This Hatha yoga (Iyengar yoga practice) course in Delft is for anyone who, under my guidance, wants to keep their muscles flexible, their body strong and active. This course is suitable for both beginners and more advanced yoga practitioners. You don't have to be limber or flexible. Under my guidance in class, you will build more self-confidence in your own abilities.
You learn to be more aware of your body, mind and breathing. During the exercises/asanas (standing, sitting, bending forward, stretching sideways or bending backwards) much attention is paid to alignment. I ask you to align your body (feet, arms, legs, bones and muscles) in a certain way. The purpose of this is to help you as a practitioner examine what you are doing and thus achieve a 'holistic' effort in your exercises/asanas. With this you will develop greater self-awareness.

This class is advanced UY (universal yoga) practice and is led through a more varied balanced sequence on cross-mat. The class is conducted in a small group (7persons max)and everyone could receive individual guidance for their own practice. This class aims to form a stable group to support those participants who really aim for personal progress and internal growth.

**Some differences for advanced practice compared with a beginner class.

1, Physical practice deeper and more advanced;
Physical level the practice remains working perfectly balanced throughout the whole body, but the practice is likely to go deeper and more strengthening and dynamic vinyasa practices are integrated.

2, Target more on internal concentration;
Advanced practitioners have normally already a certain level of body awareness. On the base of this advanced practice target more on one’s mental concentration, which is the essence of yoga practice.

3, Added breath practice in between;
Pranayama practice is added to the sequence to intensify the practice result.

4, Integrating more space elements in the sequence (Mandala Sequence);
The sequences are more varied in space. The use of cross-mat is not only for fun, but more to make sequence possible to be multi-directionally constructed.

Mandala is a method of practice in yoga to structure sequence balanced in space. The space direction has impacts on our brain and nervous system and a balanced structured sequence from space can enhance the balanced sense for practitioners, which helps them likely experience a deep sense of peace and serenity after the practice.

The lesson is divided into two parts:

First part of Yoga Nidra you will be guided going through a body scan meditation. It is a technique for practicing awareness to achieve deep states of relaxation. Practitioners can achieve true rest through the practice, not only physically but also mentally.

A sounds healing session from Hand Pan will be followed after Yoga Nidra. Through yoga Nidra session your physical body and mind could fully calm down and afterward immersing yourself in the healing frequency (432Hz) of Hand Pan at which the universe vibrates, is especially to reinforce the deep relaxing status by putting you in sync with the “Heartbeat of the Earth.”

Unlike other yoga classes, This class does not include sitting or standing poses. The only asana in the class is savasana - lying on one's back. However, falling asleep is definitely not the intention. In the whole class, practitioners remain in a waking state of awareness and are guided in first part by the teacher to go through the various parts of the body to release intention and stress from the entire body and mind, where all thought patterns, sensations, and emotions can arise and disappear without applying any willpower. It is very important during the practice to completely empty the mind and let the mind feel dead. Feeling dead, not just appearing dead.

An hour of Yoga Nidra is as restful as a few hours of sleep, combined with Sounds Healing, which is surely a powerful and simple way to refuel yourself from a busy and stressful life.