Yoga for women

The women’s class will be dynamic and restorative. You will practice the same yoga poses you would find in a mixed class. The focus will be on maintaining and improving the health of the reproductive organs, balancing the hormonal system and easing stress.

The cycles of a women’s life from menstruation to menopause affect a women’s hormones in a way that causes stress on the physical, physiological and emotional levels. The yoga poses not only strengthen and elasticize the muscles but also massage and tone the internal organs. As a result, the metabolic system is balanced – improving overall health, increasing mental and physical alertness, balance, endurance and vitality.

While learning the classic asanas emphasis will be on particular asanas that are beneficial in promoting health to the organs of the reproductive system. The content of the class is strictly according to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar and Geeta Iyengar.

* the last day of the women’s class is 30 June 2010 and will begin after the summer break on 15 September 2010.