Mat Pilates is a strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on your core (trunk) muscles while also training your arms and legs. Mat Pilates is based on the original exercises Joseph Pilates developed to strengthen his own body as a very young man and then began teaching others. Mat Pilates includes over 500 exercises and can be practiced anywhere. Mat Pilates can be modified for any age, body, or fitness level.

Pilates is a mind, body, and spirit practice with benefits that include improved posture, better coordination and balance, increased lung capacity, improved concentration and focus, increased body awareness, stress management, and injury prevention. Mat work is a great choice for everyone from Pilates beginners to advanced students because the exercises not only can build in difficulty, but every exercise can be modified to decrease or increase the level of challenge. Practicing Mat Pilates helps build a strong, balanced body and increases flexibility. As you progress in your practice you will notice improvements in breathing, focus, stress management, and body awareness.

The progression of a workout starts in a horizontal position lying down, where gravity helps activate the core connection and progresses to a vertical sitting or standing. The Classical method centers on the 6 principles of Pilates: Centering, Concentration, Control, Precision, Breath, and Flow. The method incorporates more than 500 controlled precise movements created by Joseph Pilates.
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*This class is Beginner Friendly.
**This class is in the English language
*** Students must arrive on time in order to attend the class. Students will not be admitted if they are late. If you have booked on-line and have not arrived by the start of class, your space will be given away.

*Pre- registration required* This class cannot be booked on the Momoyoga App and students should e-mail or call us to make their reservation for the Course.
Course Dates: 19 September - 12 October
This class is for complete beginners. Beginner Yoga Basics will teach you all the essentials you need to begin your yoga journey. The class will look at the basics of what Yoga actually is and the techniques and practices used in a regular open-level studio Beginner class.

You will learn some key postures from each of the main groups including standing poses, forward and back bends, twists, sun salutations, seated poses, and simple inversions. We look at the importance of alignment in all postures, how to work towards experiencing ease and stability in poses and the importance of the breath – its effect on your practice and using it as a simple way to start meditating.

*Pre- registration required* This class cannot be booked on the Momoyoga App and students should e-mail or call us to make their reservation for the Course.
Course Dates: 19 September - 12 October
This class is for complete beginners. Beginner Yoga Basics will teach you all the essentials you need to begin your yoga journey. The class will look at the basics of what Yoga actually is and the techniques and practices used in a regular open-level studio Beginner class.

You will learn some key postures from each of the main groups including standing poses, forward and back bends, twists, sun salutations, seated poses, and simple inversions. We look at the importance of alignment in all postures, how to work towards experiencing ease and stability in poses and the importance of the breath – its effect on your practice and using it as a simple way to start meditating.

This class expands on the dynamic Vinyasa-based asana practice and includes hands-on adjustments, breath awareness, meditation and deep relaxation. This class teaches more difficult postures and breathing techniques and students must have developed a more subtle practice of yoga—including proper yogic breathing (ujjayi breath) as well as established deeper focus and concentration in order to attend. Knowledge of alignment for traditional yoga poses is mandatory.
This class introduces more challenging asanas, sun salutations variations, inversions and backbends. Not suitable for beginners.
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*This class is LIMITED for those with a regular practice (2-3x per week) of 3 months.
**This class is in the English language
*** Students must arrive on time in order to attend the class. Students will not be admitted if they are late. If you have booked on-line and have not arrived by the start of class, your space will be given away.

“Flow Yoga, or “Vinyasa Flow” combines a series of flowing postures with rhythmic breathing for an intense body-mind workout. In Vinyasa classes postures are linked together in a continuous and challenging flow and the common thread is a breath-synchronized movement that develops strength and flexibility while keeping students on the move. This style of yoga is a derivation of the practice of Ashtanga Yoga, a challenging and disciplined series of poses designed to create heat and energy flow. The many benefits of this class include building upper body strength, detoxification, mental and physical balance, flexibility, and stamina. Every class will be a different sequencing of postures that is specially designed by the instructor.
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*This class is Beginner Friendly.
**This class is in the English language
*** Students must arrive on time in order to attend the class. Students will not be admitted if they are late. If you have booked on-line and have not arrived by the start of class, your space will be given away.

This disciplined practice covers the full Ashtanga Primary Series, a dynamic, fast-paced series of sequential postures transmitted by yoga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Each pose is linked to the next through a series of connecting movements called vinyasa, allowing the body to create heat and leading to more flexibility. Smooth, deep breathing (ujjayi) is synchronized with the movements. This powerful and vigorous practice purifies and realigns the body, cultivating a feeling of inner peace, and leading to a natural state of meditation.
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*This class is for Intermediate and Advanced students with minimum 1 year of regular Ashtanga practice.
**This class is in the English language
*** Students must arrive on time in order to attend the class. Students will not be admitted if they are late. If you have booked on-line and have not arrived by the start of class, your space will be given away.

“Flow Yoga, or “Vinyasa Flow” combines a series of flowing postures with rhythmic breathing for an intense body-mind workout. In Vinyasa classes postures are linked together in a continuous and challenging flow and the common thread is a breath-synchronized movement that develops strength and flexibility while keeping students on the move. This style of yoga is a derivation of the practice of Ashtanga Yoga, a challenging and disciplined series of poses designed to create heat and energy flow. The many benefits of this class include building upper body strength, detoxification, mental and physical balance, flexibility, and stamina. Every class will be a different sequencing of postures that is specially designed by the instructor.
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*This class is Beginner Friendly.
**This class is in the English language
*** Students must arrive on time in order to attend the class. Students will not be admitted if they are late. If you have booked on-line and have not arrived by the start of class, your space will be given away.

SLOW DOWN and RELAX with Yin Yoga.
Yin is the cool, lunar, passive aspect of the Yoga asana (posture) practice. The asanas are held longer. It opens the deeper connective tissues versus the muscles and allows practitioners to experience greater range of motion, flexibility, and somatic awareness. Yin is based on ancient Chinese philosophies and Taoist principles which believe there are pathways of Qi (energy) that run through our bodies. By stretching and deepening into poses, we’re opening up any blockages and releasing that energy to flow freely.

This class is combination of postures, meditation, breath work, and mindfulness practices.