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Weekly Classes Yoga for Runners & Sports with Laura Denham-Jones Sundays 6:45pm-8pm at Triyoga Chelsea 372 Kings Road, London SW3 5UZ No booking required £15 to drop in. Various discounted class passes available This innovative and dynamic yoga class is grounded in biomechanics, sports psychology and philosophy, and aims to enhance running and sports performance, both physically and mentally. A typical class will include creative sun salutations and standing poses to develop balanced strength and coordination, core and upper body work for improved posture, and slow, floor-based postures to maintain range of motion and release tension – yoga’s answer to a sports massage! You’ll be encouraged to develop patience, focus and the respectful awareness of breath and body needed to safely explore and enjoy your athletic potential both on and off the mat. For Laura's General Vinyasa Flow classes at The Royal Academy of Dance, London SW11, please see www.yoga-dj.com Workshops Yoga for Runners: Sun Salutations for Athletes Friday, February 17th, 2012 7:30-9:30pm at Triyoga Chelsea 372 Kings Road, London SW3 5UZ £25 click here to book Runners and athletes sometimes ask whether it’s advisable to practise yoga asana before their run to loosen the body before heading out the door. While it’s not a good idea to plunge into deep muscle lengthening poses without increasing circulation first, the yoga sun salutation, which itself increases heart rate and heat, offers a wonderful pre-run practice to runners. The genealogy of the modern sun salutation is not entirely known, but the benefits are without question. Like running, the sun salutation (surya namaskar) is about getting into a fluid, repetitive rhythm with your breathing, patterns which becomes meditative and grounding. Physically sun salutations develop upper body and core strength, and use the legs in weight bearing and balance in a way similar to running, but in slower motion, developing muscular endurance and correct alignment. The spine can be moved into gentle backbends and rotations, strengthening its shock absorbing qualities. The synchronicity of breath and movement and changes of body position develop balance, coordination and agility, sharpening motor skills for athletes. In this workshop we will look briefly at the origins of the sun salutation and its relationship to practices found in other forms of physical culture. We’ll break down the components of a number of versions of surya namaskar, focussing on good alignment and form and correct breathing. Then we’ll run through a number of variations from classical and simple to athletically creative and challenging, with a few surprises and departures from tradition. Come and discover the free invisible gym that lies in the space between body and earth.
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