Mimi Kuo-Deemer – Classes

Weekly Class Schedule

Vinyasa Yoga: A Steady, Mindful Practice
A new Yoga DVD.

Class Descriptions

Foundation/Beginners Courses:
These progressive courses introduce the classic body of yoga postures (asanas) and basic sequences, including sun salutations. A focus on healthy alignment principles and an introduction to breathing practices (pranayama) will help build strength and flexibility, as well as cultivate greater mental clarity and calm. This workshop is perfect for students new to yoga or for those students wishing to revisit the fundamentals. Read more...

Next course starts Wednesday, February 15, at triyoga, Chelsea.

Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 15 - March 21, 2012
Time: 7:45 - 9:00 pm
Location: triyoga, Chelsea
372 King’s Road SW3 5UZ
(Beaufort Street is the cross street)
Cost: £85.

Privates/one-on-one tuition:
Individually tailored sessions give clients the opportunity to address their specific needs and conditions, maximizing their time and effort. Private client work can be scheduled to clarify alignment principles, learn meditation and relaxation techniques, or to work with therapeutic yoga practices for conditions such as lower-back discomfort, sacro-iliac pain, sciatica, herniated discs, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, and anxiety or depression. Please use the contact link to inquire.

Public vinyasa classes:
Vinyasa yoga is a system of practice that mindfully joins one posture to another in conjunction with the breath. Classes use creative sequencing and a more energetic pace to introduce deeper moving meditations. Many postures are taught with options for modifications, encouraging students to approach the practice in a way that is best suited to their individual bodies. Breath focus is also integrated throughout the class, helping to centre and quieten the mind. Through the continual development of strength, mobility, stamina and breath awareness, students are given an opportunity to cultivate greater energy, mindfulness, and overall well-being.

Classes begin with a short meditation, either standing, seated or in a restorative/yin pose, and follow with gentle stretches that help open the body and awaken the breath. Classes then progress through sun salutations and strength and flexibility building sequences that integrate healthy alignment in standing and balancing poses, seated postures, and finally backbends and/or inversions. Classes finish with a deep relaxation.

Level 1: This class is open to students new to Yoga as well as those who wish to enjoy a rejuvenating and gentle practice. Emphasis is given to learning healthy alignment in the basic postures, offering modifications for individual students' needs. In this class, the inclusion of dynamic as well as restorative practices will help students dismantle tension and reconnect with a greater sense of well-being.

Level 2: This class explores more intermediate level practices, including some inversions and arm balances. An emphasis is placed on using intelligent alignment principles to deepen awareness in postures and awaken greater mobility and strength. Breath work will be integrated throughout, encouraging practitioners to centre and quieten the mind. Through the continual development of strength, mobility, stamina and breath awareness, students are given an opportunity to cultivate greater energy, mindfulness, and overall well-being. Modifications are given to meet the needs of all students.

Level 2-3: This class is a deep, moving meditation. It weaves arm balances, inversions, and longer holds in postures into a creative, dynamic vinyasa-based practice. Students will expand their understanding of anatomy and alignment so that challenging practices can be approached safely and mindfully. Breath work will be integrated throughout, encouraging practitioners to centre and quieten the mind. Through the continual development of strength, mobility, stamina and breath awareness, students are given an opportunity to cultivate greater energy, clarity, and overall well-being. Modifications are given to meet the needs of all students.

Open/All level: This class explores beginner, intermediate and advanced asanas. All levels are welcome, and options are available so that poses can be modified to suit individual students' needs. An emphasis is placed on using intelligent movement and alignment principles to deepen awareness in postures and awaken greater mobility and strength. Breath work will be integrated throughout, encouraging practitioners to centre and quieten the mind. Through the continual development of strength, mobility, stamina and breath awareness, students are given an opportunity to cultivate greater energy, mindfulness, and overall well-being.