Advanced Balancing                     Seated in absorption              Perfect back alignment (rarely

                                                                                                         seen in Parivrtta Trikonasana)

   
               Twist for the supple        Anyone can learn – even a horse!        Bharadvajasana sideways

           

   Alex perfectly balanced in a beautifully serene Bow            Angela in a light, relaxed 
   done superbly as you can see with the feet higher                Head of a Cow Pose
     than the head and the whole body comfortable.

          Great for the legs, Sirsangusthasana,                         A balance to lift your spirits:  the

         a moving pose, speeds up recovery                   young woman on the left found Yoga very

                 after infectious illnesses                            effective in  aiding recovery from depression

To illustrate how this Yoga is taught in a way that allows everyone to progress:  first you learn the leg position, above left, then the Head of a Cow shown further up.  Once that is easy you learn the Mountain in the Lotus (centre) and then a variation on the Fish, above right.  When the Fish is comfortable you add the Head of a Cow arm position to the Lotus.  Simultaneously, for balance, you learn Dhruvasana then the Tree (Vrksasana) until you can put it all together and you move into Janu-Asana, below, an advanced balance requiring suppleness, strength and concentration.

To finish, here is Bill, who has been coming to me for nearly 20 years.  He rides over from Malvern for his lessons, you might like to guess how old he is.

                          

On his 70th birthday Bill said "I've got such a lot of energy, I don't know where it all comes from, it must be the Yoga!"  Now. at well over 70, Bill still performs the Shoulderstand with ease (shame the photo's not so good, we'll take another)




TESTIMONIALS

Thank you so much for all the wonderful yoga - I feel so much better now! I
 have to say that you are such a good teacher, by far the very best I have
ever been taught by. I always feel completely secure and safe in your class - you have so much depth of knowledge and I always feel so relaxed and
 beautifully stretched afterwards.
Gillxx
Spring 2012

I did just want to say a few things about all that the yoga has given me.  
After somewhat shaky beginnings,I have come to really enjoy the yoga and the gentle peace you foster in the sessions - I have no doubt that it has helped me, in many ways, over the last, often difficult,year or two and I am in a much stronger place than when I started..(hopefully physically as well as mentally!).Thank you so very much for your quiet support  and patience, space-giving and acceptance- it has meant a huge amount..... April 2012  (Anonymity requested)

I have so much enjoyed my yoga this term…and I was childishly thrilled to be able to touch the floor yesterday!!...what a baby….!

Thank you so much for all your effort, kindness and love….given so freely to all of us. Deb April 2012

I love your yoga classes, Rog still can't believe that I willingly get out of my cosy bed on dark winter mornings to come each week..
Here are a couple of lines for you.
"Penny Jolly's yoga classes are relaxing yet stimulating.  She encourages everyone to go at their own pace, yet has the ability to stretch everyone in a happy non-competitive environment."  Ali 27:2:2011

I started Yoga with Penny last year when I moved to the area and since then my one and a half hour sessions on Friday mornings have been very special, a time that I cherish. Having been used to Yoga classes in a gym where the emphasis was rather more on fitness than anything else, these sessions have been extremely refreshing

.Penny’s classes are truly holistic in that she not only provides help with physical wellbeing but looks after us all as individual personalities too. She can gently coach each of us into postures that suit our body’s characteristics and abilities, helping us to improve a little each week. There’s never any pressure to move into postures that are uncomfortable but she does help us to develop and challenge ourselves gently – if we want to!  As a result, we are all becoming stronger and more flexible and can challenge ourselves more as time goes on. Penny often provides ‘food for thought’ ideas or reads us short passages that she thinks will be of interest to us, often related to self development. These often get us talking as a group. The last part of each session has some form of relaxation and Penny changes this each time, providing us with sounds, objects etc, some form of focus or help with relaxing or meditation, if we want it.  Nothing is heavy and it’s all done with a smile – which is just Penny!  Libby 3:3:2011

  I began attending Yoga classes when I was 5 months pregnant, initially to try to remain supple and cope with the demands pregnancy placed on my body. My baby is now 8 months old, I still attend Yoga and very much look forward to it every week. Penny’s Yoga sessions without fail leave me feeling invigorated, refreshed and more balanced. I can't imagine life without Yoga now!  Catherine, 1:3:2011
What I always say to people about our yoga group is that they should come along; it's really lovely with a wonderful teacher who fully explains the health benefits of each pose, as well as sharing the yoga philosophy... but the thing I really love is the equal attention we pay to the breathing, the poses and the meditation, all without taking ourselves too seriously!  Nicola 29:3:2011 

From a Monday group student:  “Monday is the night of the week when I guarantee that I will have a good nights sleep!”Jenny T  12/3/2011