Jyoga

JAMIE SUMMERS /// YOGA CLASSES

LEVENSHULME
Regular drop in YOGA class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme
Sundays 9:15am-10:15am

Regular drop in CHAIR YOGA class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme - Suitable for complete beginners / if you have trouble getting up and down off the floor / Chair based Yoga
Mondays 10:00am-11:00am

Regular drop in YOGA class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme
Mondays 7:30pm-9pm 

GENTLE YOGA (SOMATIC MOVEMENT) class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme - Suitable for complete beginners / floor based movements
Wednesdays 10:00am-11:00am

Regular drop in YOGA class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme
Wednesdays 11:15am-12:15am

Regular drop in YOGA class at the Arcadia Leisure Centre on the A6 in Levenshulme
Wednesdays 8pm-9:30pm

HOUGH END
Regular drop in PILATES class at Hough End Leisure Centre on Princess Rd Manchester
Tuesdays 12:30-13:30pm

Regular drop in YOGA class at Hough End Leisure Centre on Princess Rd Mancheste
Thursdays 12:30-13:30pm

Regular drop in YOGA class at Hough End Leisure Centre on Princess Rd Manchester
Sundays 11am-12pm

MANCHESTER AQUATICS CENTRE
Early morning drop in YOGA class at the Manchester Aquatics Centre
Oxford Rd / 2 Booth Street East, Manchester M13 9SS
Tuesdays 7:30am-8:15am

EAST MANCHESTER LEISURE CENTRE
Regular drop in YOGA class at East Manchester Leisure Centre 189 Grey Mare Lane. Beswick, M11 3ND
Thursdays 6pm-7:15pm

NORTH CITY FAMILY & FITNESS CENTRE
Regular drop in YOGA class at North City Upper Conran St. Harpurhey M9 4DA
Tuesdays 7:30pm-8pm

OFFERTON - STOCKPORT
Regular CHAIR YOGA class at Offerton Community Centre,
Mallowdale Rd, Stockport SK2 5NX
Thursdays 10:30am-11:30am
Drop in class/no booking £3 (1st session free)

MUSTARD TREE (VOLUNTARY KARMA YOGA SESSION)
Regular CHAIR YOGA class at Mustard Tree, 110 Oldham Rd, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AG
Mondays 2pm-3pm (free)

These are all beginners/mixed ability Yoga classes with emphasis on breathing, finding ease in movement, exercise, through sun salutations and steady postures.
There will be recovery time between postures and time for relaxation.
Every body is different. You will be encouraged to concentrate on your own practice as part of a non-competitive group. You will be guided into postures but it is important that you listen to your body and find a balance between effort and not over-doing anything.

Regular Yoga practice can improve your strength, flexibility, range of movement, awareness and well being. It can help alleviate backache, stress, insomnia and improve your concentration.
Mats are provided but it's always good to have your own mat, arrive on time and wear loose/stretch, comfortable clothing.

Any questions or for more information please get in contact.

After discovering a gem of a class at a local gym and practicing for a couple of years, I liked the sense of calm, peace and focus yoga gave my very distractible mind. I also enjoyed less aches and pains as a result of my body becoming steadier and stronger.

I travelled to Kerala, India to study at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre. (200hr Yoga Alliance RYS Jan 2015). I enjoyed the course, loved the experience in the Ashram and knew yoga was going to be a big part of my life.

With a genuine desire to help others share in the benefits of a regular yoga practice I began to teach and continue to learn.

I qualified (June 2018) as a Somatic Exercise Coach having trained with Lisa Petersen @ Living yoga. This line of enquiry really changed my teaching practice and approach. I find it intellectually stimulating and I like how it is teaching others to help themselves.

I have now lead yoga asana classes with pranayama and more mindful movement in Manchester for the last 4 years and have gained over 1000 hours of teaching experience at my classes at leisure centres, community centres, an inner city school, college and university, private offices and covering at Bodywise in Manchester Buddhist Centre.

In the busy leisure centre environment my creativity and ability to adapt and change has proved essential. In these popular fully rounded classes I like to create a non-competitive, peaceful, light-hearted, atmosphere combining the energy of group practice with individual focus. I try to allow time for people to absorb what they do, move more mindfully and encourage a peaceful practice hopefully able to continue their day with a sense of well-being.

Believing in continuing personal development I continue to attend workshops. The most recent listed first:

The Embryology of Communication: Cells, Blood and Fluid Movements with Amy Matthews (Nov 2019)
Somatics CPD: Pelvis, pelvic floor, psoas, sacrum and jaw theme Lisa Petersen. (Sept 2019).
Coming Back to the Senses with Donna Farhi (June 2019)
Gentle is the New Advanced with J Brown at Triyoga, London. (Jan 2019)
Breath Centred Yoga with Leslie Kaminoff at Triyoga, London. (June 2018)
Moving from Centre with Gaby Porter.
Somatic Movement Education with Lisa Petersen, Gaby Porter & Maggie Peasewood.
Embodied Yoga with Amanda Latchmore,
Yoga with Christine Howitt,
Core stability CPD with GLL and Kirtan.