Yoga at Girton

🧘‍♀️Hatha yoga in Easter Term, every Wed 6:30pm, starting 8 May till term ends, in Old Kitchens.

A mix of slow vinyasa and restorative yoga poses. Sequence is curated with the help of relaxing music and a singing bowl to improve posture, circulation, cultivate mindfulness and positive thinking. All mats and props are provided. Just bring an open mind.

Sign-up link:

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🧘‍♀️ Lent Term Yoga Classes are back!

Yin Friday 6-7pm: https://forms.office.com/e/nqDFVxSAua

Vinyasa Saturday 9-10am: https://forms.office.com/e/6xZdwbj1iw

Yin (Fri Evenings): Suitable for complete beginners and regular yoga practitioners, the Yin Yoga course is a relaxing time to unwind and release tensions built up from the week through gentle movements, breathing and mindfulness techniques to cultivate self-appreciation, equanimity and loving-kindness.

Vinyasa (Sat morning): Suitable for those seeking an active dynamic class to get you sweating, the Vinyasa Yoga course starts the day with an invigorating sequence of sun salutations, strength and flexibility training all done in coordination with the breath, the gaze and the mind to improve stamina and positive thinking. Those with at least 1 month of yoga experience will particularly enjoy this course.

🌟🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️Yoga classes at Girton are BACK this Michaelmas in collaboration with Girton Skills Programme! Weekly Yin classes start next Wed 11 Oct 5:30pm! Vinyasa classes start next Friday 9am.

Booking Links:
Wed 5:30pm: https://forms.office.com/e/CybMegQpDi
Fri 9am: https://forms.office.com/e/TvWvKev1M9

Location: Pavilion Room/ Old Kitchens Meeting Room (see weekly email for room confirmation)
All mats and equipment will be provided! See you there!😊🙏

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😊Hello everyone, Yoga at Girton is a new student's initiative that offers free weekly yoga classes taught by a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) for students and staff at college in Stanley Library/Old Hall. Beginners are welcome. No need to book. Just show up with your yoga mat and blocks (if needed). Please see the following schedule for details!

🌟Saturday 21st January, Stanley Library 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 28th January, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 4th February, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 11th February, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 18th February, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
**Sunday 26th February, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 4th March, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am
Saturday 11th March, Old Hall 9.00 – 10.30 am

🙏More about the teacher: Jesse is a 200-hour registered yoga teacher accredited by Yoga Alliance USA and Yoga Alliance Professionals UK. She has taught yoga professionally to women from lower income groups, migrant workers, addiction-recovering communities and teenagers at various non-profit organisations. She is trained in Andiappan Yoga, a school founded by the late Guruji Dr Asana Andiappan from India. Andiappan treats yoga not as a sport but as a lifestyle, and focuses on the balance of yin and yang, energies already inherent in all of us, that a sequence merely channels. Follow her on Instagram and visit her website potion-recipes.com to learn more.

Join us for our last session 'Back to Yin' 9-10:30am this Saturday in Old Hall to get back in touch with your inner peace amidst all the end-of-term assignments. Slow movements will release your tension and stable breathwork will guide you to destress and find the grace and ease within you. Feel free to stay and have a chat about continuing your self-practice and getting in touch afterwards. See you there!

Join us for our second last class 'Hatha Flow' tomorrow (Sat) 9-10:30am in Old Hall. Hatha Flow includes hip-opening and strengthening asanas combined with dynamic movement. See you there.

Join us for an afternoon yoga class 4-5:30pm at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre (38 Newmarket Rd) tomorrow (25 Feb) to support the Disaster Emergency Committee Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. If you have already made a contribution, just walk in for free. All mats and yoga equipment will be provided. Learn more here https://www.cambridgebuddhistcentre.com/EarthquakeFundraiserWithJesse

Our usual Girton class will be on Meditation Sunday 9-10:30am in Old Hall. Focus will be on breathwork and gentle mindful energy. See you there! :)

⭐️In light of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the upcoming class (see details below) will be a fundraising event to support the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently in times of crisis overseas. Please make a donation via their website https://www.dec.org.uk/ and upload a screenshot of the payment confirmation page on the Google form (👇link below) to secure a place for the upcoming yoga class. Donation of any amount is welcome (suggested amount £10) 🙏 https://forms.gle/oLsMUFHwySgdR6tW9

🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️Feb 18 Saturday 'Karma Yoga' Class 9-10:30am in Old Hall includes stretching and strengthening poses, balancing poses, with an added focus on neutralising, cleansing breathing techniques to welcome a more meditative state of peace, compassion and loving-kindness. Mats available to borrow. Hope to see you there!

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Join us this Saturday (11 Feb) for ‘Hatha—Sun ☀️and Moon🌙’ in Old Hall 9-10:30am. We will begin with power yoga that channels our Yang/Sun energies, then progress to Yin/Restorative for relaxation. The balanced sequence coupled with detoxing breathing techniques will reset your body and mind after a busy week and leave you feeling more tranquil and refreshed.

Beginners welcome. No booking required. Just bring your yoga mat, a towel and water bottle to stay hydrated. See you there—Namaste! 🙏😊

This Saturday 4 Feb class is going to be ‘Yoga Flow and Relaxation’ in Old Hall 9-10:30am. You will be given step-by-step introduction to Vinyasa, Sun Salutation and other asanas that promote healthy spines and good posture. The sequence will finish with relaxing poses and deep breathwork that leaves you feeling grounded and refreshed. Come join us with your yoga mat. No booking required. See you soon.

Tomorrow (Sat 28 Jan)'s class 'Detox' will take place from 9-10:30am in Old Hall. Sequence includes twisting asanas and bandhas that release toxins and tensions. It's beginner's level, so pace will be slow with more focus on alignment. No booking required–just walk in with your yoga mat and props (1-2 blocks, 1-2 towel) if necessary. See you there.

*all attendees with medical conditions which might be exacerbated by yoga exercise should get GP approval before proceeding.

Hello, just a reminder that our first yoga class starts tomorrow 9-10:30am in Stanley Library. 🌙 Class theme will be Yin and Mindful Movements. 🍵Attention will be brought to soft and slow stretching and gentle pranayama (breathing techniques). You will leave feeling more in tune with your body and mind, mellow and refreshed. Beginners and advanced practitioners welcome.
Please bring your own yoga mat. If you need help with getting a mat (ideally a yoga mat not an exercise mat that’s slippery) in town, please message me. Hope to see you there. Namaste 😊🙏