Hamilton Yoga - Iyengar Yoga School

GAME ON!!! 💚💛
Don't be sleepless in Seattle!
Get up and watch the Soccerroos.
Even a football scarf can be used as a yoga accessory 😉

Let's hope the Socceroos can keep the momentum going.
🇺🇸 vs 🇦🇺

Picture of Cow Face Pose, Gomukhasana
* seated yoga posture
* deeply stretches the shoulders, hips, arms, and spine
* improve posture
* promote relaxation

WARRIOR II
Virabhadrasana II

Warming up and ready for the first Socceroos' match in the World Cup 2026!! ⚽

Warrior II is all about staying grounded, focused, and ready for whatever comes your way.

Let's hope we start out strongly against Türkiye.
🇦🇺 - 🇹🇷

Go Socceroos! 💚💛

LIFT before DEPTH
Ustrasana (Camel Pose) 🐪

In last week’s experienced classes, students explored Ustrasana (Camel Pose), practicing lifting the chest, creating length, stability, and space. Through strong legs, an uplifted sternum, and focus on the correct alignment, the pose becomes both energising and expansive.

In Ustrasana (Camel Pose) or other backbend preparations, there is the temptation to instinctively focus on bending backwards as deeply as possible. This can compress the lower back and collapse the chest. Instead, in Iyengar yoga, we explicitly teach:

💙 Lifting the sternum (breastbone) upwards,
💙 Lengthening the front of the torso,
💙 Drawing the shoulder blades into the back to broaden and open the chest,
💙 Grounding firmly through the shins and thighs,
💙 Creating space between the vertebrae.
💙 Extending the head and neck horizontally.

Only after establishing this upward lift and spaciousness do you move further into the backbend. With the awareness of length and lift, the pose feels supported, spacious, and alive.

EARLY BIRD OFFER 🔥🔥🔥
Make a start this Winter and find your new balance with us at Hamilton Yoga!

Sign up with our EARLY BIRD OFFER for next term’s beginners’ yoga course. 10 weeks, unlimited classes for only $160! This is hard to beat!!

Be quick! Only a limited number of discounted passes available, up to June 30.

Whether you are a beginner or want to get back into gear before Spring, come and learn the foundations of Iyengar yoga with us, breathe deeper and get stronger.

Secure your discounted pass today.

Select INTRO OFFER from our pass-options and apply the code EARLYBIRDT3.

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https://hamiltonyoga.punchpass.com/catalogs/purchase/pass/261413?check=1780650576

LONG WEEKEND CLASSES
Classes are running as usual.

Sunday
5pm - Level 1 Progressing

Monday
10 am - Level 1 Progressing
5.30 pm - Beginners

SELF PRACTICE
This week, students were given a written sequence to experience a self-practice within the studio environment - without prompts, timings or adjustments.
Of course, I still answered questions and ensured students were not compromising the integrity of the poses and practising safely.

As a teacher, this is an opportunity to get useful insights to assess where further explicit teaching may be required. It may also reveal where the foundations lack attention to detail.

If you have done yoga before but are new to Iyengar yoga, that's why we always start to teach Iyengar yoga foundations in our specifically designed beginners' course. Enquire about our next beginners course. Links in BIO.

What did you learn in your self-practice session this week? Please leave a comment.

RAIN, HAIL OR SHINE ...
Our studio provides a welcoming and comfortable space to escape the weather to practice yoga.

We are fully equipped with all the props you need to get you started.
Check out our Intro Offer or Trial pass if you are new to the studio.

Online class options are available for experienced practitioners.

Any questions about Iyengar Yoga?
Please leave a comment or contact us.

Links in BIO.

BACKBEND PREPARATION
In our experienced classes, we like to explore and experiment with variations of poses.
Here, we practice an alternative approach to preparing for backbends using Pincha Mayurasana, elbow ballance.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO START.

We still have people signing up for our Beginners Course! And you can too!

We are only starting week 4 now and are still consolidating the foundations learned in previous weeks. This is your chance to join. You will be expertly guided, no experience required.

Sign up now with our INTRO OFFER 'Delayed Entry Pass',
with unlimited access to all of our beginner classes for the remainder of the term.

Get your pass here or link in BIO:
https://hamiltonyoga.punchpass.com/catalogs/purchase/pass/257439?check=1776480006

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
to chase your dreams,
and it'll be easier with YOGA.

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And if you want to make a start now,
it's not too late to sign up for our Beginners Course this term.
Get your Delayed Entry INTRO OFFER here,
and start chasing your dreams.

Link in BIO.
https://hamiltonyoga.punchpass.com/.../pur.../pass/257439...