Laguna Yoga Academy
At Laguna Health and Spa we take your health and fitness personally and have recognised the demand to offer a variety of different methods of exercising.
With our resident Yoga instructor Louis Sidnell we have introduced The Laguna Yoga Academy which offers an array of services from group Astanga Yoga classes to individual 1:1 personal training. (Non members welcome)
Astanga Vinyasa
Astanga Vinyasa Yoga is a energetic, flowing yoga practice that consists of a series of linked postures. This dynamic form of yoga will increase range of motion, flexibility, improve muscle tone and develop stamina.
There are various styles of yoga which offer different approaches. Some are more athletic while others emphasize stress reduction and physical rehabilitation.
Astanga yoga (also spelled Ashtanga) is a dynamic flowing form of yoga; it is a choreographed sequence linking the breath with movement. This intelligent system brings many health benefits increasing balance devolving flexibility and range of motion while re-aligning the skeletal structure. This form was developed by Pattabhi Jois from Mysore in southern India.
Astanga yoga differs from all other schools in that you deliberately heat the body first. The theory is that warmed muscles can stretch further and with more ease. You also learn a breathing or pranic technique called ujjayi breathing. In other forms of yoga, this is taught and used only when the body needs help in releasing into a posture. It is a calming, cleansing breath that is said to confer more benefits than the postures themselves.
A class begins with two versions of the sun salutations. There are a series of postures linked dynamically and designed to warm the body up. You then work your way through the 55 postures in what is called the Primary series. For beginners, following a set sequence and not having to create your own program frees you to concentrate on the breathing and the deeper aspects of your yoga.
Louis Sidnell
For more information please contact The Laguna Health and Spa on
02920 11 11 10.
