Category Archives: Yoga for Men

Monica Marini yoga classes in Whitstable, Herne Bay and Canterbury.

Yoga Classes

YogaMorphic offers you a focused opportunity to develop your Yoga practice in live Zoom classes. Please click here to view timetables and prices.

Drop in students are welcome, but commitment to the practice will make desirable changes long-lasting. Classes are designed as termly programmes to offer you the opportunity to learn more about your body and how to adapt to make the practice your own. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter for thoughts on assessing and considering your practice.

Yoga Fundamentals

Yoga Fundamentals is a slower programme ideal for beginners as well as more advanced practitioners. Whether you wish to improve your flexibility, want to revisit and reconnect with the core principles of a Yoga practice, or simply try Yoga for the first time this class is for you.

Focussing on principles of structural and energetic alignment, we explore the understanding of asana from an experiential perspective – as opposed to intellectual. If you are intrigued but feel a little intimidated by yoga, this class is a safe and friendly environment to start from.

Vinyasa

The Vinyasa programme is for the keen practitioner. Designed to support you in developing a strong, fluid yoga practice, it incorporates challenging postures and deeper energetic work. There is plenty of guidance and support to safely and confidently deepen your yoga practice.

This is an invigorating yet nourishing class that engages your whole body and mind with inventive, insightful moves. As in all YogaMorphic classes, you will receive advice on adjustments to support your learning and practice.

Functional Yoga for Sport

A practice focussed on joint mobility, flexilbity and strength to keep you in top form during these times of limited activity. 

Surya

Bring grace and strength to your day ahead with sun salutes and expansive and grounding movements for internal spaciousness.

PRANAYAMA and MEDITATION

Simple conscious breathing practices to bring us into a state of calm.

Two blocks and a belt

As we will continue practicing together but in separate spaces, you may consider acquiring two blocks and a belt. Yogamatters is a UK supplier. I am happy to do a bulk order to reduce costs and then deliver locally around Whitstable if you find that helpful.

www.yogamatters.com

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, father of modern yoga.

Focus: Yoga for Men

Yoga was men’s domain until not long ago. Only very recently did marketing turn this powerful methodology into a lycra masquerade of willowy young females. When looking at Krisnamacharya, Iyengar or Patabhi Jois practicing Yoga we are presented with a genderless expression of grace and power.

Men’s return to Yoga at a time when the concept of masculinity is precarious at its best, and toxic at its worse, could be seen as the transcendence of false gender norms. Rooted into a strong sense of purpose and fuelled by principles of compassion and selflessness, Yoga brings many benefits to men. Enhanced flexibility, improved athletic performance, increased physical and mental power, better concentration are just a few. Adding a new dimension to wellbeing, Yoga complements all other forms of physical activity and restores men to a place of effortless identity.

Iyengar
Iyengar: The growth of Yoga for men in an incremental part of the growth of Yoga worldwide. Be part of it.

YogaMorphic’s Wednesday Yoga classes are specifically designed for men. With a view to increase strength and flexibility, breathwork is incorporated into postures for concentration and focus. Working the body and calming the mind these practices induce a profound sense of relaxation and lower stress.

The new term starts on Wednesday 1st November and is suitable for all levels. See website for further details.

Shape your body, shape your mind

“The success of Yoga must not be measured by how flexible your body becomes, but rather by how much it opens your heart.”   T K V Desikachar

YogaMorphic offers an energising programme of yoga classes and workshops designed to support a strong, reflective practice. Regular classes in Whitstable, Canterbury, Herne Bay.

Drawing on Hatha and Vinyasa traditions, Monica Marini leads classes that are challenging, creative and supportive. The focus is on guiding students in developing the stability, flexibility and strength they seek for life, well-being, sports performance, recovery and mindfulness.

 YogaMorphic : yoga classes in Whitstable and beyond.
Monica is leading a Samacitta yoga retreat in Puglia, Italy in June 2018.