Indoor and Outdoor Group classes on the beach, facing the sea
Yin Flow and Restore: A nourishing, mindful movement class that fuses mobilising slow flow yoga with the stillness of restorative and yin style practice. This is a deeply balancing and harmonising class, we work to gradually open the body, whilst calming and soothing the the nervous system. Open level.
Vinyasa: A strengthening form of yoga where breath and movement are synchronised to create a steady continuous flow through the postures. This class focuses on building strength, stability and movement skill. Open level.
Yoga Nidra Meditation (iRest style): The iRest style of Nidra is a guided awareness technique designed for modern living. It induces a state of deep relaxation, healing and transformation, and offers a meditation pathway to work with what we are experiencing in our inner world. Perfect for challenging times, all you need to do is lay down and follow my voice as you are guided into a state that is somewhere between asleep and awake. Please bring blankets & pillows to these practices. In scientific trials Yoga Nidra has been found to: *Improve sleep *Decrease anxiety and experience of depression *Alleviate stress *Increase connection with all layers of Self *Increase clarity and focus *Increase experience of presence *Help rework limiting beliefs, patterns and habits.
Step Cardio Training: A cardio-training class taught on a Step. This 45 min low impact, aerobic blast is an all-round conditioning workout for the body. We train through different ranges of movement to sculpt and strengthen. Great for coordination, increasing cardiovascular fitness and toning up. Please acquire a Step for your practice. Classes take up no more space in your home than yoga.
Get some nice smells going, prepare a cosy corner in your home and get ready to completely relax. 2 hours of deep-rest and meditative exploration; this workshop is medicine for the body-mind. An incredibly healing practice that brings the whole being into a deeper level of awareness. We unwind the body through a specially sequenced series of restorative postures and practices, which calm the nervous system and bring us into a deeply restful and receptive state. Then we journey inwards through an iRest style Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) meditation practice.
These special workshop Nidras are designed to help the practitioner integrate their inner experience and achieve a profound sense of calm; learning how to work with limiting emotions, beliefs and thoughts from a place of loving kindness and deep spacious awareness.
iRest is a simple and accessible form of meditation designed for modern day living. During a class you are guided into a deeply relaxed state where brainwaves associated with relaxation, healing and creativity can be accessed. When practiced regularly iRest helps you to meet challenging and difficult situations with an increased sense of ease. The practice protocol combines traditional Yoga Nidra (dream yoga) with Western psychology and neuroscience. It has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It also improves executive functioning, creativity and feelings of connection.
Christina is an iRest level 2 teacher and senior-level yoga teacher (RYT 500hr)
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Holistic fitness is a complete approach to fitness that incorporates physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It’s a balanced way of approaching and enquiring into our whole experience of being and is beneficial to everyone..
The programme of classes I offer is designed to give you the tools and the training to transform your holistic fitness, long term. The variety of practices can help you in all kinds of ways. The schedule is designed to give you options.
Yoga is a huge part of that. A powerful tool that helps connect us more deeply to our inner and outer world. This ancient practice and artform is transformational on so many levels. It trains the nervous system to be calm and the body and mind to develop openness, strength, resilience, flexibility and awareness. Proven to reduce anxiety, the many and varied practices in yoga - from the physical postures (asana) to meditation (dhyana) and breath work (pranayama) – enables you to naturally achieve the kind of balance that helps you to live life better. It’s not about being the perfect person, having the perfect shape or being able to do a handstand. It’s just about making life a little bit easier and a lot more beautiful.
One aspect of fitness that we don’t get from our yoga practice is cardiovascular training. This is an essential aspect of physical fitness that our bodies need in order to maintain optimal health. It is recommended that we train aerobically at least three times a week for 30 minutes or more. That’s why I include cardiovascular training on a Step in my programme of classes. The Step practice also trains the body for stability and works in compliment to the yoga. Because it’s a coordination practice, it significantly enhances motor skills and has incredible neuroprotective benefits. Step is low-impact; it strengthens rather than stresses the joints. And it’s a lot of fun!
‘Yoga is truly transformational. It can meet you where you are to deliver beneficial effects on so many levels.’
I’m an advanced level (500 RYT) yoga teacher and iRest level 2 teacher with a BA Hons degree in Dance and qualifications in Fitness Training.
I’ve always had a passion for movement practices. After gaining a degree in Contemporary Dance, I taught movement and exercise classes for ten years, then spent the following ten working long hours in the high-pressure television industry as a Producer and TV Executive. During this time, I increasingly turned to yoga to remedy stress, ease out back-pain and find some grounding. But I discovered so much more than that…
I now love to share the practice with others. I believe that by working with the body, breath, mind and spirit we can find grace, strength and connection to a solid ground of peace within ourselves.
Essentially, I see yoga as a therapeutic tool.
My physical classes build gradually, giving students time to find ease in their practice. Movement sequences are thoughtful, often interwoven with moments of stillness and breath-work to create a journey of awareness.
Creative sequencing makes the yoga I teach strengthening and at times challenging, but also rejuvenating and restorative. Building a connection to what your body and mind calls for is a key part of the practice, so I encourage students to take the classes at their own pace.
An important part of what I offer is a practice called iRest. This is a form of guided Yoga Nidra meditation that has been adapted for modern lives. It has many psychological and neurological benefits. It’s proven to help with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, as well as to set the mind free - enhancing the creative connection within ourselves and helping us to gain greater clarity and calm as the body relaxes into a deep healing state.
I attended a class for the first time today.
I'm a complete beginner and I was a little nervous to start,
but relaxed very quickly (thanks to some excellent instruction)
and will definitely come back again.
I heartily recommend this...
Christina’s class never disappoints.
I feel stretched and stronger both physically and emotionally as well as an inch taller!
Thankyou!
Catie
Brilliant class - slow enables a focus on strength and correct mastery -
just what I’ve been searching for the last 6 months!
Sophie
I love her classes, amazing teacher!
Monica
I can't recommend Christina Christoph enough, I love it...
A great atmosphere, very welcoming,
the teacher is amazing...
I always enjoy Christina’s classes, she’s clear, creates such great sequences,
and blends the yin and the yang of yin and vinyasa perfectly
Corrie
From one week to the next, she focusses you on opening different areas of the body and mind.
Subtle adjustments are made - if you are open to it,
but also clearly verbalised with cues,
so you can actively learn yourself -
allowing for a stronger sense of self awareness...
I feel she intuitively connects with her students which brings a comfortable,
warm atmosphere. I enjoy her "energy," it is encouraging and supportive,
but not demanding.
I also thoroughly enjoy her choices of playlist,
which compliment her classes perfectly !
She has a grounded practice which assures you that you
are in a class being led by an experienced and knowledgable teacher.
She is a rarity among yoga practitioners - and uses a solid traditional understanding and practise -
yet is intuitive and powerful - and is modern in her approach.
She presents classes with a creativity and over arching purpose that integrates the time of year,
appropriate music and movement and above all an accessible and practical way forward
for beginners ( like me ) and more advanced
yogis.
She communicates a very beautiful calmness as she leads her classes too which makes a great session.
Thank you CCY for opening a new world of possibilities.
JL Reed
I had the pleasure to take classes with Christina at Dragonfly Yoga for almost 6 months.
She opened my mind to a more gentle yoga and allowed myself to discover a new path in this personal journey.
I will always be glad for
everything I have learned with her.
Thank you so much.
Natalie Husquinet-Dubois