Hatha Yoga Teacher

Yoga Classes

If you find a moment allow yourself to sit still, drop your shoulders and take a big sigh letting go of the hustle and bustle. Finding quiet within, even if quiet is not easily accessible. A moment’s stillness can regenerate and enliven tired bodies and minds; connect with your breath let go of knotted shoulders and allow the heart centre to expand. Send a thought out to those whose lives aren’t safe; wouldn’t peace for all be a wonderful gift for everyone in 2008?

Summer 2008
As spring moves into summer we start the next block starting Monday 21 April, please get in touch to check spaces available. With lots of bank holidays the Monday classes of Botley and Appleton will be shorter courses. All details are below.

New yoga workshop has been added for Saturday 10 May. If you havent tried a day of yoga do join us its an enjoyable day which is a balanced pace of poses and relaxation with introduction to breathing and bandhas. The theme is Yoga Inside Out, working with your breath and having the time to enjoy feeling your yoga. Details, booking & directions are under Saturday workshops

In all Hazel’s courses students will be working with asanas (postures), pranayama (breath) and meditation. Students work at their own pace and ability. The benefits of Yoga are increasing flexibility and strength; and becoming aware of posture. It can help reduce symptoms of asthma and a range of ailments from creaky joints, digestive issues and poor posture.

Please bring a cushion & blanket or throw (and if you have one, a yoga mat, please) Wear comfortable clothing that you can stretch & move in.

CLASSES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
All are welcome. Classes are offered in blocks of usually 6 weeks to fit in around half term/vacation breaks. Six weeks is £42 or please call to see if space to drop in at £9 per class.

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Monday Morning - Women’s Institute Hall, North Hinksey Lane, Botley, OX2
This morning class has moved to the more central location of Botley. 9.30 – 11.00am. Parking is restricted as the marked bays are let to offices during the day and only 8 cars can park down side or front of building, we can block each other in to squeeze more. The WI hall is easy walking distance from bus stop just by Minns Business Park, or a bit further walk from Seacourt park and ride. NB: No classes on Bank holiday Monday 5 and 25 May 2008. New blocks begin 21 April and 2 June 2008.

Monday Evening Class Appleton Village Hall
This class starts at 6.30pm until 8pm. New or returning Yogis are very welcome to join this mixed ability group. The hall is opposite the war memorial with ample parking.
This is a popular class so please confirm space. NB: No classes for on Bank holiday Monday 5 and 25 May 2008. New blocks begin 21 April and 2 June 2008.

Tuesday Evening Classes
Old Headington Parish Hall, Dunstan Road.
Both classes are mixed ability and will cover the basic asanas and you will have a chance to learn the sequences at an easy pace. The course will also give introduction to breath work and meditation techniques. Come along and give Yoga a first try or refresh yourself if you have lapsed from Yoga for a while.

Tuesday 6pm – 7.30pm and 7.35pm – 9.05pm The earlier class is very full. Please call and check for space.
New blocks begin 22 April and 3 June 2008.
As always please take care of the Brownies, Guides and parents arriving for their scout hut behind the hall, traffic can be very confined.

Thursday Morning Class, Eynsham Village Hall
This is a popular class so please call to confirm availability 9.30 – 11am
New blocks begin 24 April and 5 June 2008. NB no class due to local elections on 1 May as hall will be polling station .

If you would like to know more about any of the weekly classes please contact me if you are interested on 07931 743 785.
Pear Trees or Vrkasana pose Marsh Baldon workshop 2004

OTHER CLASSES
Hazel also teaches at private gyms in Oxford Companies which require membership.

Private one-to-one, or small classes. Private Sessions to improve and deepen your yoga practice. This will be tailored to a student's needs, starting from scratch for beginners; rekindle home practice for those of you who have lapsed or Yogi/Yoginis wishing to develop your asanas or pranayama. 1 hour £45.00; 1½ hour £60.00.

Camel Pose Ushtrasana: Camel
Difficult poses like this strong back bend can be softened with a variation safer for stiff backs
Half Camel

ONE DAY AND SPECIAL EVENTS

NB: Cancelled and changed to Inside Out Yoga workshop - details below

CANCELLED *** Modern Goddess Workshop     Saturday 10 May
Old Headington Village Hall - Introduction to the many images of the Goddess and relating the qualities and attitude to modern day female icons. Create an alter and explore modern symbolism. ***

Saturday Workshops with Hazel

Each day has a theme, with the emphasis on developing asana, pranayama, breathing & meditation techniques. Hot and cold drinks provided. Please bring a light lunch to share. Please bring blanket/towel and cushion and an open mind!

Please phone 07931 743785 to book your place and arrange to pay the 50% deposit. Saturday Workshops run 10am to 3.30pm.

Yoga Inside Out     Saturday 10 May
Old Headington Parish Hall - Explore your yoga from the inside out, rather than the final shape, we will build the poses on the breath and feel how the muscles work and thus asana unravels. £30.

Yoga and Chakras      Saturday 7 June
Old Headington Parish Hall - This day will concentrate on the energy centers or chakras as key to your yoga. Asana with pranayama (breath) and meditation using colour & chakra imagery. £30.00 Challenge Yourself Dependant on interest I have been asked to offer this popular workshop again and if enough people say yes we could fit in beginning of July? Today will give the time to fully explore poses you know already, and work with some of the more challenging ones. There will be some pair-work. The day combines movement with breath, using relaxation & meditation to balance asana work. Some experience of Yoga is required. £30.00

Saturday Venues and directions:
Marsh Baldon is a quiet village hall. Directions from Nuneham Courtney: drive past the pub & large village green, the hall is on your left, just before the vegetable allotments. There is ample parking.

Old Headington Village Hall is on Dunstan Rd, OX3 where the road changes name from St Andrew's Rd. It is across from Stoke Place. There is ample parking as it is unusual for the Girl guide hall to have weekend events but please take care of parents and girls walking to the hunt behind if so.

Other Themes offered as Workshops Dates to be confirmed

If you would like to attend one of these or have a suggestion for a future workshop please get in touch.

Balance and Alignment
Breath is key to finding your balance whether holding a difficult one legged pose or finding ease and comfort in standing. We will take time to undo poses, finding the foundation and alignment, discovering the balance.

Meditation and Yoga
This introduction will offer gentle movement to warm up and exercises to enhance different postures for meditation. Breath is the basis for meditation & we will look at different themes to develop your meditation upon: concentration, working with chakras, mantras and/or simply silence.

Yoga for Teens
I plan to also run a class especially for parents and teenagers with techniques for easing exam stress and coping with the school/life workload. If your child would benefit from this please email to add their name & age, once enough interest is logged I will confirm the date.

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Please call Hazel if you would like to know more and to book your space: 07931 743 785

If you have any requests for a particular aspect of yoga, please drop me an email.

Stress Management Workshop

Hazel has facilitated Stress Management Workshops for staff training for some of the health care related businesses in Oxford. A workshop can be customized for your working environment. The training can cover aspects such as Techniques in calming yourself and dealing with difficult confrontations; assertive attitude for the work place; posture awareness and simple yoga exercises for the office; and or Relaxation Techniques. If your company would like to offer staff an In-house training day on Stress Management or customised workshop please give Hazel a call.

Pigeon pose shown with ease Marsh Baldon Workshop 2004
This difficult pose is an excellent stretch of the quadriceps

Special Groups
A big thank you to Oxford Council’s Adult and Continuing Education Team who helped fund opportunities to teach with people who would not necessarily get the chance to be introduced to Yoga. The varied groups, with very different requirements, linked with specific centres, a Medium Security Unit and a wonderful group at the Enablement Centre, and a series of ‘taster events’, eg. refugees group and yoga for the whole family to join in, taken to disadvantaged areas in and around Oxford. If you work with a special group of people who could gain from yoga please get in touch to find out more. The last three summers I have also taught as part of English Language Summer Schools. I tried to learn ‘flexibility’ and ‘calm’ in 7 languages and the students seemed to enjoy a new lesson experience.

YOGA AWAY FROM IT ALL
My recent couple of weeks teaching in Lanzerote were a pleasure to teach and share yoga in the sun; great students came out for relaxing and pampering as well as deepening their yoga pracitse. Next yoga holidays will be somewhere a little less windy but somewhere warm for a week break, as well as long weekends planned in centre of rural North Ireland and city break in Salisbury. Please contact me if you would like details as soon as venues are confirmed.

If you have a group of friends who would like to have a weekend of yoga away or interested in joining one set by us, please contact Hazel.

Yoga by the pool with Tuscan rolling hills and Yoga indoors at Villa Santa Vittoria

Further reading

Tadasana	Lift over head	Chair	Namastae	Transition	Head to foot	Transition	Transition	Downward dog	Transition
Transition	Transition	Cobra	Downward dog	Half moon	Half moon	Head to foot	Lift over head	Namastae