About Us
Welcome to Yoga in Hampstead.
Our tranquil space is located at 13 Heath Street, NW3 6TP Hampstead where you will find quiet and peace away from the city and your day to day lives.
Besides yoga the studio offers: Barre, Pilates, Ballet and Gong and Sound Bowels Meditation.
The current schedule at The Yoga Studio in Hampstead:
Monday
9.00 -10.00 Dynamic Yoga Flow (Maija)
9.30 -10.30 Iyengar Yoga (Vesna)
Tuesday
9.15-10.15 Dynamic Yoga Flow (Maija)
9.30 -10.45 Iyengar Yoga (Vesna)
11.15 -12.15 Barre (Elisabeth)
12.45-13.45 Barre (Catie)
19.45-20.45 Pregnancy yoga (Nitzan)
Wednesday
9.30 -10.30 Vinyasa Yoga (Mary)
9.30-10.30 Mat Pilates (Elisabeth)
11.00-12.00 Private (Cinzia)
19.00-20.00 Gong Meditation (Nina)
Thursday
9.15 -10.15 Dynamic Yoga Flow (Maija)
9.30 -10.30 Iyengar Yoga (Vesna)
11.00-12.00 Barre Series (Catie)
13.15-14.15 Tai Chi Chun and Qigong (Shira)
15.45-16.45 Private lesson
18.30-19.30 Pregnancy Yoga (Laura)
Friday
9.30-10.30 Vinyasa Yoga (Mary)
9.30-10.45 Iyengar Yoga (Samantha)
11.00 - 12.00 Ballet (Cinzia)
12.30 - 13.30 Dynamic Mat (Elisabeth)
Saturday.
10.30 -12.00 Iyengar Yoga (Vesna)
12.30 -13.30 Barre (Cinzia).
Sunday
10.00-11.00 Surrender Yoga (Tia)
10.00-11.00 Pregnancy Yoga (Laure)
11.15-12.30 Functional Yoga (Alicia)
11.30-12.30 Private lesson
17.00-18.00 Vinyasa Yoga(Nita)
To book a class please email the teacher
Vesna: vesnayoga@btinternet.com
Maija: maijakiviluo@gmail.com
Cinzia: cinziamika@hotmail.co.uk
Mary: maryesheppard@me.com
Yanina: ninapygan@cloud.com
Elisabeth: thesweatclublondon@gmail.com
Nita: nitanicoleu@gmail.com
Catie: catiecerutti@gmail.com
Laura: laura@yogilaura.com
Alicia: aliciaroselloyoga@gmail.com
Nitzan: nitzanyoga@gmail.com
Samantha: sam@goodyoga.co.uk
Shira:hampsteadtaiji@gmail.com
The studio is equipped with mats, bolsters, blocks,blankets, belts and chairs. We also have a rope wall for Yoga Kurunta.
We acknowledge the eight libs of yoga:
Yama- ethical disciplines, Niyama-self observations, Asana -state of being,
Pranayama -breath control, Pratyahara -withdrawal of the senses,
Dharana - concentration, Dhyana - meditation and Samadhi - a blissful state of joy and peace.
In Yoga the search for developed consciousness begins with physical awareness - Asana, the third branch of the tree of yoga.
A consistent mindful yoga practice offers a respite from the world, a break from the responsibilities we shoulder, a way to come to ourselves.
Some of the benefits of yoga are immediate, like the deep sense of relaxation; some of them reveal themselves with continued practice over time, like the improved resistance to stress, increased poise and equanimity, stamina, concentration and many more. Greater flexibility, strength and balance are the by-products of a regular practice.
It is a fact that our thoughts affect our feelings, which in turn affect our physiology. With yoga practice the reverse is also true. By performing a back-bending pose, on a physical level we open our chest but that physical action improves our breathing and so elevates our emotions and leads to a clearer state of mind.
The forward bending postures, on the other hand, can quieten our nervous system. The standing poses help us grow in self-confidence, and a restorative practice teaches us how to consciously relax by experiencing our breath. This calms the mind and opens the heart so that repressed emotions like anger and resentment can come up to the surface and be released. The inverted poses balance the endocrine system and are very beneficial for the mental and physical health by developing detachment from habitual worries, tolerance and emotional stability.
Yoga reminds us that nothing is permanent. By staying present in a state of being that is challenging we learn that we may be uncomfortable, even unhappy, but still be alright.
TEACHERS
Vesna
Vesna has been practicing yoga for over thirty years. She became an Iyengar yoga teacher in 2008. She also studied yoga with the Iyengar family at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India. She loves how the yoga postures, quieten the mind, and bring awareness of the relationship between the body, breath and mind. Her classes encourage conscious awareness of movement and breath leading towards deeper connection with the body. Of slower pace but still strong and dynamic, this mindful practice cultivates strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration and relaxation.
People with some medical conditions would not be able to attend. For more information please email:
vesnayoga@btinternet.com
