every Monday and Thursday
Our Gentle Vinyasa classes take place twice a week with two wonderful teachers – Amy Hughes on Monday mornings and Kitty Billings on Thursday evenings.
In a Gentle Vinyasa class, you will move through a series of poses, or asanas, while focusing on your breath. The movements are gentle and flowing, with an emphasis on building strength, flexibility, and balance, while also promoting relaxation and stress relief.
Gentle Vinyasa are light-hearted, slow-flow classes with lots of options for modification so you can choose what suits your body and your energy levels. The classes are often themed around a bio-mechanical alignment principle, so you evolve your understanding of the postures. Pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation are woven into the fabric of each class.
Gentle Vinyasa Yoga is a form of yoga that focuses on a slow and gentle flow of movement synchronised with breath. It combines elements of both Vinyasa and Hatha yoga, with a focus on a more slow-paced and gentle practice.
This style of yoga is particularly beneficial for beginners or those with physical limitations, as it allows for modifications and variations to accommodate individual needs. It can also be a great choice for those looking for a more meditative and calming practice.
Our Gentle Vinyasa classes typically includes a series of standing, seated, and supine poses that are linked together in a gentle and fluid sequence. Some common Gentle Vinyasa Yoga poses include Sun Salutations, Warrior I and II, Tree Pose, Downward-Facing Dog, and Child’s Pose. The pace of the practice is slow and gentle, with each movement flowing smoothly into the next.
For those who enjoy the flowing movements of Vinyasa Yoga but may need to slow down somewhat, Gentle Vinyasa is the perfect way to go. Excellent for beginners, people with limited mobility, those recovering from injuries, or those re-establishing their practice.
A great way to kindly energise the body and mind in the morning and effectively wind down in the evening.
Some benefits of practicing Gentle Vinyasa Yoga include:
Gentle Vinyasa builds strength, flexibility and mobility for all levels with flowing sequences that enable you to move your body in a variety of different ways. Expect a friendly, upbeat atmosphere and expect to smile!
I attended a class with Kitty and she was amazing. She is a wonderful teacher who really makes you feel welcome and cared for. I couldn't recommend this class enough!
Amy began yoga with her mum in 1997. It’s been her refuge for grounding, healing and awakening ever since. Amy’s practice since 2008 has been Ashtanga and this remains the heart of her morning ritual. She teacher trained in the Ashtanga Self Practice method with John Scott and apprenticed for three years with Sarah Durney Hatcher. She completed Ashtanga’s fourth series under their generous guidance.
Amy’s practice is rounded out with pranayama, chanting and meditation and she loves to share these where she can. As an Ashtanga teacher Amy specialises in helping people to build an Ashtanga self practice suited to their constitution and life. She believes in keeping it accessible, maintainable and joyful. In this way the practice nourishes and supports the student’s growth rather than the student attempting to conform to an idealised image of each pose.
This individualising of self practices in Ashtanga draws not only on gems from her Ashtanga teachers, but also on her own self practice, her Trauma-Informed Training and outreach work and on her first training in Anusara Yoga with Bridget Woods-Kramer in 2005, which had a strong emphasis on bio-mechanical alignment.
Amy’s current Vinyasa Yoga classes are also deeply informed by this method; offering meditative flow sequences cued with an emphasis on alignment, energetics and breath. Amy also loves rest and recuperation practices and shares Restorative Yoga alongside her dynamic teachings at Lime House when opportunity presents itself.
Amy teaches:
Mysore (Self-Practice): Mondays | 7-9am
Gentle Vinyasa: Mondays | 10-11:30am
Mysore (Self-Practice): Fridays | 7-9am
Kitty has lived a life infused with Yoga since she was a young teenager, she established the foundations for this moving art after being introduced to the practice by her mother. While studying a degree in Public Health she found herself adopting a regular practice of meditation through Arhatic Yoga and Pranic Healing. At the same time she discovered the dynamic Ashtanga Yoga practice and moved deeply into the Mysore form.
Since 2006 Kitty has traveled to India, Indonesia, New Zealand, UK, USA and Germany on several occasions to further educate herself in Yoga, Meditation, Pranic Healing, and Ayurvedic Medicine. She has explored several Ayurvedic therapy (Panchakarma) centres throughout the globe and has observed many methods of healing. Kitty’s passion is to share this knowledge of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation and she regularly facilitates Yoga workshops and conducts one on one Ayurvedic lifestyle consults.
She is committed to engaging in nourishing work for the soul and finds herself collaborating with like minded souls who are equally dedicated to well being as she is. Kitty considers herself a constant student, embracing knowledge and wisdom through regular daily practices. On and off the mat, Kitty wishes to share a path full of humility, acceptance and joy.
Find more about what Kitty offers here
Kitty teaches at Lime House:
Yin Yoga: Mondays | 6:30-8pm
Gentle Vinyasa: Thursdays | 6:30-8pm
Restorative Yoga: Fridays | 10-11:30am
You can find all of our prices on our pricing page.
Yes. If you book you are guaranteed your place in the class. To register for a class you have to select the class you’re interested and then choose either Join Us in Studio or if it’s available, then Book Online.
All the weekly classes are available on the classes page. If you have problems booking then call us on 07774 311227 and we’ll book you into the class of your choice if there is space.
We are situated on the north Cornish coast between Perranporth and Cubert. 10 minutes from Newquay (20 mins to Newquay airport) , 15 minutes from Truro train station and 5 minutes drive or 30 minutes walk to the beach (What Three Words: ///dimension.brighter.enchanted )
Lime House Yoga StudioMount, RoseTruroCornwallTR4 9PP
Tel: 07774 311227
Email: info@limehouseyoga.com
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The nearest bus stop is 1.2 miles away outside the Haven Holiday park on the edge of Perranporth. (The bus stop is between Perranporth and Goonhavern) Bus Timetable.
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