Weekly Timetable
Monday
Hatha Yoga
6-7.15 p.m @ The Yoga Tree Studio
These sequences incorporate yogic tools such as asana, bandha, pranayama, meditation and deep relaxation to guide you through a meaningful journey through hatha yoga with tantric traditions using vinyasa krama system ( a wise progression).
At the centre of Ivana’s approach lies a unique system of breathing that stimulates the vital energies of the body; providing conditioning and balance to the mind and the body's system. This enhances experience of inner strength, clarity and ripples of into a correct and stable postural alignment.
These ongoing courses are designed for everyone with a desire to learn and grow. No previous Yoga experience is necessary / open level class
More than anything else - may these practices give ease and stability to the body and freedom to your mind.
Current series: 3rd August -14th September
Theme: Practices that leads towards balance and clarity
Next 6 week series: 21st September-26th October - Inner Harmony
Please email me to book the whole course of 6 classes £45 or book online for single session £9
Monday
Yin Yoga
7.30-8.45 p.m @ The Yoga Tree Studio
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Yin Yoga is a quiet, meditative practice of longer-held passive poses that enhance and renew the body's vital energy, ease joint-rigidity, immobility, and nourish the body at the whole level.
Yin aids with digestion, muscle repair, organ detoxification and emotional processing. The gentle, supported postures allow the connective tissue (ligaments, tendons, joints, and fascia) to strengthen, and with a consistent practice over 6 weeks, you will notice postural improvement, increased ease of movement and overall balance of mind & body.
This is perfect complementary practice to a more active Yang practice and busy lifestyles we live in. No previous Yoga experience is necessary and complete beginners are welcome. Appropriate for all ages and levels.
Current series: 3rd August -14th September
Theme : Happy Hips, Hamstrings and Lower Back
Next 6 week series: 21st September-26th October / Neck, shoulders and upper body release
Please email me to book the whole course of 6 classes £45 or book online for single session £9
Tuesday
Hatha Yoga- Foundations
6-7.15 p.m @ Happy Om
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Hatha Yoga - this 6 weeks ongoing series are aimed to complete beginners, people who would like to return back to their practices or just anyone who enjoys the simplicity of these ancient teachings to bring in the Inner Harmony and let it ripple into the Outer world.
Each class will be an opportunity to nurture and grow your relationship with your breath in various yoga postures, deepen in pranayama (breathing techniques) and explored further in simple meditation or deep relaxation (Yoga Nidra).
As long as you have a body and you can breathe; You can do this class. Alternatives and modifications will be offered to suit everyone.
Current 6 week series: 15th Sept.-20th October Back for in-person practices at Happy Om studio from 15th September & Online via Zoom
Theme: Inner Harmony
Next dates: 27th October - 1st December
Please email me to book the whole course of 6 classes £45 or book online for single session £9
Tuesday
Yin / Restorative Yoga + Deep Relaxation
7.30-8.45 p.m Happy Om & Online
Description & theme for this class as above ( in Monday Yin classes), but of course slightly varying, perhaps adding little bit more relaxation and more of the restorative style as we need to drop into a restful & nurturing stillness more than ever.
Current 6 week series: 15th Sept.-20th October Back for in-person practices at Happy Om studio from 15th September & Online via Zoom
Theme : Neck, shoulders & upper body release
Next dates: 27th October - 1st December
Please email me to book the whole course of 6 classes £45 or book online for single session £9
Wednesday
Wake Up, Shake Up
7.30-8.00a.m Online via Zoom
This is an invitation to a sweet and short 30 minute morning practice.
Get up and shake up the heaviness & stiffness with this short enlivening practice. Our bodies don't need much to feel refreshed and awake so we can greet our day with a new perspective and generosity of your own attention & presence.
This class if for you if you are:
-lacking motivation to even get up from bed (practice in your PJs! no problem)
-a yoga junkie
-always wanted to do morning yoga but....(too early, too stiff, etc.etc.)
-wanting to spend more time with me (aaaww....I miss You too!)
-love to start your day from a connected space with clarity and ease
P.S: Did you know, that shaking is natural way to release tension and return the body to its normal homeostasis? Animals naturally shake to release tension after a life-threatening event (watch the dogs, cats and even birds), so shy not us too!?
Attend free of charge if you are on low income and the current situation is making your budget a bit smaller or contribute what you can.
Please get in touch if You haven't practice with me before.
£4 single session or whole Month depending on how many Wednesdays
4 sessions £15 / 5 sessions £18.50
To book : single session Online ; contact me for bank details or send the payment through Paypal /paypal.me/yogawithivana (using the date/month of the session as a reference) for the block booking or discounted sessions. Thank You.
Friday
Morning Connection
7.30-8.30 a.m The Yoga Tree & Online
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Coming to ease happens naturally during the early morning hours. This is the time when you can create yourself. You can make yourself the way you want yourself to be...
Think slow, steady and balanced flows supported by your own intention. Moving in a more relaxed way, learning simple breathing techniques & meditations to get to know yourself little better and possibly take that to the outside world.
All ages and levels are welcome as modifications and alternatives will be offered.
This class is open to beginners, regular practitioners and everyone who likes or would aspires to start the day from a connected space. No need to book for these morning sessions, just drop in.
Morning class is followed by a healthy breakfast in the company of fellow Yogis in the cafe below just for £3.50 (optional and available to take away too).
Book online or drop in /£7.50
'Ivana is a knowledgeable, kind and extremely warm teacher. She has a beautiful presence and is easy to follow during a class. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an engaging and inspiring yoga instructor, her classes are full of wisdom and creativity! One of the best yoga experiences I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy.'
Heather Elizabeth Maclean
Sunday
Soulful Sundays
5-6.30 p.m The Yoga Tree & Online
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Join me for this weekly, early evening practice in the supportive and nurturing space of the Yoga Tree studio.
Exploring and returning to a sattvic state (equanimity, calm & balance) in a breath led practice with a focus on encouraging attention and ease.
Class begins with slow mindful flow and then transitions into a Yin/ Restorative practice with longer, more restorative holds.
Finding the space of effortless awareness by surrendering in these passive poses; in which your body can remember it's innate state and learn to rest in the state of Being rather than doing and becoming.
Asana practice is accompanied with Mantra, Pranayama (breathing techniques) and finished with Savasana , Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation)
or Meditation. All depending on the theme...
Open to all levels, no previous Yoga experience is necessary as alternatives and modifications will be offered to suit Everyone
Booking essential , £10
"Something amazing happened. I finally managed to just 'observe' my thoughts, feelings and stay in the present moment for a while. Those whose minds always run at top speed know how difficult that can be. I guess sometimes everything just clicks...the timing is right and you meet people that truly represent what they teach and care about their students. It feels like a fresh start.''
Martina Svuboba
Monthly Offerings
Soul Powered Flow
Happy Om Studio & Online
9-10.30 a.m Next session: 4th October
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- first Sunday of the month
This practice is intended to create a space for you to simply be and explore the connection of the breath,mind , heart and soul through the way of body moves. Spacious sequencing will give you time to see what is possible in your mind and body right now and move from there...
There will be opportunities to challenge yourself and to learn to rest in the inner landscape of your being.
HATHA YOGA is path towards creating balance and uniting opposites. In which our physical bodies will develop a balance of strength and flexibility. It also teaches to balance our effort and surrender in each pose and ideally take that off the mat in to the world. Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment.
TANTRA – the ancient science which uses specific techniques (pranayama, bandha, mudra, meditation) to expand and liberate the consciousness from its limitations by direct control of Prana (life force; breath, awareness, consciousness…call it as you wish)
Ivana designs her Tantric Hatha classes using the Vinyasa Krama system.
VINYASA KRAMA – A wise progression based on methodology. Vinyasa Krama means a step by step progression into something, or to a specific goal. Knowing what to do, in what order to do it, and over what period of time. Consider Vinyasa Krama as a detailed map or recipe that guides us specifically toward the realisation of our truest self and its empowerment and away from the condition from which we seek to distance ourselves
Open to all levels (not suitable for complete beginners)
Please get in touch first if you haven't practised with me / £10
Booking essential
Rest & Restore -Restorative Yoga
Happy Om Studio 7- 8.45 p.m
Next session: 19th September
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-once a month on Saturday
Mantra - Movement - Yoga Nidra - effortless call to remember ease, to rest...
In this class we will be stretching and resting the body and mind in a luxurious restorative way. Props are used to support the body so poses can be held longer, allowing the body to open through passive stretching. The postures are usually adapted from supine or seated yoga poses, and their shapes are modified to your individual self with blocks, bolsters, blankets and straps to eliminate unnecessary muscular effort.
We will be holding each restorative yoga pose for a few minutes, even as long as 10 minutes.
It is an active form of relaxation. Specific body parts are alternately relaxed and stimulated, moving the body back to its natural balanced state. Some poses will have an overall positive effect on the body’s systems, while others target a specific part, such as the chest or spine.
Restorative yoga practice is journey inwards. Soothing, comforting, relaxing and renewing. It is excellent for reducing chronic stress, anxiety and exhaustion.
In this class Mantras will be used. Mantras are like Asanas (physical postures) for the mind. They give plasticity and adaptability to the mind, soften and awaken the heart. As the asana controls the body and pranayama controls the breath, so mantra controls the mind. They balance and harmonize the energies in daily life.
Join me for this practice and learn how to support Yourself by the nurturing power of rest and healing rhythm of stillness.
Practice is followed by deep guided relaxation called Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep).
No previous yoga experience necessary, just come as you are...
Booking essential as spaces are limited to 7 people / £12
Please know that you will have to bring your own yoga props to do this class (mat, 2 blankets or towels and cushion ...)
Feel - Good Friday Evening Practice - Yin
Happy Om Studio 6.30-8 p.m
25th September - fully booked
Next sessions: 16th & 30th October
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-second and last Friday of the month
Welcome Yourself into a gentle, feel-good slow and sweet yin practice.
The way we live today, so technically connected and with our schedules so filled, we constantly hang out in the stress response. We are attuned to it. It can slowly become the 'normal' state for us to be all the time concerned with what is next or how can I fill this moment?
What else do I have to or need to do etc etc. Mind and body can become restless...
This practice is all about creating opportunity to slow down and to savour the experience of being in a posture and in the present moment. Encouraging space and ease through Yin Yoga and extended savasana to open your body and mind whatever is coming, arising and to be in the ~ here and now
Everyone is welcome to this practice as alternatives and modifications are offered / £ 10
Booking essential as spaces are limited
Special Events
Nature of Stability
Happy Om studio 9-11.30a.m
Three consecutive Saturdays
Asana 7th, Prana 14th, Mind 21st November 2020
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-3 dimensional approach to the nature of stability
/Asana, Prana, Mind/
NATURE OF STABILITY
Join me for these set of three extended practices that revolve around the deep embed nature of Stability, which is the much needed foundation in our life as human beings. In our sadhana (practice); stable body & mind allows us to descend in to the exploration of knowing ourselves on deeper levels of our being and to experience state of Yoga.
3 DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO THE NATURE OF STABILITY:
Physical Body – ASANA /the practice of ease and steadiness to access our innate state of unsurpassed calmness/
Energy Body – PRANA /subtle body practice to accessing three lower chakras and using apana vayu to access healing and nurturance/
Mental Body – MIND -lower & higher / turning the tranquil mind towards the vastness of inner space/
Each class will start with an introduction and explanation of the theme.
You will be guided by practices using a combination of asana, breath, bandha, mudras and mantra through the Vinayasa Krama system (wise progression).
What to expect from these extended practices:
Theory 15-20min
Physical practice 75min
Deep relaxation 15min
Pranayama & Meditation 20 min
Closing Thoughts Q&A 5-10 min
To keep the momentum, these practices will be shared over three consecutive Saturdays in November /Asana 7th, Prana 14th & Mind 21st November / @9-11.30 a.m
Investment for these three workshop style practices is £65 or a single session £25. Spaces are limited to 7 people and priority will be given to those who are attending all three.
These practices are for all students with some experience of yoga (not suitable as your first ever class) Please get in touch through email if you have any further questions or to reserve you a place.
I am looking forward to these offerings.
Ivana
'Ivana has offered me new ways of seeing into myself and finding joy in life. Her enthusiasm is infectious. The workshops on stability were a perfect synergy. There were no boundaries between insight and practice, movement and quiet'
Helen B. - attendee of Stability practices June 2020
Alchemy of Prana
9-11.30a.m
Heal, Purify & Transform TBC 2021
Alchemy of Prana
-Skilful use of energy
/Heal, Purify & Transform/
Join me for these set of three extended practices that revolve around methodology and techniques to collect, refine, balance and positively impact your ‘Pranic/Energetic landscape’ related to physical, mental and spiritual state.
The intention of these offerings is to understand and develop your yoga and meditation practice in a therapeutic context, while deepening your relationship to prana and knowing yourself on a deeper level of your Being.
ALCHEMY OF PRANA
HEAL / - self healing practice
PURIFY / connecting and collecting vital force, as well purifying and enliven the subtle body
TRANSFORM / transform negativity practice
Coming up in early 2021. Please feel free to register your interest.