Yoga
Our yoga classes are held in our beautiful studio in Chellaston, Derby and most recently live streamed to your home! The Stay Well Health timetable has something for everyone and many practitioners find themselves filling their weeks with a variety of yoga styles. With such a great team of excellent teachers, we are proud to offer you the following classes:
Classic Hot Yoga
Our healing sequence of 26 beginner yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises is the most popular class on the schedule- and with good reason. Our studio lineage comes from Ghosh yoga which is where Bikram yoga descends from. This yoga is heavily focused on using physical postures to heal the body by building all around strength and flexibility. When practising in the studio, we get the temperature up to 37 degrees Celsius using overhead infrared heaters and underfloor heating.
The extra heat helps your muscles to relax and your heart rate to increase building cardio-vascular health. If you’re practising online from home with us, you might like to use a space heater. This class is ideal for all abilities with modifications available for all postures.
Ashtanga
A classic sequence of dynamic postures which focus attention on spinal health and mental focus. The practice starts with building heat and energy with Sun Salutations and then moves through standing postures and then floor postures which can be challenging but often modifiable. Ashtanga yoga uses a controlled breath called Ujaiyi (victorious) to fuel the body through to postures and to calm the mind. This can take a while to master. Practitioners should feel comfortable getting up and down from the floor. Although it is encouraged for this sequence to be memorised by the student, this is a led class of the primary sequence.
Mindful Movement & Meditation
A chance to explore movement and breath with elements of traditional yoga and other movement influences. Work on range of motion, balance, flexibility, strength and control. Class closes with a meditation guided by our teacher to help focus your mind and relax your body. Ideal for beginners.
Fusion Flow/ Power
Just for fun is the theme of Fusion and Power yoga! We practice moving with our breath through vinyasa, warriors, balances and more to build strength, flexibility and keep our body guessing. Our Power yoga class is similar to Fusion Flow but expect to see more repetitions, slow burns and challenging postures such as arm balances and headstands.
Yin
Get settled in for some juicy deep stretches! Weather you’re an athlete or just a bit stiff, these long hep floor postures can help to open up joints and to release tight muscles.Yin yoga incorporates principles of traditional Chinese medicine with yoga postures, so you will hear your teacher talk about meridians and organs of the body which they relate to. Bring blankets, pillows, straps and blocks.
We encourage you to acquire your own equipment to class and to leave phones out of the studio.
Booking your yoga class
Stay Well Health has a very efficient way of booking which is easy to use. Click below to see our schedule, click the class you would like to take and you will be given a variety of payment options. If you are new to the studio we recommend an introductory 2 week unlimited yoga pass although drop in passes are available.
During the coronavirus pandemic we are conducting all of our classes online only but hope to be able to offer studio classes again soon. After booking your class you will be sent an email link to click just before the class starts. We prefer that you set your camera up about 6 feet away from your mat so that your teacher can give you precise instructions.
It is our plan to continue to offer online yoga for the foreseeable future.
