Yoga with Janine

11/11/2025

Evening all.
Back bending tonight. Always invigorating and energising!
A good warm up of the spine is important, so some twists are required! Parivrtta Trikonasana’s benefits include
Stretches the hamstrings, calves, and hips while strengthening the legs, core, and back muscles,
Improves Flexibility and Digestion,
Enhances Balance and Concentration,
Opens the Chest.

See you all later! 🙏🏻

27/10/2025

Hi everyone! Balancing tomorrow.
Our yoga Asanas help lengthen the spine and strengthen the core muscles. They also help tone the abdominal organs and improve their function.
Balancing poses improve concentration and focus.
The balancing table works the shoulder, glute and spine muscles particularly.
No extra props required.
See you all at class!

21/10/2025

Focus tonight is on the hips!

Below is the Goddess Pose, or Utkata Konasana. It is a standing yoga pose that involves a deep squat with the feet wide apart, toes pointing out, and knees bent over the ankles.
It strengthens the legs, glutes, and ankles while opening the hips and chest.

Additional physical benefits Inc;
Increased flexibility and mobility,
Reduced pain in the hips, lower back, and knees,
Improved posture,
Enhanced balance, by Strengthening and stretching the muscles around the hips ,
Lowered injury risk,by improving range of motion and balanced ,
Better circulation.

No additional props required. See you all at 7!

14/10/2025

Tonight we’ll look at a couple of the “Animal” poses!
It’ll be all about peacocks, locusts and eagles.

Including Cow Face Pose (Gomukhasana)
Ben fits include:
Enhances shoulder flexibility and mobility.
Stimulates hip opening and lower body flexibility.
Promotes stress relief and emotional balance.
Strengthens upper body and tones arms.
Improves posture and aids spine health.
Treats back pain through gentle stretching.
Supports thoracic health and respiratory function.

See you all shortly! 🙏🏻

07/10/2025

Forward folds tonight.
Soooothing and calllmmming!

We’ll include Anantasana, which provides both physical and mental benefits, including increased hip and hamstring flexibility, improved balance, toned core and abdominal muscles, and relief for mild back pain.

See you all shortly!

30/09/2025

Hi everyone!

Back bending tonight.
Dynamic, energising and revitalising!

We’ll be including Supta Virasana (Reclined Hero Pose)

It offers benefits like stretching the thighs, hips, and abdomen, strengthening ankles, and improving posture, digestion, and breathing by opening the chest.

It is also known to relieve fatigue, alleviate sciatic pain and headaches, and calm the nervous system, making it a restorative and therapeutic pose.

See you shortly!

23/09/2025

Twisting tonight🥳

Benefits include;
Improves posture and helps correct spinal alignment.
Increases spinal mobility and opens the chest and shoulders.
Massages abdominal organs, which can stimulate digestion.
Relieves mild digestive issues and stress

We’ll be including Bharadvajasana.
Focus here on the spine.
The rotation should originate from the spine, not by collapsing one shoulder.

See you shortly!

22/09/2025

One of the best poses!

Yes it is!

Was on a CPD about 15 years ago, in South Africa, when all the points below were mentioned. Good to hear them again!

16/09/2025

Balancing tonight
We’ll include head balances using a head stand stool and free standing.

Headstands can bring fresh energy and oxygen to the mind, lengthen the spine, and improve circulation.

Balancing Improves Proprioception:
Enhances your body's awareness of its position in space, which is crucial for reacting quickly and preventing falls.

No additional props required.

See you all later.👋🏻

09/09/2025

Hi everyone.
Focusing on our hips tonight. Will be including additional poses focusing on the sciatic area.

Including, Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), which strengthens the back muscles along the spine and the glutes.
By counteracting the effects of prolonged sitting, it helps correct slouching and improves spinal alignment.
Strengthening the back and improving the spine's natural curve can help alleviate lower back pain.

See you all later! 🙏🏻

02/09/2025

One of my favourite asana names!
ardha baddha padma padmottanasana!

So it’s forward folds tonight 😃

The poses will stretch the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders while strengthening the legs and improving balance.

Emotionally, they are sooth and calm the nerves and emotions.

See you all shortly! 🫶

26/08/2025