Eight Brocades Qigong Yoga Course – starting Sunday 8th March 2020 We are thrilled to announce our new qigong yoga course! Bring health and balance to your life. Find a fitter, calmer, more focussed you by taking your first steps into the combined practices of Qigong and Yoga. Qigong brings enlightened awareness into your physical life, while yoga takes you to a place of peace. 5-week Qigong Yoga Course Starting on 8th March, Lily will be leading a five-week qigong yoga course; we will learn the Eight Brocades (Ba Duan Jin) Qigong, breaking down the sequence over 5 weeks into a fuller and deeper practice. These classes aim to balance the mind and body with the exploration of physical postures, focused breathing and the calming of the mind through movement, relaxation and meditation. We hope you will join us…Complete beginners welcome. Course Details Starting 8 March Time: 9:30am to 10:30am Duration: 5 weeks* 5-week block: £50 Drop in: £12 These courses are very popular and spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis, book now to avoid disappointment. See terms & conditions below.   *Course dates: 08.03.2020 <15.03.2020 – No class due to hall closure> 22.03.2020 <29.03.2020 – No class due to hall closure> 05.04.2020 <12.04.2020 – No class due to hall closure> 19.04.2020 26.04.2020 Benefits of Qigong & Yoga Qigong is an ancient Chinese exercise and healing technique that combines movement, mental concentration, traditional Chinese medicine and breathing to increase and balance your vital energy, or ‘Qi’. Pronounced ‘chee-gong’, it loosely translates as ‘vital energy cultivation’ or ‘mastery of your energy’. Sometimes referred to as the Chinese equivalent to yoga, qigong is more than a physical practice, with many health & healing benefits for the body, mind and spirit. You can practise it as an individual mind-body exercise – as it’s probably most commonly known in the western world – but also as a health & healing practice within Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yoga is a Ayurvedic (therapeutic) mind and body practice with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. The various styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. A combined Qigong & Yoga practice – Just as there is a wide variety of benefits, there are also a wide variety of forms. These combined practices focus more on breathing, and movement meditation, bringing together these gentle yet powerful qigong practices and more dynamic yoga movements. Across all, the aim is to increase and balance our vital energy, health and wellbeing Venue: Oxley Park Community Centre Redgrave Dr, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes MK4 4TA  

Small Group Yoga Classes in Milton Keynes with Yoga Lily If you are looking for Small Group Yoga Classes in Milton Keynes or just a new challenge. Come and explore my traditional yoga in a relaxed and friendly environment – a great, healthy way to share time with friends and like-minded people. My small group yoga classes are based on traditional Hatha Yoga principles aiming to balance the mind and body with the exploration of physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama) and the calming of the mind through relaxation and meditation. We will incorporate meditation, mindfulness with both Yin & Yang sequencing, building strength, vitality and deep flexibility, into your practice. I look forward to welcoming you to my fun, relaxing and de-stressing yoga classes, based at my home studio in Furzton. Mats, Bolsters and blankets are all provided, so just turn up and enjoy! Small Group Class Cost: Drop-ins  –  £12 5 class pass  –  £50 10 class pass  –  £90 Location Yoga Lily Home Studio 172 Favell Drive, Furzton, Milton Keynes MK4 1AT Enter via garden gate to my conservatory studio About Yoga Lily Lili is an international senior yoga teacher, she teaches the traditional, relaxing and invigorating Yoga as practiced in Asia for thousands of years; it is a little more holistic in nature, meaning, it covers not just the physical aspects of yogic practice (like asanas or poses, mudras or locks), but also the breathing, meditation, mindfulness and restorative techniques sometimes lacking in the modern practice. Yoga is part of who she is, from practicing yoga in the parks of China as a child, to graduating from YogiYoga(China) Institute in 2007, Lili has loved helping and inspiring people ever since. You can help balance your mind and body to give a sense of wholeness and great happiness.

Beginners & Improvers Yoga Classes in Furzton, Milton Keynes Beginners & Improvers Yoga Classes – From taking your first step onto the yoga mat to looking to develop strength, balance and flexibility, to deepen your practice, yoga is an exciting new beginning. Our Beginners and Improvers Yoga Class will give you new challenges that will boost your health and wellbeing, help yourself stay in shape and completely detox, or have a little time just for you; We look forward to welcoming you to our fun, relaxing and de-stressing Yoga Classes at the South Furzton Meeting Place in Milton Keynes. Our small group yoga classes give you a better teacher to student balance.  They are aimed at beginners or those with a little experience who are looking to improve their understanding and build a strong foundation of Yoga. As places are limited please book today to avoid disappointment. Find out more about the benefits of yoga and how yoga changes your body, starting the day you begin. Monday 6pm – with Lily Wednesday 6:15pm – with David Venue: South Furzton Meeting Place. 1 Blackmoor Gate, Furzton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK4 1DS Anyone can do Hatha Yoga because its practice is aimed toward relaxation, stress reduction and management. The Beginners and Improvers Yoga Class will cover the foundations of this ancient Eastern tradition; so you will learn how to breathe properly and centre your attention on clearing mental clutter – all the while staying fit, improving posture and reaping the physical benefits of the yoga tradition.