Yoga Instructors
Jo Ann Firestone
Silver Yogis - Yoga for Healthy Ageing. Beginners Class for Adults 50+
Balance Strength Flexibility
Monday| 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Classes running indefinitely.
Wednesday | 5:15pm - 6:15pm - Classes running indefinitely.
You don't have to be a twenty-something in stretched lycra to benefit from yoga. Increasing numbers of middle aged people are discovering the benefits of the ancient practice.
These benefits are being increasingly proven by science – and arguably, those who stand to gain the most from yoga's advantages are the over-fifties.
The pose or asana element of a yoga practice focuses on strength, flexibility and balance, all three of which are important for physical well being in the later stages of life. The aim of Silver Yogis is to improve our level of strength, flexibility and balance by learning how to achieve an asana with the use of props, such as a chair, a foam block or a strap. Sometimes we'll use more than one!! This type of yoga practice helps to keep our bodies safe and it allows us to move towards the traditional asana.
Contact: Jo Ann Firestone
Phone: 027 208 0468
Website: www.silveryogis.co.nz
Email: nzsilveryogis@gmail.com
Rosie Holland
Iyengar Yoga - JI Level 3
Thursday | 9:30 - 11:00 am
Open to all students of Iyengar Yoga.
Contact: Rosie Holland
Phone: 0274995823
Email: yogarosie@gmail.com
Yoga for every body with Hella Bauer
Monday | 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Yoga is a wonderful way to increase physical, mental and emotional well being, yet it’s difficult to get on the mat without regular input or shared practice.
Hella has been a student of Iyengar yoga since 1997, and started attending workshops in early 2000s - day, weekend, four-day and week long workshops, culminating in an 8-week intensive teacher training and 3 weeks teacher development in 2017. Once or twice a year she attends 7-day intensive Iyengar yoga workshops with Senior Iyengar teachers - those workshops are an essential part of her life and practice.
Based on her decades of yoga experience she designs a focused and balanced sequence for each class, using props to allow for access and correct alignment irrespective of personal limitations. Classes are Mondays 5.30 - 7 pm, $20 per session.
Contact Hella on hellabauer@icloud.com if you have any questions.