We Offer:
Vinyasa Flow, Slow Flow and Yin Yoga
The Asanas of Yoga (the poses) can be linked together in myriad ways. Vinyasa Flow yoga is simply the smooth connection and transition between several poses to allow for the focus on being steady in each position. We offer two paces of flow at Luna Scura to match your mood. Yin Yoga is a more static approach to sitting with the postures to allow for the body to open to the challenge of each pose.
Our Vinyasa classes are not heated beyond a comfortable room temperature and can be done by any body, no matter what. This is the way Luna Scura applies Yoga to your life. Finding a firm base within yourself to allow for breath, symmetry, balance and strength.
Photo: Micheal Hintringer
AIReal Yoga
AIReal Yoga is designed to add dynamic components and eliminate boundaries to your practice, broadening the scope of physical work required to achieve a solid base within each pose. Within the style, there are restorative, rehabilitative, therapeutic and power/strength classes. **This is not circus-arts-based or acrobatic in nature. **
The postures and transitions using the AIReal silk rigs are designed to broaden the boundaries of your yoga practice. AIReal Yoga is the only aerial practice reviewed and incorporated into the Yoga Alliance. The silk and swivel mechanism can make yoga more accessible for those who find postures difficult or are moving through challenges preventing regular practice.
Yoga Tune Up ®️Class
Based on classical yoga teachings with modernization from current movement education and science.
Each class offers a variety of postures to explore your own body and its mechanics to develop endurance, strength and joint function.
A playful and fun class!
Feel and move better today!
Roll Out Class
Much needed self care techniques for your muscles and joints.
The Roll Model Method class offers a variety of gentle stretching and mobility moves to improve function.
Guided self massage with therapy balls will iron out those knots and kinks from head to toe.
Helping you feel and move better in your body today!
All levels welcome.
Sharon is the only Roll Model Method Practitioner in Kelowna.
( Part of Tune Up Fitness World wide) www.tuneupfitness.com
Photo: Micheal Hintringer
Yoga Nidra
‘Yogic Sleep’ is a state in which the body is completely relaxed, and the practitioner becomes systematically and increasingly aware of the inner world by following a set of verbal instructions. This state of consciousness is different from meditation
in which concentration on a single focus is required. In Yoga Nidra the practitioner remains in a state of disengagement and only the sense of hearing still connects to any instructions given. The goals of Yoga Nidra and meditation are the same, a state of meditative consciousness; Yoga Nidra simply takes you to a deeper state of release and relaxation while still maintaining full consciousness.
Yoga Nidra results in conscious awareness of the deep sleep state, which allows for the practitioner to become familiar with the state in a safe way and increases the likelihood of the practitioner being able to find that state again with more ease. Many find that this practice is an invaluable addition to the treatment of sleep disorders, PTSD, anxiety, depression and other sources of physical and emotional stress.
Photo: Micheal Hintringer
Meditation
Meditation is the practice of focusing the mind on a particular thought, item or activity; training our awareness to gain clarity while staying emotionally calm. Mindfulness is ‘moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness' and is key to any meditation practice. Several methods are used during time set aside specifically for meditation, such as body scan techniques or letting thoughts arise and pass, and even just being aware of the taste and texture of the food that we eat. Meditation and mindfulness practices are beneficial for the brain's self-regulation, increasing activity in the
anterior cingulate cortex. A shift from using the right
prefrontal cortex
is thought to be associated with a trend away from depression and anxiety, and towards happiness, relaxation and emotional balance. Guided meditation can be an incredible tool for beginning, maintaining or expanding a mindfulness practice.
