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Beginners/ Improvers Class |
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Active - Places available
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Badbury/ Chiseldon, Thursday Evenings
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The Beginners/ Improvers Hatha Yoga Class is for those who want to explore the yoga way of maintaining health without the 'pressure' of needing to be fit or know about yoga. Try it for free - your first trial lesson is FREE.
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What You Will Do
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This is an ongoing class for people new to yoga or the recent beginner. Each class lasts for 1½ hours. The class starts at 8:00 pm on Thursdays in Badbury during school terms. It is held in the large open plan training room of Fitness Unlimited. It is a low to medium energy hatha yoga class with a classical yoga background for healthy joints, calm mind and spiritual connection. Students may learn the practice of hatha yoga from scratch, and can continue in this class for perhaps a couple of years. The fundamentals of hatha yoga will be covered over a 10 week period every term if students new to yoga have joined. The 10 weeks is followed by 'normal' practice classes. If students cannot make their normal class one week, they can normally turn up at an alternative DonsYoga class.
The first 10 weeks of this term will be the Beginners 10 week course.
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There is no qualification required apart from a genuine interest in yoga in its traditional form.
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In the Beginners sessions you will:
- Receive systematic structural flexibility exercises to open up the range of your joint movements
- Learn most basic yoga asanas (postures)
- Learn basic breathing
- Learn basic relaxation techniques
- Learn basic Health & Safety
- Learn the basics of yoga philosophy
In the Improvers sessions, you will:
- Receive systematic structural flexibility exercises to extend & maintain the range of your joint movements
- Learn many basic intermediate yoga asanas (postures)
- Practice some yoga sequences like Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)
- Learn & practice some basic pranayamas (based on using the breath)
- Practice relaxation techniques and experience guided visualisations
- Practice basic Health & Safety precautions
- Learn small elements of yoga philosophy occasionally
- Experience and practice occasionally other elements of yoga including concentration/ meditation, and the use of mantra.
You will:
- Open up the range of your joint movements for healthy joints
- Become familiar with many yoga postures and connect the breath with the posture so that you can practice at home
- Gain strength and stamina
- Gain a calm mind, sleep better and think more clearly and objectively
- Gradually lose fatigue, poor posture and odd aches and pains
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There are flexible payment options so you choose which suits you best. There is a drop-in rate so you can pay as you go and save if you cannot make a class - available for a single class or a block, with a discount.
The rate for the regular attender rewards the committed yogi. There is a good additional discount if you pay early for the whole term (and this avoids fiddling about with change every week too) or for just each half term if you prefer, although the saving is slightly less. To claim your early payment discount, payment must be made by the last class of the previous (half) term, except for the long summer break when it is 3 weeks before the class starts.
You can pay on-line for any option using PayPal - please be patient whilst the shopping cart downloads - it is secure, free and easy to set up. Find out more about PayPal, enabling you to use your credit card for your yoga, why amounts are shown in dollars and even how to send money to anyone else with an email account!
If you want a mat, block or belt, don’t forget to add these to your shopping cart!
You can also pay by cheque, gift voucher or cash - in person or by post (except cash).
If you are a new student, don’t forget to claim your first lesson FREE! Guarantee of satisfaction - if you prepay, but aren’t completely happy at the end of your free lesson, you can ask for a complete refund!
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Drop-in Rate -
Single Lesson
- Place not guaranteed - subject to space at the class start time
- Pay only for the lesson you attend
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Drop-in Rate -
Pre-paid Block of Lessons
- Place not guaranteed - subject to space at the class start time
- Pay only for the lessons you attend!
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Early Payment for the whole term
- Place guaranteed up to the class start time
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Early Payment for the whole term with 1st Lesson FREE - New students only
- Place guaranteed up to the class start time
- Guarantee of satisfaction!
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Regular Rate for New Students joining in the 1st half term
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Enter number of classes remaining in the half term, including your free lesson, then press the TAB button.
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Enter your weeks to see your saving
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Early Payment for the 1st half term
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Early Payment for New Students for the 1st half term
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Regular Rate
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Regular Rate for New Students joining in the 2nd half term
- Place guaranteed up to the class start time
- Guarantee of satisfaction
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Enter number of classes remaining in the half term, including your free lesson, then press the TAB button.
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Enter your weeks to see your saving
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Early Payment for the 2nd half term
- Place guaranteed up to the class start time
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Early Payment for New Students for the 2nd half term
- Place guaranteed up to the class start time
- Guarantee of satisfaction
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Enrolment |
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1. Check your Qualifications and the status of the class is OK for you
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Active - Places available
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2. New students - read and understand the Health & Safety declaration, and provide your personal registration details as explained on the enrolment page (new window will open - close it when done). You can do all this on-line - follow this link and allow the system to send me an email.
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3. Make Payment as described above, making sure you are within the last date for any discounts you are claiming. If you pay on-line - that’s it. If you post a payment, please let me know your name, the class, and the payment option. Cheques to D. Kent, Caer-Urfa, Church Street,
Chiseldon,
SWINDON,
Wilts, UK,
SN4 0NJ .
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Please note - the location of this class in September is not known, as the use of the existing facility may not be available. Please ensure you leave your email address with me so I can let you know of the actual location when it starts or if it changes during the term.
Existing location - Watts Barn, The Old Dairy, Badbury: From Junction 15 of the M4, take the A346 south towards Marlborough. Take the first turn left (about 500 metres from junction 15), signposted to Badbury. After about 10 metres, you enter the 30 mph limit sign for Badbury and The Old Dairy is on the right - the first building after about 50 metres. Go to Watts Barn (Unit 2 - entrance around the rear). If travelling from the south, the turning off the A346 is on the right after you enter the 50 mph limit for Chiseldon, passing the Esso garage.
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 Click to see a street map for the Badbury, near Chiseldon
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What To Wear & Bring |
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Please look at the wear & bring section on Don’s Yoga Classes page. You need to wear loose comfortable clothing, and preferably have a blanket to keep warm in relaxation. You must have a non-slip mat - these are available for sale or hire by the week (you need to let me know if you want to hire or buy - follow link for full details). Also check the advice on how to prepare yourself.
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