We all need some downtime to restore body, mind and soul. Here’s where you can tune out, tune in, and rebalance and reboot
Durbanville yoga centre
6 Camelia Street, Wellway Park East
The form of yoga practiced here, Hatha Yoga, is a type based on energy and the word “hatha” means sun/moon, male/female, creative/receptive, warming/cooling, body/mind, and positive/negative.
Hatha Yoga includes a set of asanas, which are postures involving the mind’s attention; pranayama, which are breathing practices that help your body to warm up and cool down, and to be energised and calmed; as well as relaxation techniques. The aim is to leave you feeling in harmony and resistant to disease. Apart from regular yoga classes, the centre also offers teachers’ training courses, workshops and retreats. A beginner’s course is available for those who have never done yoga before.
Yama yoga
4 Bella Rosa Street, Rosenpark
Yama Yoga is an emporium dedicated to wellness and to making health part of your life and their premise is that the more you come to class, the more you’ll transform your practice, mind and body. Classes offered here include yoga basics, pilates, bikram, vinyasa and power yoga and the studio also stocks a range of ecofriendly products, such as Prana mats and Sanuk Shoes. Yoga and pilates depends on ease of movement and that’s why they also sell clothing that move, bend and twist with you and are made of fabrics that are breathable and light. The studio itself is also kitted out with items made from reclaimed timber. As a final flourish, Yama Yoga is in partnership with Amuse Wellness Deli and you can order their yummy, health-conscious low-Gi, Paleo and Banting meals directly from them and collect it after class.
Durbanville Pilates
9 Somerset Crescent
This dedicated Pilates studio is spearheaded by a team of physiotherapists who provide everything from beginners’ to advanced classes in this popular form of exercise. The emphasis is on body conditioning that develops your body uniformly and corrects your posture, restores vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit – as per the intention of Joseph H Pilates, who developed it. It’s no wonder that it has such a wide following in the medical and sporting world – as it has proven to be tremendously beneficial to patients who are rehabilitating after surgery and injury. And for those who want to improve their general body conditioning and tone, Pilates is just the ticket too and a great way to restore – and maintain – vitality.
Words: Riekie Human | Images: Supplied
