Yoga, Movement and Pilates in Jozi

THE ART OF MOVEMENT

Providing a true authentic and joyous experience of yoga and dance, the Art of Movement is a studio in Emmarentia, the brainchild of Kelly Lynch, with a holistic approach to teaching. The studio aims at enhancing body and mind and uses the principals of passion, poise and perfection. A dedicated team of teachers strive to provide the most authentic, joyous experience of dance and yoga possible.

HOTPOD YOGA

Hotpod Yoga offers classes in an inflatable giant size ‘pod’ creating an otherworldly sensory experience. Lighting, temperature, music and atmosphere punctuate the classes with delicious calm. Refreshing and impactful, the classes have roots in vinyasa flow and are grounded firmly in reality – whether you’re there to work off a hangover, clear an over-stimulated mind or open-up an office-bound body, Hotpod Yoga is guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face as you emerge from the pod. The pod is a cocoon-like, pop-up, inflatable, heated studio that accommodates up to 20 people. Expect to be transported a million miles from the world outside into the perfect hot yoga environment.

I still feel as if I’ve come home whenever I practice yoga wherever I am, and so the lessons on our mat never cease, acceptance and trust in what just is, goes on and on….. Namaste.”

YOGA WARRIOR

Walking into Yoga Warrior feels like a comfy hug. This friendly studio has a cosy and intimate feel and offers a variety of teachers and classes. Yoga Warrior style carries Genna Pearson’s lovely energy. Yoga in almost any configuration is available. One-on-one yoga, pregnancy classes, sessions for kids and teachers training is also available. Fundamental flow, Express, Candlelit yoga, Power hour and happy yoga are all on the schedule. Expect lovely world music during class which helps quieten the mind and develop focus; it also eases the transition from day to day life, to yoga mat time and exploration of mind and body.

LIVING YOGA

Living Yoga was established in 2006, by Cherryl Duncan. The studio and the community that has sprung up around it, has been growing ever since. Sarah Bentz, a certified Jivamukti teacher, is the current Owner and Director of the Living Yoga studio in Craighall, Johannesburg and the Living Yoga brand. Jivamukti is a world-renowned method of yoga created by Sharon Gannon and David Life and the Living Yoga studio is South Africa’s first Jivamukti Affiliate Studio. More than a yoga studio, it hosts teachers from all over the world including Sharon Gannon, David Life, Jules Febre, Petros Haffenrichter, Anja Kühnel, Dechen Thurman and Olivier David, amongst others. Workshops, Satsungs, charity events, meditation and sutra lectures brings a sense of community, a lifestyle and sacred space for students to immerse themselves in their yoga practice.

YOGA EXPERIENCE

“Our mission at Yoga Experience is to create a safe, nurturing, supportive, disciplined and loving environment for the practice of yoga and self investigation. To know your Self.”

Yoga Experience, formally Go Yoga and originally Bikram Yoga Jozi, owned by Sally Flanagan, opened its doors in June 2003. The studio started off as a Bikram Yoga studio and over the years has expanded its offering to a variety of styles. This evolution was inspired by Sally’s love for yoga in its’ entirety and her desire to share the beauty and benefits that come from practicing more than one kind of yoga. For Sally, yoga is like a big beautiful tree. Each branch of the tree is a different style of yoga and it is the sum of the branches that make up the Yoga Tree. Whether you are an experienced yogi or a beginner Yoga Experience is open to all.

MY PILATES

“Pilates has become and should be an integral part of everyone’s daily lives, high up on the bucket list together with other dreams and aspirations.”

This boutique movement studio with its breathtaking views is an exercise haven with beautifully choreographed classes led by creative and knowledgeable instructors. Classes curated by owner Linda Green offer a refreshing variety of choices and include Bounce & Barre, Body Poetry, My Movement, Pilates Rebounding, Classical Pilates, Ballet conditioning and Equipment Pilates. Group mat Pilates use tools like magic circles, therabands, physio balls, small weights and foam rollers while some of the other classes use a more dance orientated regime. Pilates helps you become a master of your own body through a process of restoring your body’s natural movement.

“Everyone wants to be happy, it’s that simple. Yoga is about realising your inherent happiness. It exists in each and every one of us and the path of Yoga provides us with a very practical means to awaken this joy, that is our natural state of being.”