Open to families and individuals alike, these free yoga sessions held at Al Barsha Pond Park is an ideal way to begin your weekend.

Alignment based Yoga session has its foundation in  Hatha Yoga, with added inspiration from the Iyengar and Ashtanga tradition of practice.

We adopt props and alignment principles introduced by Guruji B.K.S Iyengar. Elements of Ashtanga yoga, especially, variations of Surya Namaskar A and B  as taught by Guruji Pattabhi Jois is combined into the practice. Taking inspiration from both these lineages, we work towards building strength, stamina, endurance, and flexibility in a balanced way.

This class and is suitable for:

• A beginner looking to ease into yoga practice
• Students dealing with postural or muscle imbalances
• Intermediate students looking for a balanced yoga practice
• Practitioner  wishing to incorporate Yoga  to fight  lifestyle diseases
• Students who have practiced before,  but are looking for corrections and a scientific way to practice asanas
•  A self taught Yogi looking for  guidance and improving their asana practice

We focus on alignment to ensure safety in practice. It is important to note that every human body is built different, hence there is no “one alignment fits all” . We understand and respect this in all our classes and in our free yoga sessions. Competition is highly discouraged, and emphasis is given on improving self awareness and respect our limits in every asana.

Complete beginners, please enquire about our Hatha Yoga Foundation programs.

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If you are new to yoga or coming back to the practice after a long gap or injury, then these classes are perfect for you. The  focus is to:

• Improve joint mobility, release stiffness and muscle tightness
• Remove energy blockages and improve flexibility
• Build and increase breath awareness and the ability to move with the breath
•  Build and improve balance and strength in a safe way.
• Increase stamina and wellness

We will work with basic Hatha postures with focus on proper technique and alignment and with the use of yoga props.

This class and is suitable for:

• A beginner looking to ease into yoga practice
• Students dealing with postural or muscle imbalances
• Practitioners  wishing to incorporate Yoga  to fight  lifestyle diseases
•  A self taught Yogi looking for  guidance and improving their asana practice.

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If you are new to yoga or coming back to the practice after a long gap or injury, then these classes are perfect for you. The  focus is to:

• Improve joint mobility, release stiffness and muscle tightness
• Remove energy blockages and improve flexibility
• Build and increase breath awareness and the ability to move with the breath
•  Build and improve balance and strength in a safe way.
• Increase stamina and wellness

We will work with basic Hatha postures with focus on proper technique and alignment and with the use of yoga props.

This class and is suitable for:

• A beginner looking to ease into yoga practice
• Students dealing with postural or muscle imbalances
• Practitioners  wishing to incorporate Yoga  to fight  lifestyle diseases
•  A self taught Yogi looking for  guidance and improving their asana practice

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This energising and exhilarating power yoga practice will see us move with the breath  from simple to deeper and more complex asanas. Powerful, rigorous and invigorating at the same time, these classes are suited for ‘Level 1 advanced’, intermediate to advanced students. The focus of the  sessions can vary in every class – from core strengthening, full leg focus, hip opening to full body strengthening – you will be challenged through the practice. We will tackle simple arm balances and variations in the practice as well.

The word Power Yoga was originally coined by American yoga enthusiasts – Beryl Bender Birch and Bryan Kest in the late eighties. Both were students of the Ashtanga tradition of yoga.

In our power yoga sessions, we maintain the focus on breath and movement and hold postures to build strength. As always,  individuals are asked to work within their capabilities. Variations are provided for postures to make it available to all. 

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Hema Laxman is now teaching face to face classes at Nilaya House every Monday and Thursday mornings. 

Hatha is the traditional form of yoga from where all other styles originated. ‘Ha’  refers to the sun and ‘tha’  to the moon. It aims to balance  the sun and the moon energies within – to bring balance between the opposites. Each posture is held for longer period while trying to incorporate, awareness, stability and balance within.

This class is modified to suit beginners.  Modifications are given to enable each student to attain his/her best potential. Props are used and alignment is given importance in all  classes. Attention is given to engage the right muscle groups  to ensure long term benefits and injury prevention.

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Private Yoga lessons are one to one or couple sessions catering to specific  individual needs. During these classes, we guide you towards understanding and correcting postural and muscle imbalances developed over time. Each posture will be modified to make it accessible for the student ensuring right alignment in every asana.

Doing yoga is extremely beneficial, but in a large group, without personalised attention, it can be harmful aggravating the imbalances in your body leading to injury. Personalised yoga is a great way to learn the right technique ensuring safety in your practice

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 You need a personal yoga instructor:

• If you have specific goals related to health or fitness

  Like weight loss, improve fitness, resolve life style diseases like anxiety, high blood pressure, back pain, insomnia, diabetes, hormonal imbalances among others; which you would like to correct through wellness practices and lifestyle changes.

• You are a sports person or athlete looking to improve your game

  Every yoga posture when practiced the right way, ensures balance in the body in terms of flexibility and strength.  It retunes the body to its  optimum alignment, increasing endurance . The meditation and breathing techniques increase lung capacity and clarity of the mind, deepening  focus and inner body awareness, greatly improving your overall performance in any sports.

• If you are a complete beginner to yoga

  It can be intimidating to join yoga in a group setting if you have never tried it before. Personalised yoga classes  are  a great way to learn the right methodology and gain understanding of the yoga practice prior to joining  a group setting.

In our private yoga classes,  regulating  life style diseases through asana practice, pranayama and meditation techniques is always a priority. We help the student to develop inner awareness.  We  look into the nutritional and dietary aspects, sleep patterns and stress levels of every student and work towards wellness of the body and mind.

These lessons are multi style and customised as per the needs. All the classes will end with meditation, pranayama and lengthy shavasana.

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 Pranayama and meditation techniques cleanse the energy channels, calming the mind. It  reduces anxiety and stress, regulating blood pressure.

Prior to beginning of the pranayama and meditation, a few yoga asanas are done to prepare and warm the body.

Pranayama is ideal to change your energy positively, taking away negative emotions like anger, depression and jealousy. It helps cope with the rigours of daily life by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, thereby relaxing us; taking us away from the “fight or flight mode”. The benefits of meditation is enormous;  science is now backing the positive changes that meditation can bring to the human brain.

There will be longer periods of sitting, so please bring a chair or cushion if you need. It is important to be comfortable during these postures so as to enjoy the benefits completely.

In our pranayama and meditation classes, we offer different types of guided and visualisation meditations, deep relaxation techniques for body and mind, silent meditation, meditation with music.

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If you are new to yoga or coming back to the practice after a long gap or injury, then these classes are perfect for you. The  focus is to:

• Improve joint mobility, release stiffness and muscle tightness
• Remove energy blockages and improve flexibility
• Build and increase breath awareness and the ability to move with the breath
•  Build and improve balance and strength in a safe way.
• Increase stamina and wellness

We will work with basic Hatha postures with focus on proper technique and alignment and with the use of yoga props.

This class and is suitable for:

• A beginner looking to ease into yoga practice
• Students dealing with postural or muscle imbalances
• Practitioners  wishing to incorporate Yoga  to fight  lifestyle diseases
•  A self taught Yogi looking for  guidance and improving their asana practice

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We provide Corporate yoga as part of the wellness or team building exercise for corporates, SME’s and organisations in Dubai. These sessions are customised to each organisation,  improving the general wellbeing of employees in the work place, resulting in an engaged and more positive workforce. Please see more details about how Yoga can benefit your organization here.

Yoga is a 5000 year old Science, being adopted by millions of people around the world for the innumerable health and mental benefits. The word ‘Yoga’  means ‘to join’ and is the union of the body, mind and the soul. Practice of just the asanas can have a tremendous positive effect on the physical and mental aspects of the human body.

What differentiates yoga from other physical activities is the importance given to the mindful action and connecting each movement with the breath. In this process, we learn to be present in the moment, and enhance our ability to cope with the pressures of everyday life. Yoga brings about both outer and  inner healing and well being.

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In Vinyasa, the movement between poses is with the breath with a short flow or sequence added at regular intervals between the asanas.  The breath coordinated movement helps the students get into a meditative state. The vinyasa classes can be gentle or highly energetic with strong emphasis on alignment. The sequencing will be creative, at the same time ensuring the balance between strength and flexibility.

 We embrace an anatomical and scientific approach, helping the practitioner go deeper into each posture. The use of props, hands on adjustments and the alignment cues, help the practioner build proprioception or inner awareness.

Morning Vinyasa Classes are suited to:

•  Intermediate to advanced students.
• Students with reasonable level of fitness, and a good awareness of the body
• Students who enjoy dynamic or flow yoga with a bit of challenge.
• Practitioners who are interested in learning the Vinyasa system.
• Those who are looking for guidance to ‘better their’ Chaturanga Dandasan by engaging the right muscle group.
• There is a lot of imporatance given to full body muscle engagement in most of the asanas in Vinyasa;  anyone looking for a full body workout can join the classes.

Complete beginners, please enquire about our Hatha Yoga Foundation Program

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