We are tucked away behind the Bishopthorpe Road shops, just off Scarcroft Rd. Turn down Scarcroft Rd at the traffic light junction with Bishopthorpe Rd, take the first left up Nunmill St, and turn left up the alleyway just past the green railings. See map for parking suggestions.
Lilley's been teaching since 2006 but her first experience of yoga was in the early 1990s when she took part in a pioneering therapeutic programme for asthmatics. Lilley considers yoga as being the single most effective tool in helping her to recover from an auto-immune disorder, which at its peak left her too weak to walk.
Katherine started practising yoga in 2005 whilst living in Australia. She loved practising outdoors, in the early morning to set herself up for the day. Over the years she has continued to practice with different traditions, including Hatha Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Sivananda Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. Yoga is a great activity for people who are living with physical or mental health conditions and want to live a better quality of life.
I used to have real pain after long car journeys. I would get out and be hobbling. I have done loads of car journeys now and it has been fine, so it really has made the difference. It does help me and the other people in the class were all saying the same thing.
Yoga is a really great way to improve your well-being and reduce your stress levels at the same time as becoming more flexible and increasing your strength and stamina. Yoga can be practised by everyone, of any age and of any ability or fitness. People often think that they need to be flexible to be able to practice yoga but that's not true. You do not have to be flexible to come to a yoga class. In fact, quite the reverse. You become more flexible through your yoga practice.
You have trained long and hard, practiced diligently and now you have doubts - about yourself, your teaching and commitment. What is happening? The answer is: you are practicing yoga. Self-enquiry, reflection and doubting your intentions are the manifestation of a deeper relationship, that can withstand and flourish through enquiry and emotional turmoil. Compare your relationship with yoga with other meaningful relationships that endure through change and even conflict.
Classes help you get in touch with your true nature. You can be happy with who you are rather than who you think you should be. And when you are in tune with yourself you will find it easier to make the right choices. Choosing to live healthily and respectfully so we can enjoy more energy and zest for life. We can be in touch with what really matters to us. With passion and purpose we are motivated. I bring over 20 years of professional practice of healing, hypnotherapy and NLP.
At Harrogate Yoga, Amanda teaches classes for all levels, as well as private one-to one sessions, yoga therapy and workshops. Downloadable audio classes are also available to help students develop their practice and realise the benefits of yoga on a regular basis. Amanda always aims to deliver the highest quality and to support students individually and as a community - in all the variations of personality that may arise.
The Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing and Harrogate yoga retreats is widely acknowledged as providing first class Pilates and Yoga classes, retreats and workshops in Harrogate UK and worldwide. Anne-Marie and James Burford run the centre and are fully dedicated to each persons holistic wellbeing and providing a nurturing environment for everyone who comes to them for teachings, treatments and classes.
Dru Yoga is a graceful and potent form of yoga, based on flowing movements, directed breathing and visualisation. With its foundations set firmly in ancient yogic tradition. Designed to be practiced by people of all abilities, all fitness levels and all age groups, Dru is a style of yoga that can be quickly dipped into or learnt in more depth over a lifetime. In 2005, 450 graduates and participants in Dru Yoga Courses all over the world were asked about the effects of their practice.