News - Timetable Changes from Jan 2017!

Good morning my lovely friends - I have to apologize for being so quiet during Christmas, but I am currently at home and so so busy visiting friends, family and doing some yoga, too :)

There will be a huge change in my timetable, especially for Friday - I have said goodbye to 2 of my classes TruGym and Houghton Regis classes and changed a yoga class to tai chi in Bannatyne's - but I am slso starting a new class in Harpenden Sports centre from next Friday.

Here is my Friday timetable starting from next week :)

9.30am DLL yoga

11am Venue360 Pilates

12.30pm Harpenden Sports Centre yoga

6.30pm Bannatyne's tai chi

ALL changes from September :)

September 2015 is going to be the most interesting month - nearly everything changes in my life... 

I have lived with my friends more than 3 years in a beautiful big house and we used to be like a big family. Time has passed, people changed and it is time to move towards something new, better, brighter, happier :)

So I am in a process of moving to a nice flat and I will have an awesome space to practice my yoga :D 

Also, because I am teaching more and more, my time is precious and I need to plan my timetable to be the most sufficient so I can do my best all the time, in all classes :) 

I know the changes are not great for everyone, but I hope I did my best to arrange the classes so most of you can make them. 

Here is my timetable from SEPTEMBER with all the changes:

Monday
11.30am Fitness Yoga Hitchin
12.30pm Tai Chi Hitchin
6pm Pilates Tiddenfoot
8pm Power Yoga Dunstable LC

Tuesday
11.15am Pilates Venue360
12.15pm LBT Venue 360
6.15pm Yoga TruGym
7.30pm Pilates DLL

Wednesday
8pm Yoga Pure Gym only till 14th September, after the class will be on Thursday at 8.15pm

Thursday
7pm Yoga DLL
8.15pm Yoga Pure Gym - from 14th September

Friday
9.30am Yoga DLL
5.30pm Pilater TruGym
6.30pm Yoga Bannatyne's Luton
7.50pm Fitness Yoga Houghton Regis LC

Saturday
9.30am Hatha Yoga Hitchin
10.30am Tai Chi Hitchin
5pm Yoga Bannatyne's Luton

Sunday
10am Pilates Bannatyne's Luton
11.15am Yoga Bannatyne's Luton
4pm Pilates Dunstable LC
5pm Yoga Dunstable LC

Timetable 9/6 - 15/6 2014

New week - here´s the new timetable (without the private classes)

We are still doing the TWISTS :)

Monday

11.30am Fitness Yoga Hitchin
1pm HRLC Pilates cover
6pm Pilates Leighton Buzzard LC
8pm Power Yoga Dunstable LC

Tuesday

7.30pm Pilates DLL

Wednesday

6pm Tai Chi Hitchin

Thursday

10.40am Yoga cover Dunstable LC
7pm Hatha Yoga DLL
8.30pm Fitness Yoga HRLC

Friday

9.30am Hatha Yoga DLL
10.50am Pilates cover HRLC
5.30pm Power Yoga Storm Gym

Saturday

9.30am Hatha Yoga Hitchin
10.30am Ta Chi Hitchin
12.30pm Power Yoga Dunstable LC
13.30pm Anti Natal Yoga Dunstable LC

Sunday

10am Pilates Bannatyne´s Luton
12pm Pilates cover DL Stevenage

Let's Twist

Twisting Poses will help restore your spine's natural range of motion, cleanse your organs, and stimulate circulation. 

Try asking some nonyogis what they think happens in a yoga class, and at least one will answer that people get "all twisted up like a pretzel." In fact, we yogis do twist a lot in a well-rounded yoga practice: We twist while sitting, standing, and standing on our heads. Because there is such an intriguing variety of twists, you might guess that twists provide an abundance of benefits. And they do. There are physiological benefits to the circulatory system and internal organs, structural benefits to the musculoskeletal system, and focusing benefits to your consciousness.

Indian yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar describes twists as a "squeeze-and-soak" action: The organs are compressed during a twist, pushing out blood filled with metabolic by-products and toxins. When we release the twist, fresh blood flows in, carrying oxygen and the building blocks for tissue healing. So from the physiological standpoint, twists stimulate circulation and have a cleansing and refreshing effect on the torso organs and associated glands. 

Yoga twists involve the spine, as well as several major joints, including the hips and shoulders. In fact, full range of motion in spinal rotation is essential to many yoga poses. Unfortunately, many people lose full spinal rotation in the course of living a sedentary lifestyle. Some losses can occur if joints fuse due to trauma, surgery, or arthritis, but most range of motion loss comes from the shortening of soft tissues. If you don't lengthen the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia (connective tissues) to their full length at least a few times a week, they will gradually shorten and limit the nearby joint's mobility. In the case of twisting, the limitation is usually in soft tissues around the spine, abdomen, rib cage, and hips. If you regularly practice yoga twists, there are some clear benefits to these same joints and soft tissues. Not only do you maintain the normal length and resilience of the soft tissues, but you also help to maintain the health of the discs and facet joints (the small pair of joints on the back of the spine where each two vertebrae overlap).