Sparkly Yoga

Welcome to Sparkly Yoga

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Yoga is more than just a set of exercises and postures to increase health. Yoga is all about sparkiness! Yoga encourages us to explore the divine spark within.

Through a regular Yoga practice we spark the sweetness within all of us.

We take time out from our everyday life to pay attention to the 'sweetness' that arises when we allow it to.

Each time we walk out of a Yoga class we face the world with a refreshing 'spark' in the eyes. The deeper our practice, the greater the spark and the more we are able to make positive changes in ours and others lives. And others do recognize this!


Classes

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General/beginners classes:

Whether you have tried Yoga before or are an absolute beginner you are welcome to join this class at any time.

Class is taught predoninantly in a flowing Hatha style, with a strong focus on bringing the body and mind back into balance by learning specific postures and techniques focusing on our body systems: hormonal, nervous and respiratory systems.

All classes incorporate much focus on asana~stretching and strengthening the body, but also meditation and pranayama (breath work).

These are held at 7:30-8:45pm Tuesdays

Intermediate/advanced:

Only for those who have done at least the equivalent of a beginners course (10 weeks)
We go more dyamic with our vinyasa, standing postures, workshop backbends and inversions and go deeper into pranayama!!

These are held at 7:30-9:00pm Thursdays


Yoga retreats

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Sparkly Yoga facilitates affordable Yoga retreats and workshops regularly, both locally in Melbourne and the close countryside, and overseas in Thailand.

Upcoming retreats:

NATURE:DIVINITY:YOGA:

6 - 8 JULY 2012

A weekend of exploring the delights of Yoga in a beautiful natural setting. Michele will guide us through the cocktail of asana, pranayama and meditation to go deeper into our practice. We will also explore the relationships between nature, divinity and Yoga through satsang - an assembly of persons assimilating the truth. We are encouraged to consider what these words mean to us previous to the retreat and maybe jot some points down to contribute to the discussion. We will attempt to forge some of this by looking at ritual and ceremony. We will then work on developing a personal practice program to incorporate what we learn on the retreat back into our daily lives.

This retreats is held at Clearview Retreat, a residential retreat centre ninety minutes north of Melbourne in the King Parrot Valley in central Victoria. Clearview Retreat backs onto the Tallarook forest and ranges, with immense views 100 kilometres across to Mount Buller and other spectacular mountain ranges.

Price: $345/385

Contact Jocelyn at Clearview for more information:
www.clearviewretreat.org.au


THAILAND YOGA RETREAT:

20 -27 SEPTEMBER 2012

$850 (early bird by 30th June), $950 thereafter
Take your Yoga practice to the next level on this 7 day retreat as we delve deep into our Yoga immersed in an amazing cultural experience!

Set in Kraburi, a lesser traveled area in Southern Thailand near the Burma border, and then also Koh Tao. The retreat will be split between the mainland venue and the island venue.

Experience life in a rural fruit orchard family's setting. Living Thai style in traditional bungalows amidst glorious tropical nature.

A week of deep Yoga, meditation, pranayama and times of silence to really get away from it all and help us lift the veils of suffering. And then time to indulge our senses with Thai cooking classes, excursions to local caves, waterfalls and jungle treks and experiencing delightful Thai massage. And snorkelling and other delightful island activities once on Koh Tao