Claudine runs yoga classes in Houghton on the Hill village hall as follows:
Monday 10:30 am
Wednesday 7.15 pm – 8:45 pm
A friendly class where all ages, and levels of fitness are welcome including beginners and pregnant ladies. Discounts for block bookings or Pay As You Go option available so you can come when you can! Block bookings attend either class if space is available.
- I have ten years of teaching experience and 52 five star Google reviews and have been practicing yoga for 26 years.
- I’m fully insured and have a wealth of training in all areas for all ages which is an ongoing thing for me as we’re all forever a student of this beautiful art!
Yoga is so much more than just an exercise class!
- I teach a traditional Hatha style of yoga which includes movement, stretching, balance, breathing, and meditation so the hour and a half offers a big variety of different practices with a wealth of benefits.
- Whilst the class will absolutely be providing aerobic exercise, you’ll also engage in practices to slow down, relax and de-stress, re-balance and revitalise the body as well as improving strength, balance and flexibility to boot!
- I offer different versions for the poses so you can practice at the level that is best and most appropriate for you, whether you are a beginner or more seasoned practitioner! Pregnant ladies are also very welcome! I am qualified to teach all ages and conditions, including teens and young people, pregnancy, injury and illnesses and the older population too.
- Come along and discover this ancient practice that has been popular and provided so many benefits for so many people for generations!
- Yoga calms mind and body through nervous system regulation, moving us from a mentally and physically unhealthy place of fight or flight to our rest and reset state, immediately easing stress and anxiety
- The development and practice of correct postural alignment is central to yoga, which is a great anecdote to our often sedentary desk based lifestyles and counterbalances the stooped posture universally associated with mobile phone use
- Participate in and learn powerful calming, relaxing breathing exercises to ease stress and anxiety
- Practice meditation as part of the class in a really accessible way. Yoga in itself is a moving meditation and we always relax with a dedicated ten minute meditation at the end of the class to rest and assimilate all the positive things our practice has brought to us.
- Each of my classes have a theme, with a wide range of different special focuses, anything from all things seasonal, to on different aspects of physical and mental health, as well as exploration of yoga philosophy which provides an ancient universal secular structure still equally if not even more relevant today to help us to navigate and enrich our modern lives!
- Yoga is perfect as we enter the darker seasons to practice rest and self nurture
Yoga benefits a large variety of human functions and conditions including:
- Back health – all back problems, relieving pain and healing through targeted movements, strengthening muscles in the back to prevent back problems and relieve back pain, manage sciatica, and helps pain management through the breath
- Mental health – including depression, anxiety, PTSD & CPTSD, panic attacks, bipolar and schizophrenia
- Stress
- Burn out
- Women’s health:
- Perimenopause & menopause
- PMT & PMDD
- Fertility
- Hormone regulation
- Pregnancy & birth – breathing and practices for labour, birth and beyond
- Weight loss
- Incontinence & urinal health including strengthening the pelvic floor
- Sleep – helps with insomnia, sleep hygiene and promotes deeper, better quality sleep
- Asthma and breathing problems – through targeted breath practices to increase lung capacity and provide relief and strategies during asthma attacks
- Digestion – regulates and maintains good bowel health
- Heart health – yoga slows and regulates the heart rate
- Blood pressure regulation
- Arthritis
- Oestioporosis – management and prevention through weight bearing & muscle strengthening movement
- Pain management
- All types of cancer – including breast, prostste, bowel, lung and many more
- At the end of the class for relaxation, I offer lots of different styles of meditation meaning you can find your preferred style that’s most accessible to you. If you have always struggled with the monkey mind chatter during meditation, experimenting with the vast amount of different styles of meditation on offer gives you the best chance of engaging with, enjoying and reaping the huge amounts of benefits afforded by this ancient art; which is also universally recognised to be hugely beneficial by many religious and secular belief systems too
Prices are as follows:
7 week half term block of classes in a row back to back £64.75 (which works out at £9.25 per class) or £40 for 4 yoga classes over 4 consecutive weeks (in a row back to back with no gaps)
£12 drop in (attending as and when you wish, contacting me first to book your space.)
Choose at the end of your first class which payment you wish to make. Payment via links below or pay on the day by card or in cash.
Please call or text Claudine on 07790 360671 or email info@sunshineandlight.co.uk to book in.
Contact me to pay via bank transfer for a half term block.
Chair yoga class also available. For more details visit our chair yoga page
The address for the yoga classes at Houghton on the Hill village hall is: Houghton on the Hill Village Hall, Main Street, Houghton on the Hill, Leicester. LE7 9GE
Feedback on our classes taken from our 5 star google reviews:
Always friendly and relaxed, followed by a great body workout, and mega relaxing. Claudine is very well trained and approachable.😊 Robert
I can’t recommend Claudine highly enough. Her classes are great. Louise
“Where do I begin!!! Claudine is knowledgeable, welcoming, engaging and supportive in her deliverance of this amazing and uplifting gift of yoga! Claudine has spare equipment you can borrow…
she is helpful and encouraging but at the same time allows you to go at your own pace. The session is organised so well and the venue (Houghton on the hill) is spacious, warm and comfortable.
These sessions have become the golden thread within my everyday life. Sessions are diverse in their content, covering different subjects such as ‘ anxiety and feeling grounded’ they acknowledge how life can be become busy and the impact this has on our well-being. It helps to develop breathing strategies and movements to empower inner strength and positivity.
I have learned so many techniques.
At the end of each session Claudine creates a time of relaxation… Low lighting… she uses a soft tone which literally transports you to a place of peace and contentment (all you have to bring is a mat and blanket!!!)
The sessions are great value for money! Claudine also offers alternative online sessions during holiday periods.
‘ This has truly changed my life’ …. All I can say is give it a try and come along!!!!!!!”
Tina
I only started doing yoga in January this year, having seen an advert in the local village news. I was made very welcome by Claudine and everyone else in the group. Even though I have tried to keep myself relatively fit over the years, having a sedentary job, with many hours sat at my laptop, I felt that I needed something to help with my flexibility and strength. Yoga has been great! I really enjoy the 90 minute session come away feeling refreshed and relaxed. Going on a Wednesday evening really helps break the week up and helps face the last 2 days of the week. Can thoroughly recommend! Peter
“ Claudine is an experienced teacher who is always helpful. She tailors her class so that it is suitable for all levels of ability. Highly recommended! ”
“The classes are quite informal, friendly and well run. Claudine puts everyone at ease no matter what their ability is. She is very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. A great way to unwind after a stressful day.”
“Since coming to yoga my flexibility has improved, my sleep has improved and I am able to relax after work.”
“I feel calmer, healthier, fitter and have more energy since coming to yoga. ”
“Claudine is very patient and explains everything fully and reassures. It is a very relaxing way of exercising the mind as well as the body”
“ The yoga classes are great. They are a perfect way to unwind and stretch your muscles and Claudine is lovely! ”
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