CLASSES ARE BEING HELD IN PERSON AND ONLINE IN HYBRID FORM,  GIVING STUDENTS THE OPTION TO PRACTICE AT HOME OR WITH A GROUP

With hatha yoga classes and Somatic yoga offered morning and evening with varying levels of practice, Life Yoga aims to ensure there is a class for you.

If you are new to yoga and would like to try – all first lessons are FREE or PAY AS YOU FEEL. After that you are welcome to join a WEEKLY plan (1 class a week). Drop in is available if space is available.

MONDAYS

9.30am Hatha for All – 75 mins

10.50am Chair Yoga – 60 mins 

Both classes are at Banner Cross Methodist Church, Room 2 for Hatha and Room 3 for Chair (accessed via Blair Athol Road – stair free entry)

WEDNESDAYS

6pm – Dynamic Yoga – 60 mins in Room 3 at Banner Cross Methodist Church Hall, via Blair Athol Road entrance

7.30pm Hatha for All – 75mins at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Grove Road, Sheffield, S7

THURSDAYS

11am Gentle Somatic Yoga and Somatics – 60mins at Banner Cross Methodist Church Hall, Room 3 (access via Blair Athol Road)

Classes can be booked by emailing your contact details to zoe@life-yoga.co.uk or texting YOGA to 0791 225 7899.

PRICES

Having access to a practice that is beneficial to peace of mind is of paramount importance.  Life Yoga really wants to ensure that if you want to practice yoga that you can – whatever your circumstances.

CONCESSION RATES are available to people who are struggling with cost of living.

PRICE PLANS

WEEKLY PLAN – WEEKLY CLASSES FOR £8.50 PER CLASS

  • 1 class a week
  • Example cost – a 6 class term is £51/a 5 class term is £42.50
  • No option to roll over unused classes,  unless a class is cancelled by the teacher or unless agreed with the teacher
  • Switch missed classes to a different session

CHAIR YOGA CLASSES ARE £8 PER CLASS

DROP IN

Drop in, irregular classes from £10 per class subject to availability.

Prices for 1-1 sessions are listed on the One-One page here

Details of what the Hatha and Gentle Somatic Yoga lessons entail are below. For a more in depth discussion about Gentle Somatic Yoga see the Gentle Somatic Yoga page.

UNSURE WHICH CLASS TO CHOOSE?

All classes

Every class starts with a meditation on the physical,  breath and mind body in the present moment before the selected movements and postures are performed. Towards the end of class,  we practice pranayama (breath) before a meditation. We complete by meditation meditating and spending time with the physical,  breath and mind body,  so we can begin to learn and understand ourselves and our response to the world around us. 

Hatha Yoga – Mixed Level

Classes are aimed at all abilities and are taught mindfully, asking students to pay attention to how they experience a posture (somatically moving – Working with how a pose might FEEL rather than look).  Poses are often sequenced (linking postures that fit well together) so the body can fluidly drift between poses, allowing us to begin to meditate and go inwards, whilst ensuring are in control of their movements and practicing comfortably.  A key aim of Zoe’s ethos is to encourage individual students to gain a deep understanding and awareness of their own body’s ability and then to encourage practice with attentive curiosity. So that practice becomes your own, and you grow to be your own teacher.

Chair Yoga

Using chairs to sit and perform seated postures and chairs to assist with standing postures (if needed). Practicing with the same ethos as above.

Dynamic Yoga – Mixed Level to more experienced

These lessons offer a little more pace, strength or technique.  Again they are taught mindfully, asking students to pay attention to how they experience a posture (everyone has a different body – so why should a pose look the same?). Poses are often sequenced (linking postures that fit well together) so the body can fluidly drift between poses, allowing us to begin to meditate and go inwards, whilst ensuring are in control of their movements and practicing comfortably.  In these lessons we might practice arm balances, or headstands and there will always be alternative poses to practice, should you think a pose is not for you on that day.  There is never any pressure to do something that you do not want to do.  A key aim of Zoe’s ethos is to encourage individual students to gain a deep understanding and awareness of their own body’s ability and then to encourage practice with attentive curiosity. So that practice becomes your own, and you grow to be your own teacher.

Gentle Somatic Yoga and Somatics classes

Gentle Somatic Yoga is based on the work of James Knight,  a student of the Helena Criswell, wife of Thomas Hanna (Hanna Somatic Education).

These classes suit every ability and body (young/old, injured/healthy) and are very very relaxing.  They are mat based (usually lying down or on fronts or on our sides, occasionally standing and sometimes on knees).  The classes incorporate slow, mindful movements that amplify bodily awareness. The practitioner is aiming to self-correct and permanantly release persistent stress-based patterns from within their body (soma). Hanna Somatic Education aims to reprogramme muscles as participants work mindfully, focussing awareness on moving, sensing how muscles being used, in order to gain control of muscles and therefore freedom of movement.  Students practice small repetitive movements and then relax, allowing the body and mind to absorb the fruits of their work.  The benefits of these classes is they can help with symptoms of chronic lower back pain, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, hip pain, poor posture amongst other problems. You might find the classes similar in nature to other forms of movement such as Feldenkrais…. Thomas Hanna and Moshe Feldenkrais were colleagues.

General notes about yoga practice

  • Please let the teacher know beforehand of any injuries or physical conditions you may have, so that advice can  be given to you, or to allow adjustments to the class plan, if necessary.  It has happened that a class has been changed to suit the participants on the day.  Zoe likes to listen!
  • Always work to your own abilities.  The wisdom of inner listening is always key.  Everyone comes to class with different bodies (range of movement as well as conditions and abilities).
  • Do not to eat for a couple of hours before coming to class.  If you need to eat, then a small snack such as fruit is fine.
  • Wear comfortable clothing that you can move around freely in and that will give you warmth. Layering is always nice.
  • Bring a yoga mat if you have one and any props (cushions or blocks – to make things more comfortable).  Please bring a blanket too.

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One to One Classes

Why not try a bespoke, tailored class, with one to one attention in the comfort of your own home?  Please contact me for details.  The benefits of working one to one is that we can target specific areas that you wish to improve on in a class devoted just to you.  I can also accommodate people at my own premises.  Please contact me for a price.  Block booked prices are charged at a reduced rate.

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