Essentials Yoga Classes: perfect for beginners
9-Week Unlimited Essentials Courses
Term 4 courses have just begun. It’s not too late to join. Contact reception for your pro-rated pass
These courses are programmed for people of average health and fitness, with limited or no yoga experience.
The Essentials curriculum at Newcastle Yoga is designed to introduce beginners to the practice of yoga.
Our popular Essentials program is challenging, engaging and attainable. With a committment of 9-weeks participants can experience improvements in energy, strength, mobility and balance.
Enjoy up to 7 classes each week for only $21 per week.
but not just for beginners
Iyengar yoga is an authentic yoga method, and our teachers are amongst the worlds best. If you are interested in learning more deeply about this subject, and establishing strong foundations to support a lifetime of practice and exploration, then this is the course for you.
What does UNLIMITED mean in your Essentials course? How often should I attend?
We have 7 classes a week purely dedicated for students who are new to yoga or wanting to focus on the basics. If you enrol in the 10-week unlimited course, you can attend as many of those classes as you desire. You should attend at least once a week, for continuity and progression through the syllabus. This is what most students do. Some students who are extremely keen come to classes three or more times a week. We encourage you to come as often as you can. We are passionate and enthusiastic and love to share our subject with others
There are 7 Essentials class times each week in term 4
Enrol in any one of these courses below and attend any other Term 4 Essentials classes for free.
Monday 7:30pm
GENTLE
Tuesday 12:15pm
Wednesday 5:30pm
Thursday 6:45am
Friday 9:30am
Saturday 10:00am
Sunday 4:00pm
Essentials: An Introduction to Iyengar Yoga
The perfect class for:
absolute beginners wanting a brilliant introduction in an authentic yoga method
those returning to yoga after a break
anyone who feels they’d love more guidance and instruction in yoga basics
everyone who wants to work on developing strength, balance and poise. The curriculum builds week by week so you can learn & progress.
Joining in late to the course?
Keen students can join into the course at any time. Contact us for prorated passes.
Make a start now if you are keen!
We are happy to chat and answer any questions you have about starting classes or the method of Iyengar Yoga.
Classes do fill up, and bookings are essential.
New Students
Before you come to class:
Allow 3 hours after a meal before coming to class.
If you are a new student please arrive 15 minutes before class start time to register.
Arriving at our studio:
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the starting time.
The doors will open 15 mins before each class.
Please wait outside quietly until the class inside finishes.
Please be mindful of noise levels in relation to our neighbours in the early and late hours.
Please remove your shoes in the reception area and place them beneath the bench-seats.
All equipment is provided but we encourage all students to provide their own mats.
Equipment and clothing:
Equipment is provided for Beginner students, & those new to our school, but we now strongly recommend you purchase your own mat.
Wear comfortable clothing you can move freely in.
The studio has a/c and ceiling fans.
Dressing in layers is great as you will warm up and cool down.
Personal information:
New students will be required to fill out a form notifying teachers of pregnancy or any injuries or medical conditions that may affect your participation in class.
Please feel free to discuss any health or medical conditions in further detail by phoning us prior to attending class.
All information is treated in confidence.
It is important to let the teacher know prior to each class also of any injuries that might be affecting your practice on that day (even if you have written them down previously).
Experienced but new to Iyengar Yoga
We welcome all new students who have a background in other yoga methods.
We hope that in coming to our school you approach with a sense of curiosity, and bring an open mind to learning. Iyengar Yoga is a method that connects to an ancient lineage with profound roots in philosophical enquiry. But Yoga is not an intellectual subject. It is based in action, in a practice. Experienced practitioners who enter with their eyes and ears open pick up nuance and context and can progress quickly. As you mature in your yoga practice you will come to understand that progress in yoga is not about being flexible or achieving success in ‘hard’ poses. Yoga can give us some wonderful tools for self observation that can lead to a fresh perspective and broader understanding and acceptance of ourselves as we move through this world.
The best way for most new students to enter the school is through the Essentials Course.
Many people now have some yoga experience and we recognise that you are not a beginner in Yoga, but you are new in our method of yoga (Iyengar). The Essentials Course prepares you for Level 1, and sets you up beautifully for the rest of your life in yoga. The Essential’s curriculum provides for all students to have a working understanding of foundation poses and the application of yogic processes. (That means, not just what you do, but how you do it) Students are introduced to the more complex and challenging asanas once these are established.
Iyengar Yoga practitioners develop more than just physical capacity in asanas. A psychological approach of curiosity, dedicated application and self-reflection equip us with tools to manage ourselves as the poses (or just life in general) become more complex and challenging. Iyengar Yoga is a method that employs physical allignment in asana to help bring our busy distracted minds to a place of centered stillness.
Allignment also highlights physical imbalances (ie tight hamstrings) and gives us a way to work and progress in spite of injuries and without causing injury. It is an intelligent yoga method as the intelligence is bought into contact with the body.
You can work your way up through the levels, perhaps more quickly, placing your existing experience into new context as you progress. Commonly old habits require some ‘unlearning’. Letting go of attachment to what we ‘know’ frees us from rigidity of perspective, enabling an experience of broader horizons…
If you are very keen, and attend regularly and consistently, you can talk to your teacher about moving up a level. We can best assess your suitability for the advanced classes once we have seen you in action.
For yoga practitioners with a strong and dedicated existing practice it may be appropriate to begin with us at one of the more advanced classes. Please call to discuss before booking.
Phone: 0468 866 373