Choose a class that fits you the best

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Private tuition

For private tuition contact me on my mobile number: 07766 873 666 or email: alengova@gmail.com.

Fee for one hour of Private tuition is ​​ £30.​

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​Group classes

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​Harpers Fitness at Dunstable Leisure Centre

(Court Drive,Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4JD)

Fee - £5,35 (paid at the Reception)

Monday          8pm - 9pm                    Power Yoga

Thursday       10:50am - 11:50am       Hatha Yoga

Thursday       12pm - 1pm                  Yoga for Healthy Precnancy

David Lloyds Gym and Fitness Centre Luton 

Plot 910 Capability Green Luton, LU1 3LU

Thursday       7pm - 7:55pm                Hatha Yoga*

Friday            9:30am - 10:25am         Hatha Yoga*

*I teach these classes till Christmas 2013

Outdoor Yoga (ussually held in Stockwood on Memorial Park in Luton)

You can find more info about the days and times of Outdoor Yoga Classes here:

Where do I cover Classes

David Lloyds Gym and Fitness Centre Luton 

Plot 910 Capability Green Luton, LU1 3LU

 Covered classes

Luton Bannatyne Health & Fitness

1 Regent St  Luton, Bedford LU1 5FA

Covered classes

Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre
Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AF

Covered classes

Houghton Regis Leisure Centre
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PY

Types of Classes

Power Yoga

Power yoga is a general term used in the West to describe a vigorous, fitness-based approach to vinyasa-style yoga. Though many consider it to be "gym yoga," this style of practice was originally closely modeled on the Ashtanga method. The term came into common usage in the mid 1990s, in an attempt to make Ashtanga yoga more accessible to western students, though, unlike Ashtanga, power yoga does not follow a set series of poses, so classes can vary widely. With its emphasis on strength and flexibility, power yoga brought yoga into the gyms of America, as people began to see yoga as a way to work out.

Is Power Yoga for You?

Though power yoga classes can vary widely from teacher to teacher, they will most likely appeal to people who are already quite fit, enjoy exercising, and want a minimal amount of chanting and meditation with their yoga. Prepare to work hard!

Hatha Yoga​​

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Hatha Yoga describes any of the physical practices of yoga. (Remember that yoga has eight limbs, only one of which, asana, involves doing yoga poses.) When you do Iyengar, this is hatha yoga; when you do Ashtanga, as different as this may seem, it is hatha yoga too. Hatha means forceful in Sanskrit, according to Ellen Stansell, PhD, RYT, a scholar of yogic literature and Sanskrit. The physical yoga postures must have seemed forceful compared to the other more subtle practices that were in use at the time that hatha emerged.

These days, hatha is most often used to describe gentle, basic classes with no flow between poses. A hatha class will likely be a slow-paced stretching class with some simple breathing exercises and perhaps seated meditation.  This is a good place to learn beginners' poses, relaxation techniques, and become comfortable with yoga. 

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Is Hatha Yoga for You?

Many people try a hatha class and love the relaxed feeling, others decide that yoga is too slow and meditative for them. If you fall in the later category, try Power Yoga next time for a completely different experience.

Yoga for Healthy Pregnancy​

Yoga can help women get through their pregnancy with minimal discomfort. It also helps the birth and post-delivery stages.

Independent midwife Manijeh Nedas says: 'In my experience, I believe that yoga plays a very important role in pregnancy. Generally, pregnant mums who do yoga exercises appear healthier, both in mind and body. Their bodies are more flexible, which enables them to adapt to various positions when in labour and the ligaments are more elastic, which in turn can help to reduce labour pain.'

Andrea Fox, an antenatal yoga teacher in Sommerset, says that yoga classes help to boost circulation and also help with fluid retention. The stretching exercises relieve aches and pains.

Posture is also improved by yoga and this can help ease back problems, which are common in pregnant women. She adds: 'Yoga helps to prepare for the birth - it encourages breath and body awareness, reduces worry and teaches women to adapt to new situations.'

And yoga continues to have benefits after pregnancy, too. Postnatal yoga, which can be started about six weeks after the birth, strengthens abdominal muscles and your pelvic floor. It also helps you to get back to your pre-pregnancy shape faster.

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​Outdoor Yoga Classes

Escape the stressful hustle and bustle of the city by stretching, breathing and relaxing joining our outdoor yoga class in Luton´s beautiful Stockwood Park. This classes highlight both the physical, mental and wellbeing benefits that yoga can bring to an individual and in turn how it can create a stronger sense of community. Yoga can also be fun, inspiring, incredibly beneficial and accessible to everyone, regardless of age or level of fitness.The session lasts for an hour. These Outdoor Yoga classes are open to all, join us at Stockwood Park, off Farley Hill, Luton, LU1 5NR at the first car park on right as you come in to the entrance of the Park. Cost is £5 per person.

Yoga was (and is) traditionally practiced outdoors in India. But it is usually sequestered inside yoga studios in the other countries, most likely because its popularity began in urban centers, where finding outdoor practice spaces can be a challenge.

But in the last couple of years, many studios and individual teachers have begun bringing their asanas back outdoors again. And plenty of practitioners have taken their individual practices to their backyards, local beaches, parks and even mountaintops post-hike. 

I do most of the yoga I do these days outdoors (well, at least in late spring, summer and autumn), as I value the time I spend enjoying the open air and sky, and I think that it's actually easier to focus on my practice when I'm immersed in nature. I'm lucky enough to live near a huge park.

Some TIPS for Outdoor Yoga Classes:

Bring extra water

If you are used to getting through class without water, reconsider if you are practicing outside. It may very well be warmer or more humid outside compared to even an un-air-conditioned studio space. And take a larger bottle of agua than you might need; it's always best to have extra, especially if there is a hike or walk to the space you will be practicing. 

Bring a hand towel

It's always a good idea to have a towel to clear off sweat, but outdoors, you may get damper (see above) and you also might want to wipe sand, earth or dew from your body.

Remember the wind

When we practice indoors, wind is not an element that we have to contend with. Outdoors, it can bring a wonderful sense of cool and refreshment (not to mention the beautiful aural enjoyment of the wind through trees' leaves). But it can also blow hair or any loose clothing around. As long as you are prepared for this inevitability, you'll have a good time. 

You might get interrupted

I find that my best yoga practices have taken place outdoors, but that doesn't mean that interruptions don't exist. Weather can change, friendly dogs can approach you with wagging tails. Most of the time, it will be a great experience, but keep in mind that you are outside, and that when you do yoga outdoors, you are part of nature's dynamic system, which never stops moving.

Bugs!

I've never had a problem with insects (other than biting mosquitos) while doing anything outdoors, including yoga. I find that people who are the most anxious about bugs tend to attract them, so realizing that they are just part of the balance of the system — and have little to no interest in you — may help you focus on what you are doing, rather than what's flying around you. Some lavender oil rubbed on pulse points will keep most insects at bay, and keep scented hair products and moisturizers to a minimum so that local bugs won't be encouraged to come check you out and stick around. 

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Outdoor Yoga Classes