Join me for Yoga

Mindful Mondays -Hatha Yoga -

Get your week off to a great start with yoga!

This class is for anyone looking to energise, stretch and strengthen.

Learn and progress your yoga poses (asanas) and develop strength of body and mind.

These are slow-flowing classes include breath work and an invitation to personal exploration, in a friendly and supportive environment.

Open to beginners and anyone wanting to revisit and consolidate their yoga asana foundations, as well as anyone looking for a mindful start to their week.

NEW TERM DATES: MON 4th NOV – MON 16th DEC

NO CLASS ON 18th NOV

Mondays 9:15am – 10: 15am

Market Hill Rooms, Fish Hill, Royston SG8 9DW

Parking is available near the venue.

£72.00 block of 6 classes

£60.00 block of 6 classes (Concession)

DROP IN: £10 Concession / £15 standard

Concession rate: option available for students, OAP, jobseekers, NHS staff, teachers or if you currently have limited means and would like to join

ONE TO ONE YOGA

What is 1:1 yoga and what are its benefits?

There are many benefits of learning yoga one to one: maybe you are too busy to attend group classes, need some inspiration or would like to practice in the comfort of your own home.

My experience with yoga both as a student and teacher amount to 13 years. These rich encounters throughout my yoga life amount to knowledge and varied experience that can help you reduce stress, manage anxiety, increase confidence, learn to meditate, gain strength…

In my 1:1 yoga program, I devise a bespoke program for you, where you reap the benefits of a more targeted approach.

What to expect :

75 minutes of my full, undivided attention
An initial assessment to create a plan
Feel heard and offered compassionate ways/approach to serve your needs
A bespoke programme to serve you goals, e.g. stress management
Have my whole, undivided attention which allows for space to discuss your individual needs, to find new, healthy ways to work with your body & your mind
Every session is equipped with tools for you to do at home, so you can apply these techniques into your life straight away
A nourishing, guided relaxation to complete each session, a fundamental part of the healing and integrating process
Tailored breathing exercises
Discount when booking 4 – 6 sessions

Fancy a chat to find out if this is for you? Drop me an email: [email protected]

friday feel good - gentle hatha yoga

NEW TERM DATES: FRI 8th NOV – FRI 13th DEC

Break away from the busyness of life, feel brighter and lighter ahead of the weekend!

In this class we enjoy a good stretch, moving mindfully through a variety of postures (seated, standing, and supine poses) and relaxation.

It’s Friday Feel Good yoga- we turn our attention to the present, calming and quieting the mind in this gentle and nourishing practice.

FRIDAYS 9:30 – 10:45am

ROYSTON COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH CENTRE STUDIO

Standard £70.50 ( 6 CLASSES) Concession: £65.50

Drop-in: £13, Concession £10

SUITABLE FOR ALL ABILITIES

hatha yoga - BEGINNERS & beyond

This class is for anyone who:

-have recently started their Yoga journey

– is looking to review the fundamental teachings of Yoga

– would like to reconnect with their bodies, after a prolonged time away from the mat.

During these classes we revisit the foundations of a well- rounded Yoga practice, inspired by the traditional Yoga lineage, Sivananda Yoga.

These classes are designed with the intention to support you in discovering your own connection to your body, breath and mind, as well as supporting you in developing flexibility, stability and gradually building strength, through the practice of asanas (poses), breathing exercises and meditation.

DATES: 7th NOV – 19th DEC

Thursdays from 6:15- 7:15pm, £75

Venue: Royston Methodist Church Hall

Queens Rd, Royston SG8 7AU

EVERYONE WELCOME

Tuesday Yoga - Move, Breathe, Meditate ONLINE

Join me from home to bring more balance to your day and week.

This class integrates gentle movement asana (poses), pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation.

All these elements combined create a powerful recipe to enhance a sense of inner peace, calm, clarity and an overall relaxation and a soothing of the body and mind.

This class will also help you get ready for a good night’s sleep as we work gently on releasing tension in the body.

Suitable for all levels.

NEW TERM DATES: NOV 5th – DEC 10th

Tuesdays from 7:30- 8: 30pm

£60 block of 6 classes

£55 block of 6 classes (concession)

£8 Drop in

Online via Zoom

Concession rate: option available for students, OAP, jobseekers, NHS staff, teaching staff or if you currently have limited means and would like to join.

Yin and Restorative Yoga

Did you know that when we’re relaxed we can’t be anxious?

The antidote to stress is relaxation. To relax is to rest deeply.

These classes are designed to provide you a time to reset your nervous system and give your immune system a boost.

Open to everyone, this class would particularly suit those with stressful jobs or a stressful day to day life and those who would like to make some time to recharge. It is a practice for us all, since in our daily lives, we are all over stimulated.

During these classes we carefully merge a yin and restorative yoga sequence, ending with a nourishing savasana (relaxation).

This powerful combination of both yin and restorative yoga allows you to completely relax and surrender the body and mind. A yin yoga practice helps you to access the deeper layers of the body. The poses works on releasing constrictions in the connective tissue, ligaments, and tendons that support the joints.

It also stimulates and opens the energy meridians of the subtle body. Through this stimulation, a more balanced flow of chi (vital life force) is created, supporting the body’s vibrancy and physiology as well as the enhancement of mental and emotional balance & well-being.

With restorative yoga, we relax into the stretch or posture with the aid of props so we really can let go of tension and focus on our breath. This practice stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (our ‘rest and digest’) which undoes the stress response in our bodies.

This class provides a chance to open up to develop connection with our bodies, our minds, our breath and dis-identify with thoughts. This allows us to develop pratyahara, a practice stated in the sage Patanjali’s ‘Eight Limbs of Yoga’.

NEW TERM DATES: 7th NOV – 19th DEC

Thursdays 7:45- 8:45 PM

Royston Methodist Church Hall

Queens Rd, Royston SG8 7AU

£ 84.00 block of 7 classes

£75.00 (concession)

Drop-in: £10 Concession/ £15.00

Concession rate: option available for students, OAP, jobseekers, NHS staff, teaching staff or if you currently have limited means and would like to join.

- Mindful Hatha Yoga -

Start your weekend with energy, increased vitality and a calm, clear mind.

This class is a fusion between the more traditional Hatha Yoga inspired by the Sivananda tradition, and mindful, explorative movement.

This class integrates subtle energy work, chanting, asana (poses), pranayama (breathing practices), and some meditation. Self-inquiry is welcomed.

Suitable for those with some experience of yoga.

Classes vary between a more gentle and strong approach

A mindful and slow flow mixed with holding the asanas for 1 – 2 minutes

NEW TERM DATES : SAT 9th NOV – 14th DEC

NO CLASS 16th NOV

Saturdays 9 – 10:15AM

Royston Complementary Health Centre, Halstead Chambers,

31C Market Hill, Royston SG8 9JS

£10 concession/ £15 Drop in

£60 block of 5 classes/ £55 block of 5 classes (concession)

Concession rate: option available for students, OAP, jobseekers, NHS staff, teaching staff or if you currently have limited means and would like to join.

If you are looking for a traditional class that takes a holistic approach and teaches yoga in its fullest sense it would definitely be worth trying one of Aline's classes. Morning classes are energizing and set you up for the day, whilst the class in the evening takes a more restorative approach and gives you an opportunity to recharge your batteries. Definitely a good antidote to the crazy times we are currently living in.

Aline's yoga has helped me in so many ways. I feel like I'm learning yoga rather than just attending a class. Her restorative yoga is calm and relaxing and she is so supportive - even through zoom! I always finish the class feeling good and her morning classes give me a great start to the day. It is more than just yoga. The breathing techniques and meditation really help to quiet the mind and just slow down! I look forward to her classes every week. I would highly recommend Aline to anyone seeking inner peace and wanting to give themselves the love and 'me time' they need.

I would highly recommend Aline’s classes. Welcoming and supportive, whatever your ability. The classes are a wonderful way to bring calm and focus and connect back to ourselves in a busy world.

I was a complete beginner who was looking to bring some peace, calm and self-care into my life. I definitely found this with Aline, who is a very supportive teacher. We covered a range of Hatha yoga as well as breathing techniques. I always feel very calm and relaxed at the end of the practices and would highly recommend Aline.

Frequently Asked Questions

I’m not flexible at all, can I do yoga?

Yes! Yoga is not about being physically flexible. It is about an open mindedness and opening up to new ideas , which will bring about a flexibility in the mind! In fact you are a perfect candidate for yoga. Many people think that they need to be flexible to begin yoga, but that’s a little bit like thinking that you need to be able to play tennis in order to take tennis lessons. Come as you are and you will find that yoga practice will help you become more flexible. This newfound agility will be balanced by strength, coordination as well as a sense of physical confidence and overall well-being.

What should I wear and bring to class?

Whatever makes you feel comfortable. The only thing that matters is that you wear comfortable clothes that you can easily move and stretch in. It’s good to have clothes that keep you cool when you are active in yoga, but to bring a jumper for relaxation, when the body rapidly cools down. Some people also bring socks and a jumper (maybe even a small blanket) for the relaxation. And just bring yourself and an open mind!

What types of yoga do you teach?

I teach classical Hatha yoga, based on the Sivananda Yoga tradition, which includes moving the body into different yoga postures or asanas (seated, standing and lying) to help improve the bodies strength, flexibility and balance, along with simple breathing exercises (pranayama) and relaxation to help calm the mind.

I aim to make yoga relaxed, enjoyable and accessible to everyone, adapting the yoga practice to the individual’s needs and ability.

I also teach Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, where the poses are held for longer periods of time, with the aid of props to completely support you.

The main focus of Restorative Yoga is that by relaxing in poses, with the aid of props, without strain or pain, we can achieve physical, mental and emotional relaxation.

These classes are very relaxing and slow paced. Props, like blocks, bolsters, blankets and straps are used so that you are supported in your pose comfortably. You will then hold the pose for an extended period of time. This practice is great to balance a more dynamic yoga practice or to give yourself a break when you feel under the weather, drained or going through stressful periods in life.