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Yoga has much to offer you, including relief from stress, improved flexibility and strength, better sleep, increased self awareness and a general feeling of wellbeing. It's also enjoyable! Yoga can be practised by people of all ages and abilities, according to the individual's own unique set of abilities and limitations. There is no emphasis on competition in Yoga – and you don't need to look like Sting or Madonna!
Yoga has links with the eastern traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism but is not a religion. It has been taught and practised for over 2000 years – there is a variety of approaches, the most widely known in the west being Hatha Yoga. The Sanskrit word Yoga means union or oneness (the word yoke has the same derivation). A key element of Yoga is the linking, or union, of mind and body in order to bring balance and harmony – during Yoga practice individuals are taught to bring awareness to their body and their breathing in order to achieve this.
Each class combines stretches, postures (asanas in Sanskrit), breathing techniques (pranayama) and relaxation to create a powerful experience which is well worth trying, and which brings the benefits listed above.
Mark Freeth
07833 624398
www.vinyasa.co.uk
www.freestyleyogaproject.com
UK-based MARK FREETH has been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching full-time for 10. For most of that time, he's been an ashtanga vinyasa man, but over the last couple of years he's been experimenting and playing with the practice, and looking outside of the 'ashtanga box', especially after having been influenced by the Kula Yoga Project in NYC and Edward Clark of Tripsichore Yoga.
He eventually founded 'The Freestyle Yoga Project', focusing on encouraging students to explore further what their bodies and minds are capable of without any particular alegience to one form of yoga or another. Mark considers his practice and teaching to be dynamic, vinyasa yoga, with special emphasis on vinyasa krama (the linking of breath & movement-related postures towards a particular end – whether it be handstands, leg-behind-head or that elusive jump-back/jump-thru), all of which leads to an informal, but challenging vibe from an experienced and inspirational instructor.
Mark teaches daily classes, workshops, retreats and teacher trainings both in the UK and abroad.
Catherine Harper-Tee
