Book now for live online classes and videos with a somatic approach. Beginners classes with Laura will start again soon.
Contact Amanda for details of upcoming courses and also for private one-to-one therapeutic yoga sessions.
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Beginners Introduction to Yoga
Date: Sundays: ongoing
Time: 9.30am – 10.30am
Venue: online
Important Notes: This course introduces the basics of yoga, including breath awareness and gentle warming up exercises, gradually leading to more challenging movements and poses. Classes always finish with relaxation.
Number of Places Available = 8
If you'd like to pay by BACS, please email laura.m.henry@outlook.com to request payment details.
New Student?- Please download and fill in a health form then send it in when booking any of the classes.
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Heaven and Earth yoga classes - Tuesday evenings
Date: Tuesdays: November 17th, 24th, December 1st, 8th 2020
Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm
Venue: online
Important Notes: If you're unable to make it to a live online class, recordings will be available.
This mini course is for students with some experience of yoga. Classes are slow flow style with a somatic approach, including asana, mindfulness meditation and relaxation.Number of Places Available = 4
If you'd like to pay by BACS, please email amanda@harrogateyoga.com to request payment details.
New Student?- Please download and fill in a health form then send it in when booking any of the classes.
This is what Justine Brooks says about the mini course experience: ‘I’ve been looking to deepen my yoga practice and learn new elements to bring into my personal practice for some time, so this short course was perfect for me. Amanda’s understanding of somatic processes, her breadth of training and experience is enormously impressive and she has much to impart for any yogi who wants to explore a deeper somatic awareness in their yoga practice. As a psychotherapist specialising in trauma, I find so much at so many levels in Amanda’s teachings and feel that this course has benefited me on a professional as well as a personal level.’
- PRIVATE SESSIONS and YOGA THERAPY
Venue: live online (at the moment)
Times: At mutual convenience
Amanda has many years experience in teaching a variety of individuals from ultra-fit professional footballers to people with health problems such as back pain, M.E. arthritis, Parkinson’s, anxiety, depression.
One-to-one or small private groups are by appointment.
Per 60 minute session:
1 person £50
2 people £55Per 90 minute session:
1 person £60
2 people £65CANCELLATIONS
if a session is cancelled less than 48 hours beforehand, the full amount will be due. Where sessions have been agreed at a specific time on a regular, weekly basis, then a retainer of half the cost of the session is payable up to 48 hours before the cancelled session, the full amount thereafter.
Harrogate Yoga Classes
Harrogate Yoga classes
At Harrogate Yoga there are courses available for all levels of ability – from beginners to advanced practitioners. Amanda and Laura ensure safe and effective teaching through running yoga courses, not drop-in classes. This system enables students to progress in a class with others at a similar level, and means Amanda and Laura get to know their students’ personalities, abilities and any health problems.
All classes begin with breath awareness and gentle warming-up exercises. Traditional asana, Sun Salutations and ‘vinyasa flow’ sequences are included according to level of experience or expertise. Classes always finish with relaxation and meditative practices. The ultimate aim of Amanda and Laura is for students to gain a greater sense of wellbeing.
Some of the classes at Harrogate Yoga are physically challenging. However Amanda believes that whilst adhering to the traditions and basic principles of yoga, it is always possible to make adaptations to suit individual capabilities and lifestyles. Her teaching is carefully modified to reflect this.
When coming to class, wear clothes you can move easily in and avoid eating for a couple of hours beforehand. If coming to Amanda’s or Laura’s yoga classes in Harrogate for the first time, please complete and submit a health form.
Venue and parking
Most classes take place in a beautiful yoga studio in Harrogate – overlooking the Stray – fully equipped with the best quality mats, props and accessories, so there’s no need to bring any yoga equipment. If coming by car, it is usually possible to park on Princes Villa Road or South Park Road (a parking disc may be required). Please avoid parking on the slip road on York Place.
What is Yoga?
Very simply, yoga can mean ‘union’ or ‘focusing of attention’ – depending on the tradition of origin. However, through the practice of yoga, we aim to integrate mind, body and spirit, fulfilling our potential for vibrant good health. This includes a strong, supple body, clear and calm mind.
There are many ways in which yoga can be practised. Most people in Western culture begin with postures – asana, and work with the breath – pranayama. When yoga begins in this way it is known as Hatha Yoga. Some well known forms of Hatha Yoga are Astanga Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Vinyasa Flow.
Amanda studied Astanga Vinysasa Yoga for some years: astanga meaning eight limbs, while vinyasa means ‘breath connecting movement’. Flowing movements synchronised with the breath are characteristic of ‘vinyasa,’ and also of Sun Salutations which are practised at the beginning of the Astanga series and in many of Amanda’s classes.
