Slow paced classes at Yoga Mandir apply a principles-based approach to practice. The classes recognise that how we work affects the outcome as much as which asanas we do. Learning to listen to the asana requires the development of sensitivity and awareness and this is the focus of this class format.
We use simple sequences and focus on how to adjust ourselves within the asanas, integrating, body, breath and mind.
Class times
These classes run
- Tuesday 10.00-11.15am taught by Sarina. Studio and Virtual attendance
- Thursday 10.00-11.15am taught by Alan. Studio and Virtual attendance
Bookings can be made on the timetable page: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/timetable/
Feedback on the Slow Paced class from a student:
‘I just wanted to say how grateful I am to be able to attend the Slow Paced classes which are giving me a very positive experience in the integration of yoga in my life as I move through my years of practise. The focus on the principles and how I am able to hear these from people who have thought very deeply about these is a real privilege that my move to the Canberra has given me.
I really appreciate coming to a school where I get to experience with a variety of teachers and I am grateful for the many ways in which they make me feel welcomed and connected.
Yoga is such an integral part of my life and while a personal practise is of course important I do really enjoy the opportunity to participate in the studio as it gives me a very good sense of being and belonging’.
The image below represents a famous scene from the Bhagavad Gita. Where Krisna (left) and Arjuna are in discussion about the challenges of life. Arjuna anguishes over the challenges he faces and how overwhelmed he is. He wants to run away or avoid the issues.
As the dialogue unfolds, Krishna suggests ways that Arjuna can respond to these issues and how he can transform the world by changing how he looks at things.
One of the key messages of the Gita is that how we understand ourselves is the basis from which we engage in the world around us and making sense of the world within allows us to act effectively in life.
