stress Relief on 2.30 – 5pm, Sun 27th May with Helen Scard

Gentle Yin Yoga on 2.30 – 5pm, Sun 3rd June with Glenda Ford (full - but no waitlist yet)

The Complete Rites on 10.30 – 5.30pm, Sun 10th June with Anne Lewis

Yin Yoga on 2.30 – 5pm, Sun 17th June with Glenda Ford (waitlist)

Yoga for Stress Relief on 2.30 – 5pm, Sun 24th June with Helen Scard

Gentle Yin Yoga

It's perfect timing for a gentle Yin Yoga practice! With the Sun in Taurus and Full Moon in Scorpio ... a wonderful opportunity to surrender to the sensual nature of Taurus and Scorpio's capacity to perceive deeply and let go ...

When: Sunday 6th May
Time: 2.30 to 5pm
Where: Mosman Yoga Co-op studios
Fee: $35
For more information click here

Bookings essential as there are only 2 spaces left
Please contact Glenda on 0411 272 272 or glenda@oam.com.au

Pre & Post Natal Yoga

Many people who begin a yoga practice, often lament that they wish they had begun Yoga earlier in life. Perhaps they don't actually think as early as 'in the womb' but today many un-born babies are receiving the benefits of their mother's practice. Yogi Bhajan says "What a child learns in the womb cannot be learnt on Earth". Helen Scard's popular, prenatal 'yoga of birth' classes @ Mosman Yoga C-Op continues into Term 2 beginning on Thursday, April 26th from 7pm - 8.15pm. The classes are designed to be gentle and safe during this time of transition from maiden to mother. As baby grows, yoga tones the body, prepares the birthing muscles aswell as teaching valuable relaxation skills, deep breathing and meditation for birth. After your baby is born you can return to yoga from as early as six weeks with your baby for Mum & Yogi baby post-natal classes. Continuing to practice yoga with your newborn baby up to six months of age (non-mobile) gives both Mum and baby a time to practice yoga together. The classes provide much needed calm, toning pelvic floor muscles, stretching the spine, releasing tight shoulders. Playing with your baby stimulates baby's body, basic motor skills and vision. Mum & Yogi baby classes begin on Wednesday, May 2, 12 noon til 1pm.

Mosman Yoga Co-Op offers: Free parking, level access, beautiful rooms. Bookings are essential for both classes. Helen Scard 0414 949 546 or info@yogabhoga.com.au

The Swimmers' Breath ...

If you like to swim for pleasure or sport and are interested in improving the efficiency of your swimming technique, then we’d love you to join our inaugural Swimmers’ Breath Workshop.

Breathing comes naturally to us and its one thing that we diligently practice (up to 20,000 times) every day. However many of us develop poor or unconscious breathing patterns that under-utilises the potential of a full and vibrant breath.

Breathing (both exhaling and inhaling) is critical in maintaining the appropriate level of oxygen for energy, keeping the correct pH levels in our body and maintaining the correct carbon dioxide level for bodily functions. To swim efficiently you need to breathe properly and by improving your breathing technique, you may well be able to swim faster!

The ancient practice of Yoga, teaches fundamental techniques to bring awareness and strength to the breath. During our Swimmers’ Breath Workshop we draw from the ancient wisdom of yoga and current insights from sport science to provide you with the tools to develop a strong and efficient swimming breath.

When: Sunday the 25^th of March

Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm

Where: Mosman Yoga Co-op

Cost: $35

Book in quickly as the workshop is limited to 14 participants. Contact Glenda on glenda@oam.com.au or 0411 272 272

Facilitators: John Wynberg: Masters Level 1 Swimming Coach & Glenda Ford: Sport Therapist & Yoga Teacher

Introduction to Yin Yoga

This Sunday, Glenda is offering the first of her new, 'Introduction to Yin Yoga' classes. Ideal for students with no prior Yin Yoga experience or those whose joints need a little extra care and support.

The practice of Yin Yoga provides a much needed balance to our active (yang oriented) lives and maturing bodies. It encourages a quiet, deep felt connection to 'being' and unlocks flexibility in your connective tissues and joints.

During this 2.5 hr class, postures are held for 3 to 5 minutes (not the usual 3 to 5 breaths) initially utilising props for support then gradually reducing or removing them to allow a deeper stretch. This restorative style of yin practice ensures a gentle transition into the postures. It also promotes patience, quiet introspection and our capacity to 'observe' without reacting.

Please join me to explore a new way to feel light, graceful and at ease in your body.

When: Sunday, 4th March Time: 2.30 to 5pm Cost: $35
Where: Mosman Yoga Co-op Studio, Cnr Best Ave & Suakin Dr. Georges Heights

Bookings are required ...
Please contact Glenda on 0411 272 272 or glenda@oam.com.au

Free Community class is on today

Our free yoga class at Balmoral Beach is on today, Sunday 26th Feb. 8 to 9am
Please bring your yoga mat, a towel and perhaps a bottle of water.
The teacher today will be Lucy, hope to see you there!

Embracing the Divine Feminine

There is still space for you to join us tonight for an evening of yoga and meditation to nurture, restore and inspire your inner Goddess!

We are currently in the dark phase of the moon, when women are more intuitively aware of their their deepest callings and longings of the heart. This is a perfect time to gather with your sisters, just as women have been doing for thousands of years, to honour and support each other in our roles as caretakers, healers, teachers and artists. Together we will create a sacred space to celebrate the mysteries of life and embrace the divine creative energy that awakens our feminine consciousness.

I encourage a personal, creative approach to yoga, inspiring a connection to the wisdom that lies within: guiding you to move in a way that is nurturing to your bodies and true to your need.

If your divine self is hearing the call ... I'd love for you the join us. This class is suitable for all levels of yoga experience.

Please contact me: Glenda: on 0411 272 272 or glenda@oam.com.au

Time: 7 to 9pm
Cost:$25
Where: Mosman Yoga Co-op