Park Dale Yoga Centre

It means that we encourage people to let go of their rigidities, be they physical, emotional or conceptual so that they can dance under the open sky. It also means that we encourage awareness of what is immediate so that our ever-present beatitude can be glimpsed and then become more permanent. It means that we definitely don't encourage escape from life into some imaginary beyond or into asceticism and fantasies of control.

On this basis, we teach Hatha Yoga (physical Yoga) not as a means to gain great buns or an iron will, but as a ladder by which Raja Yoga can be approached. In other words, Hatha Yoga is taught for the sake of meditation and awareness, as it is in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, (a key Hatha Yoga text). So our classes involve meditation as well as posture-work and breath-work. Time and attention are also given to relaxation and everything is done with awareness. At the same time, we are happy to employ humour and a light touch!