TITLE

Iyengar Yoga For People Of Colour

WHEN

Tuesday 30th January 2023

TIME

6:00-7.30pm

WHERE

Woodlands Community Meeting Room

COST

Free

MORE INFO

This is a yoga class for People Of Colour and is open to anyone aged 18+. The class will be taught be Tina Freeland and all equipment will be provided.

Iyengar Yoga is the world’s most widely practised method of yoga, developed by Yogacharya Sri B.K.S. Iyengar and is a form of Hatha Yoga that promotes the art of yoga not simply as a physical practice. 

Iyengar yoga is also accessible to people of all abilities because of its use of props – such as foam bricks, blocks, belts and even chairs, that enable the practitioner to experience the essence of each asana no matter their physical capability. 

This means that every body is able to work to develop the strength, stability and mobility needed to progress due to the teacher’s ability to adapt to make classes inclusive, creating equal access for everyone.

Tina had been practicing Iyengar Yoga for over 20 years before she decided that she wanted to be a teacher. She began because yoga was recommended to help with her back problems and continued because of the benefits to her physical health and general well-being. Tina was attracted to the Iyengar method because Iyengar Yoga is an authentic, complete method, which incorporates all aspects of the ancient yoga tradition.

Tina is the chair of the Equity Committee of Iyengar Yoga UK and is charged with ensuring that Iyengar yoga is made more equitable and inclusive. However, many yoga spaces are perceived as the domain of "white middle-class” people. Without actively engaging with different groups of people, this stereotype will remain. She would like to not only spread the benefits of yoga, but also change the perception and enable People of Colour and people from the LGBTQIA + community to feel comfortable in a yoga class.

HOW TO BOOK

No need to book, just turn up